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Sunday, March 23, 2025

Lost and Found: Christine Byl’s Lookout

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(Deep Vellum/A Strange Object.) A few weeks ago, somewhat bored by what I was currently reading, I rummaged through my pile of unread books,...
Friday, March 21, 2025

You Wouldn't Want to Live There: Chaos: The Manson Murders

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Errol Morris ’s Chaos: The Manson Murders is a shallow dip in a deep pool of conspiracy and weirdness. The book it’s based on— CHAOS: Charl...
Thursday, March 20, 2025

Haunted: Ibsen's Ghosts at Lincoln Center

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Lily Rabe and Levon Hawke in Ghosts . (Photo: Jeremy Daniel.) When she reviewed Shoot the Moon in 1982, the film critic Pauline Kael wrote,...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Rarely Revisited: Marivaux’s The Triumph of Love

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Vincent Randazzo and Avanthika Srinivasan in The Triumph of Love . (Photo: Liza Voll.) Pierre de Marivaux was the most important French play...
Monday, March 17, 2025

Stoner by John Williams: The Most Famous Unknown Novel in the World

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NYRBooks Classics.                University of Texas Press.      “But first, are you experienced? Or have you ever been experienced?” --Jim...
Sunday, March 16, 2025

Crash Landing: Karen Kain’s Swan Lake Stumbles Again

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Genevieve Penn Nabity and National Ballet of Canada artists in Swan Lake . (Photo: Karolina Kuras.) The National Ballet of Canada’s revival ...
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Neglected Gem: Backbeat (1994)

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From left: Scot Williams as Pete Best, Gary Bakewell as Paul McCartney, Ian Hart as John Lennon, and Chris O'Neill as George Harrison. (...