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Life was never easy for New York’s costumed performers. What happens when the tourists disappear?
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A humble Scotsman saw something strange in the water—and daringly set out to catch it.
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The most famous dysfunctional family of 1990s television enjoyed, by today’s standards, an almost dreamily secure existence.
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The blockbuster series treads an uneasy line between fact and fiction.
Since March, the year in cinema has been defined by a near-total absence of significant theatrical releases—first, because theatres across the country were shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic and, subsequently, because even after they reopened people largely stayed away.
"Empires of the Deep" was supposed to be "Transformers meets Shakespeare." But $100 million and a string of Hollywood directors couldn't save it.
Every month, subscription streaming services add a new batch of titles to their libraries. Here are our picks for January. Note: Streaming services occasionally change schedules without giving notice. For more recommendations on what to stream, sign up for our twice-weekly Watching newsletter here.
In 2020, the world’s biggest band proved that it excels equally at massive spectacle and small-scale intimacy.
The podcasts that stood out to me most this year, not surprisingly, were those that transported me—especially when they made me laugh. I also appreciated shows that gave me useful information in a form I could stand.
‘The questions that I ask myself about death aren’t about dying, they’re about death in this life.” Damso doesn’t really do small talk.
Absent the option of live music, this listener craved proximity and clarity, or at least the illusion of it.
“What I’m amazed with,” McCartney explained, “is that I’m not fed up with music."
A voice for working-class women and an icon for all kinds of women, Parton has maintained her star power throughout life phases and political cycles.
Christopher Plummer, the dazzlingly versatile Canadian actor whose screen career straddled seven decades, including such high-profile films as The Sound of Music, The Man Who Would Be King and All the Money in the World, has died aged 91.
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After Hollywood optioned his devastating essay about his dying wife, Matthew Teague vowed the movie would do right by her. The reviews landed like a gut punch. Matthew Teague is a journalist who’s traveled to remote corners of the world for stories. He covered C.I.A.