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Are You Even Fun? A Mostly Unscientific Quiz.
Fun. What is it? How do we have it? Will we ever have it again? Starved for fun and unsure…
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Catching Up With ‘Star Trek,’ the Quiet Franchise
“Star Trek” got a head start in the television-universe game. Four series, beginning with “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” came…
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Virginia Patton Moss, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Actress, Dies at 97
Virginia Patton Moss, the last surviving adult member of the cast of Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” who, three…
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Sy Johnson, Arranger Who Worked Closely With Mingus, Dies at 92
Sy Johnson, a Renaissance jazz master — pianist, composer, journalist, photographer — who made his biggest impact as a frequent…
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Joe E. Tata, Peach Pit Owner in ‘Beverly Hills, 90210,’ Dies at 85
Joe E. Tata, a character actor whose roles in a long television career included henchmen in the original “Batman” series…
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‘The Invitation’ Review: Bringing Down the Haunted House
“The Invitation,” a brittle, droning excursion into gothic horror, primarily takes place at a manor in the English countryside. The…
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Decades Later, a Composer Revisits the Piano Concerto
It took the composer William Bolcom over 40 years to follow his first piano concerto with a second one. When…
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Baryshnikov Arts Center Chooses Dance Veteran as Leader
The pandemic brought a series of changes to the Baryshnikov Arts Center in Manhattan, forcing it to cancel two years…
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Five International Movies to Stream Now
‘The Earth Is Blue as an Orange’ Stream it on the Criterion Channel. Early in this documentary from Ukraine, a…
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The Secrets Lurking Inside Matisse’s ‘Red Studio’
A flowered dress. A naked teenager. A Russian millionaire. A fancy room that hides secrets. Sounds like promotional copy for…