CULTURE
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Nonprofessional Actors Are the Heart of the Movies
But there are two categories of nonprofessionals whose place in the history of the art strikes me as particularly exalted.…
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Donald Trump’s Pantomime United Nations
The current membership of the board is a motley mix. It includes prominent countries already invested in bringing stability to…
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Does “Wuthering Heights” Herald the Revival of the Film Romance?
“Wuthering Heights” extrapolates, too, of course. The many truncations and excisions have been detailed copiously, including by my colleague Justin…
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Restaurant Review: Bistrot Ha | The New Yorker
A little more than a year ago, after running a successful pop-up called Ha’s Đặc Biệt, the chefs Sadie Mae…
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“If We Don’t Have Free Speech, Then We Just Don’t Have a Free Country”
By all means, let’s cheer these heartening signs of the backbone and integrity of everyday Americans in the face of…
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The Woman Behind Japan’s Rightward Shift
Last October, Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s Prime Minister after being elected as head of the Liberal Democratic Party, the conservative…
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Ben Shapiro Is Waging Battle Inside the MAGA Movement
The conservative commentator on the antisemitism in MAGA media and why he condemns President Trump as corrupt yet sticks with…
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What Happens When the Snow Doesn’t Melt?
The other day, at the intersection of 174th Street and Broadway, in Washington Heights, I met Joshua Goodman, a deputy…
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Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
In September, the company floated shares on the stock market, capitalizing in another way on the cachet of the Trump…
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What the Democrats Can Learn from MAGA
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