Visiting town for an awards ceremony, the star of HBO’s “Euphoria” unwinds with “Ghost in the Shell” and screamo music.Visiting town for an awards ceremony,…
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It’s Time to Turn the Page on the Trump-Shakespeare Comparisons
Pundits have likened the president to Lear, to Hamlet, to Macbeth, to Coriolanus. That may have been four years of wishful thinking.Pundits have likened the…
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An executive from Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and a founder of Death Row Records also received pardons or commutations, capping a long, strange relationship between the…
View More Lil Wayne, Kodak Black Among 4 Hip-Hop Figures Granted Clemency by TrumpReview: ‘Painting With John’ Teaches the Art of Living
John Lurie’s eccentric HBO series is no Bob Ross how-to. Its lessons are stranger and deeper.John Lurie’s eccentric HBO series is no Bob Ross how-to.…
View More Review: ‘Painting With John’ Teaches the Art of LivingWhen Critics Reject the Film That’s About Your Life
After Hollywood optioned his devastating essay about his dying wife, Matthew Teague vowed the movie would do right by her. The reviews landed like a…
View More When Critics Reject the Film That’s About Your Life‘Call My Agent!’ Puts a Human Spin on Show Business
The final season of the French comedy arrives on Netflix with a more sympathetic view of the industry than is usually found in counterparts like…
View More ‘Call My Agent!’ Puts a Human Spin on Show BusinessTrump Pardons Hillel Nahmad, Madison Avenue Art Dealer
The New York dealer, scion of a powerful art world family, pleaded guilty to running an illegal gambling ring in 2013.The New York dealer, scion…
View More Trump Pardons Hillel Nahmad, Madison Avenue Art DealerTheater to Stream: Jerry Herman’s Tunes; Marisa Tomei, Twice
The Pasadena Playhouse has a new tribute to Herman, the composer of “Hello, Dolly!,” and Tomei turns up in “Beirut” and “Three Hotels.”The Pasadena Playhouse…
View More Theater to Stream: Jerry Herman’s Tunes; Marisa Tomei, TwiceHow Can We Read Edith Wharton Today?
Published in 1913, “The Custom of the Country” follows the social rise of Undine Spragg, a fictional character who, in many ways, feels very modern.Published…
View More How Can We Read Edith Wharton Today?Arlo Parks Wants Her Songs to ‘Feel Like Surround Sound Cinema’
The 20-year-old British singer and songwriter makes music that captures modern-day misery in a way that feels improbably heartening. Her debut album is due this…
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