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How “Severance” Makes a Fetish of the Office
When “Severance” premièred, in 2022, it felt like an absurdist parable about the alienation of labor—a moody, eerie critique of…
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Jeremy Denk’s Musical Account of American Divisions
In a time of upheaval and uncertainty, the classical pianist and best-selling author Jeremy Denk, like many people, is trying to figure…
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A Crowning Moment for the New Orleans King Cake
For bakeries in New Orleans, the first few months of the year are among the busiest. As the rest of the country stares down the barrel of…
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“Grangeville” and “Curse of the Starving Class” Try to Go Home Again
The first moments of Samuel D. Hunter’s new play, “Grangeville,” now at the Signature, take place in the pitch dark. Out of the blackness,…
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An 1887 Opera by a Black Composer Finally Surfaces
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, in 2020, and the cultural upheavals that ensued, classical-music organizations began including…
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Sunn’s and Ha’s Snack Bar Lay Down Roots
Lee opened Sunn’s in partnership with the wine maven Grant Reynolds, of Parcelle, who oversees the quite excellent wine program; as befits…
