A fellow writer recalls Algarín, who once wrote that the poet was “the philosopher of the sugar cane that grows between the cracks of concrete…
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‘Godmothered’ Review: Revising the Fairy Tale Formula
An inexperienced fairy godmother tries to make over a Bostonian single mom in this modernized fairy tale.An inexperienced fairy godmother tries to make over a…
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The Times’s co-chief film critics explain their rationale for some surprising inclusions, and exclusions, on their list of the greatest actors of the 21st century…
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Six new paperbacks to check out this week.Six new paperbacks to check out this week.Read MoreBooks and Literature
View More New in Paperback: ‘Supreme Ambition’ and ‘Homewreckers’With Germany’s Theaters Closed, the Drama’s Online. Again.
The show must go on, despite a second lockdown, with livestreamed premieres and recent recordings.The show must go on, despite a second lockdown, with livestreamed…
View More With Germany’s Theaters Closed, the Drama’s Online. Again.Late Night: Vaccinating Ex-Presidents Is Hardly Must-See TV
Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton offered to take a coronavirus vaccine on camera. Jimmy Kimmel isn’t worried about losing viewers to that…
View More Late Night: Vaccinating Ex-Presidents Is Hardly Must-See TVNews Quiz: Iran, Utah, Emergency Approval
Did you follow the headlines this week?Did you follow the headlines this week?Read More
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In excerpts from a new collection, the former Times critic explores some of her favorite books, now with reimagined covers.In excerpts from a new collection,…
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Seventeen movies will each arrive in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously, the biggest challenge yet to Hollywood’s traditional way of doing business.Seventeen movies will…
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Ms. Lurie wrote about academics and intellectuals, straying spouses, snobs and artists, in novels of close observation and sharp prose.Ms. Lurie wrote about academics and…
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