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At 80 years old, Bob Dylan sounds imperturbable and fierce.
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I may be in quarantine, but music can transport me back to the Middle Ages, or to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia, or, via Donizetti, to an imagined India.
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In the annals of Russian repression, The New Greatness Case was a display of government overkill — until the events of this year redefined overkill.
Read MoreLike me, Phyllis Rose frets about the zillion fine books out there that nobody bothers with. Why their neglect? She reasons that it’s because no one pedigreed has championed them.
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As always, the documentaries at the Tribeca Film Festival were where you found the best films. Here are four I would recommend.
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What are the best new documentaries on digital platforms? Look no further.
Read MoreI feel like such a nag, but someone ought to be able to point out a 300 lb gorilla in the room when it knuckle walks, glowers and pounds the walls. I will be that very nag and shortly name the ape accordingly. Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall—from America’s Brightest Prodigy to the…
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What impressed me most about these two different women is they were both products of an America which values determination and wit and intelligence, as well as opportunity.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, visual arts, and film that’s coming up this week.
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This splendid biography of Leon Battista Alberti, beautifully produced, with a rich selection of well-placed and well-reproduced illustrations, vividly portrays one of the most complex and fascinating figures in a complex and fascinating time, one whose preoccupations are entirely relevant today.
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