Arts & Entertainment
Confused by the ending to ‘Evil Does Not Exist’? Good.
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Maddening movie endings may challenge American audiences, but they’re a critical part of cinema.
Why Black Twitter was special
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In his Hulu documentary “Black Twitter: A People’s History,” director Prentice Penny revisits a lost land of GIFs, gags and “Crying Jordan” memes.
Jerry Seinfeld’s media tour could’ve been a plot on ‘Seinfeld’
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The comedian wanted to put his Netflix movie “Unfrosted” in the spotlight. He ended up there instead.
A lost octet by a forgotten master shines new light on American music
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Clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson revives Charles Loeffler’s “Octet for two clarinets, harp, string quartet and double bass” after 127 years in obscurity.
Taylor Swift’s latest is ‘a downer’ for some. Enter the DIY remix.
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The sad songs on Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” are being remade into emo, EDM, hip-hop and hard rock thanks to creative fans.
‘Back to Black’ whitewashes a mercurial supernova of a star
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The Amy Winehouse story gets a drab cautionary retelling in “Back to Black.”
‘Bridgerton’ puts its chief gossip on trial
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“Bridgerton’s” third season is about second chances; about makeovers and resurrections and fresh hopes, especially for those regarded as having few prospects.
Greta Gerwig gets four-minute serenade as #MeToo roils Cannes
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“Barbie” director Greta Gerwig is heading the jury and Meryl Streep is getting an honorary Palme d’Or, but politics and #MeToo also captured attention at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
King Charles III’s blood-red portrait is a stylistic mess
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The royal portrait by Jonathan Yeo has caused a stir online. It’s confused and unaccountably frightening, our critic writes.
Hozier, the myth and the man, is here for you
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The Irish musician talks activism and his chart-topping song ahead of his sold-out Friday concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
‘IF’ is a flight of fancy that doesn’t take off
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From John Krasinski, “IF” is a sweet, scattered family film.
A song about Drake’s butt might be a real breakthrough for AI art
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Willonius Hatcher, the maker of the Drake joke track “BBL Drizzy,” is full steam ahead on AI-assisted art. “It was made with love.”
A staging of ancient myths, inspired by the death of Tyre Nichols
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Psalmayene 24 directs an all-Black cast in a revival of Mary Zimmerman’s acclaimed “Metamorphoses” at Folger Theatre.
DJ Akademiks accused of rape and defamation
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DJ Akademiks, a podcaster and internet personality, was accused of sexual assault and defamation in a lawsuit filed on Monday.