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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…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The notion of a perfect movie is absurd, but some movies attain an ideal synthesis of the director’s body of work. Wes Anderson’s latest, “Asteroid City,” is one such film. Although…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story It’s a law of nature: every year brings a gust of theories about Vincent van Gogh. His life has been scrutinized for so long that we seem to have all the…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The first of June marked the beginning of Pride Month, which was started to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots. This Pride season follows threats of violence in response to corporate displays…