Nothing has been normal about the last year, including the movies. The academy shouldn’t try to pretend otherwise. It should see this as an opportunity.Nothing…
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How Can the Oscars Be More Entertaining? Here Are Five Ways
We asked the industry insiders Ricky Gervais, Nell Scovell, Bruce Vilanch, Jordan Horowitz and Peter Mehlman what they would change. Their ideas ranged from charming…
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As programs shutter and plastic use rises in the pandemic, a New York bill to get manufacturers to pick up the recycling tab could offer…
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There were no cameras or radio mics and just one speech. Even when it moved to TV, the show could be under two hours. When…
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Show-business biographies of Mike Nichols and Tom Stoppard, environmental treatises by Bill Gates and Elizabeth Kolbert, debut novels of life online and more.Show-business biographies of…
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The work now being taken up by large institutions has long been the purpose of many smaller ones. We spoke with seven of them.The work…
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If America can’t move on until the second impeachment trial is over, then neither can Stephen Colbert and his colleagues.If America can’t move on until…
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In “Nicky & Vera,” Peter Sís tells the story of Nicholas Winton, who rescued 669 children from Czechoslovakia as World War II loomed.In “Nicky &…
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The library will start an initiative, called “Of the People: Widening the Path,” with the help of a $15 million grant.The library will start an…
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The new center, in Riverside, Calif., will be dedicated exclusively to showcasing Mexican-American art and culture.The new center, in Riverside, Calif., will be dedicated exclusively…
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