Perhaps no playwright has asserted the richness and complexity of everyday Black lives and language so deeply. Now, two screen projects affirm his legacy for…
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Bryan Cranston stars in a role that recalls his most famous series. The comparison is not flattering.Bryan Cranston stars in a role that recalls his…
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Julian Wachner describes the many choices that go into performing the classic holiday oratorio.Julian Wachner describes the many choices that go into performing the classic…
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The Mexican-American star, who was killed at 23, is the subject of a new Netflix bio-series. But what was the root of her musical powers?The…
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Tucker Carlson Springs His Dumbest Attack Yet On Anthony Fauci
The Fox News host continued parroting President Donald Trump’s tiresome drumbeat of attempts to discredit the coronavirus task force doctor.The Fox News host continued parroting…
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Emotional support animals are considered pets instead of service animals under the new rules, which go into effect next month.Emotional support animals are considered pets…
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‘Billie’ Review: A Legend, in a Different Light
The journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl worked for years on a Billie Holiday biography before Kuehl’s sudden death in 1978. The director of this documentary bought…
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Rambunctious, even in a wheelchair, the hell-raising Irish musician is the subject of this Julien Temple documentary.Rambunctious, even in a wheelchair, the hell-raising Irish musician…
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Shot in four Wuhan hospitals during coronavirus lockdown, the film takes a grounded, humane perspective on doctors, nurses and patients.Shot in four Wuhan hospitals during…
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