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New York City Travel Posters Through the Decades

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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story New York has long loomed large in the traveller’s imagination, most notably in the olden, jet-setting days when getting there was half the fun. A new book, “Wonder City of the…

Mark Ulriksen’s “Standing Guard”

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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Many of us are impatiently waiting for warmer temperatures to be able to spend more time outdoors. For the cover of the April 1, 2024, issue, Mark Ulriksen gives a shape…

Michael Imperioli Knows Art Can’t Save Us

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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Michael Imperioli was onstage last week when a performance of “An Enemy of the People,” in which he stars, was interrupted by protesters. “I wasn’t sure if the director kind of…

The Heartbreak of an English Football Team

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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love” was already enjoying a revival, of sorts, as a number in Presley’s post-1968 comeback shows, by the time it poured from the speakers at…

Peter Morgan’s “Patriots” Heads to Broadway

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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Alex BaraschCulture editor You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. When climate…

Med Hondo’s Vital Political Cinema Comes to New York

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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story This upcoming Friday, when two simultaneous New York revivals of Med Hondo’s films get under way, many viewers are going to find their cinematic map expanding. Film Forum will be screening…

The Art of the Robocall

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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Four years ago, at the height of the pandemic, I came across a show called “claws,” which was put on by the Chicago-based Candle House Collective and billed as a “telephonic…

For Black Women, Embracing Natural Hair Is About More Than Style

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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Watch Lindsay Opoku-Acheampong’s film “Textures.” There are few beauty regimens more invigorating than wash day. The routine, or “ritual,” as the filmmaker Lindsay Opoku-Acheampong puts it, is one that countless Black…