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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sets Criterion Blu-ray Release
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The Kids Are Not All Right at Cannes
Writing last week from the seventy-ninth Cannes Film Festival, I noted that some of the best movies to première here are often overlooked…
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The Revolutionary Force of Sonny Rollins
The album is called “A Night at The ‘Village Vanguard’ ”; it features Rollins in a trio, with only bass and drums, no piano, the effect of…
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‘Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building’ Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories
For his first narrative feature, Mexican director Bruno Santamaría Razo — who’s previously made documentaries — chooses a personal memory…
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Norcia’s Civico Theater Reopens After Restoration by Cucinelli Family
SUPPORTING HERITAGE: Brunello Cucinelli continues to champion art and history. The Teatro Civico in the town of Norcia, severely damaged…
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Mark Ulriksen’s “Kings of New York”
For the cover of the June 1, 2026, issue, the artist Mark Ulriksen wanted to celebrate the Knicks, one of the city’s beloved basketball…
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Looking Back at Lewis and Clark
History is usually written in the third person, even though it has to be lived in the first, and Fehrman takes advantage of the rich and…
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What Dogs See When They Look at Us
Laqueur takes the reader on a nearly encyclopedic trip through this truth and its consequences, ranging from Giotto’s dogs—calm,…
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French Open 2026 results: Emma Raducanu beaten by Solana Sierra in first round
Emma Raducanu's French Open campaign came to an early end as she suffered a frustrating first-round defeat by Argentina's Solana Sierra.…
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Cote and the Risks of the Clubstaurant
The restaurateur Simon Kim opened Cote in the Flatiron district, in 2017, with an alluring conceit: a marriage of two of the great…
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Here's Where to Watch the 2026 French Open Live Online
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Usyk vs Rico: Ukrainian heavyweight champion stops novice in controversial 11th-round stoppage win
A fortunate Oleksandr Usyk retained his world heavyweight titles in Egypt with a highly controversial 11th-round stoppage win against…
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The Verve and Confrontation of Lisa Yuskavage’s Naked Ladies
The history of art is littered with naked ladies, of course, from Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus” to Ingres’s “Grande Odalisque” to…
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What’s Missing from Belle Burden’s Best-Selling Memoir, “Strangers”
Margaret Ryznar, a visiting professor at Brooklyn Law School who specializes in trusts and estates, had a somewhat different view on the…
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Paul McCartney Explores His Ever-Present Past in ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane,’ a Delightful Return to Wings-Era Form: Album Review
Paul McCartney is a master of the fake-out. The first feint around his new album, “The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” came when he released “Days…
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Stop Selling Hype, Start Serving Real Value
Too many agencies try to sell smoke. They pitch gimmicks, hide behind shiny cars, and talk about secret sauces. The truth is simple: if…
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Why Is It So Hard to Be Ordinary?
Society as a whole is shaped by the relentless pursuit of excellence in every domain. Cars and houses get bigger and bigger. Grades…
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“I Love Boosters,” Reviewed: A Socialist-Surrealist Shoplifting Fantasy
As an aspiring designer herself, Corvette has a complex relationship with Christie: infuriated though she may be by Christie’s racist and…
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How Good Is the U.S. Men’s World Cup Team, Really?
Pochettino’s approach seems to involve preaching optimism and a “why-not-us?” ethos, channelling a dash of “Ted Lasso” into his sunny…
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England World Cup squad: Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Trent Alexander-Arnold to be left out
Shaw was named in Tuchel's 55-man provisional squad and there had been a clamour for his inclusion. But, with Newcastle's Dan Burn and…
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‘White Lotus’ Generated $36.5 Million in Thailand Spending and 300% Tourism Surge, Trade Chief Says
Thailand‘s government arrived at this year’s Cannes Film Market with “The White Lotus” as its flagship example of how the kingdom’s…
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August Sander’s Enormous Attempt to Capture a Lost World
Still, objectivity is never really objective, and the camera’s putatively clinical perspective had long been used by eugenicists to peddle…
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From Heel to Calf
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Marie Arana and Writing Between Reality and Imagination
Seven Empty Houses by Samanta Schweblin This is a book that really confuses the place where reality and imagination meet. I am crazy about…