As a global pandemic left us homebound, cousin Emily in Pittsburgh existed on the same plane as “Emily in Paris.”As a global pandemic left us…
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When Opera Entered the Chat
The pandemic urged a classical music critic to pull out his phone — and find unexpected community.The pandemic urged a classical music critic to pull…
View More When Opera Entered the ChatWhen Podcasts Bridged the Social Distance
The voices that piped into our ears carried more than stories — they brought in the outside world.The voices that piped into our ears carried…
View More When Podcasts Bridged the Social DistanceRonald Lauder Gives Major Arms and Armor Gift to the Met
The galleries will be named after the collector, whose 91-object gift is the museum’s most significant since 1942.The galleries will be named after the collector,…
View More Ronald Lauder Gives Major Arms and Armor Gift to the MetWhen Reading Had No End
Books were a refuge in 2020, although some stories were more of a consolation than others.Books were a refuge in 2020, although some stories were…
View More When Reading Had No EndDispute Erupts Over Translation Rights to New Nobel Laureate
For 14 years, one publisher released Louise Glück’s poetry in Spanish. Then she won the Nobel Prize, and her agent made a change.For 14 years,…
View More Dispute Erupts Over Translation Rights to New Nobel LaureateWhen a Theater Critic Learned to Grade on a Curve
Nine months covering a devastated art form have changed one critic’s habits, and tastes.Nine months covering a devastated art form have changed one critic’s habits,…
View More When a Theater Critic Learned to Grade on a CurveThe Best Graphic Novels of 2020
Our Graphic Content columnists pick their favorites from a year rich with visual storytelling.Our Graphic Content columnists pick their favorites from a year rich with…
View More The Best Graphic Novels of 2020Watched ‘Mank’ but Never Seen ‘Citizen Kane’? Here’s a Primer
Why does the new Netflix film revisit a drama from 1941? To many, the older movie is still considered the greatest ever made.Why does the…
View More Watched ‘Mank’ but Never Seen ‘Citizen Kane’? Here’s a PrimerLate-Night Hosts Celebrate ‘V-Day’ in Britain
Stephen Colbert and others riffed on 90-year-old Margaret Keenan and 81-year-old William Shakespeare, the first recipients of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine in a mass inoculation program.Stephen…
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