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Arts
Peter Brown, One of the Beatles’ Closest Confidants, Tells All (Again)
At 87, the dapper insider is releasing a new book of interviews conducted in 1980 and 1981 with the band…
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Arts
‘The People’s Joker’ and the Perils of Playing With a Studio’s Copyright
Vera Drew used the Batman villain to tell a trans coming-of-age story. When Warner Bros. found out, the filmmaker wasn’t…
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Arts
For 50 Years Ailey II Has Been a Proving Ground, Not Just for Dance
As the second company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has evolved, it has trained dancers and choreographers for tenacity…
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World
Outside Israel’s Parliament, Protesters Explain Why Netanyahu Must Go
Hundreds of small silver tents were clustered on the pavement outside Israel’s Parliament in Jerusalem on Monday, stretching at least…
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News
The Benefits of Living in the Same Place for a Long Time
Thirty years ago, a woman got a $250-a-month, rent-stabilized apartment in Inwood. She says the neighborhood has defined not only…
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Style
Why Did This Guy Put a Song About Me on Spotify?
I don’t want to make this all about me, but have you heard the song “Brett Martin, You a Nice…
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Style
Hollywood’s New Fantasy: A Magical, Colorblind Past
Films and TV shows keep reimagining history as a multiracial dream world. Is that really a step forward?
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Arts
A Book Found in a Cairo Market Launched a 30-Year Quest: Who Was the Writer?
For Iman Mersal, the slim novel was “life altering.” She narrates her journey in the footsteps of its largely forgotten…
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World
‘Plan Ahead’: Baltimore Traffic Reporter on Congestion After Bridge Collapse
Tony Thornton looks ahead to years of crowded tunnels and highways with the loss of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
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World
What the Bridge Meant to Baltimore
The victims, the history, the void. Residents reflect on their collective pain, and the city’s strength.