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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “Margie Soudek’s Salt and Pepper Shakers” is an artifact of family connection, an illustration of the way that objects can hold memories, and a portrait of how the act of sustained…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The wounded sense of what might have been that’s hovered over the story of the Band since Robbie Robertson walked away from the group in 1976 swelled miserably this month with…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story One thing that emerges in Dorsay Alavi’s three-part documentary “Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity” (out on Amazon Prime this Friday) is that the late, great jazz saxophonist and composer was, not to…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The old couple lies belly up on a white duvet, linked at the hands like a pair of chained paper dolls. Their slack faces have the look of Greek masks: slits…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Shauna LyonGoings On 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. For…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story August is summer’s fulcrum. The season is at its best, with crackling storms washing away days of sticky heat, and fruits and vegetables spilling out of garden beds. There’s a hint…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In the post-quarantine comedy scene, it’s become customary for standups to share their experiences from the pandemic’s first two claustrophobic years. But few can say they were in Wanda Sykes’s position:…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The director Kelly Reichardt was in a state of irritation at a screening of her eighth and latest feature film, “Showing Up.” Certain she had come to the theatre early, Reichardt…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story When I was a child, war was a secret. And you certainly couldn’t call it war. It was known as the Troubles. Even its name was a kind of disguise. The…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On April 3, 2001, Alanis Morissette and Don Henley appeared before Congress in a bid to save the music industry. Henley, the drummer and a lead vocalist for the Eagles, was…