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The heart of Friday’s performance came in stark impressions borne through Anjimile’s vulnerable voice — along with a little help from his friends.
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In this promising filmmaking debut of Cord Jefferson, we’re given a too-rare peek in cinema into upper middle-class African-American life.
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One wonders sometimes whether the weight of acclaim doesn’t place an author beyond critical reproach. The bandwagon effect.
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Samara Joy uncorked her gospel pipes, the likes of which probably haven’t been heard on mainstream secular stages since Aretha Franklin.
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Was John Singer Sargent just a talented flatterer of his wealthy patrons or was there more to him?
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In this rigorous, timely dance-theater work, the performers provide a challenge to our beliefs and a salve for our hearts.
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By focusing on just a few households, rather than surveying all the available examples, this documentary succeeds at its essential (and valuable) goal — to humanize its subjects.
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This week’s poem: Kevin Gallagher’s “In the Boroughs of the Nightmare.”
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Just in time for Chanukah, here are two books that focus on the Jewish experience in America.
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Frederick Wiseman’s latest documentary — an immersive visit behind the scenes of a three-star Michelin restaurant — is a savory, irresistible treat.
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Holiday Commentary: Making Room for the Stranger