Fiction
Fiction“Strangler Bob”
“Most of us would have fit in perfectly in a psych ward. Many of us had already been there.”
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Goings On About TownThe Achy Soul Ballads of Kali Uchis
The Colombian-American singer has a sound that is both nostalgic and new.
MOVIESNanni Moretti Talks Communism by the Pool
The Italian director delves deeper into political ideas by way of antic comedy than more heralded political filmmakers do with earnest realism.
The TheatreJason Alexander Returns to the Stage
The actor had a busy theatre career before “Seinfeld.” Now he’s back, with “The Portuguese Kid.”
Classical MusicWoman, Interrupted
Ruth Crawford Seeger’s music shines brightly, decades after her early death.
Tables for TwoAt the Aviary, Drinks Come with a Wink, a Nod, and a Show
Grant Achatz, the renowned chef of Alinea, in Chicago, brings his friendly army of culinary super-nerds to New York.
Bar TabThe Poetry of the Edge Harlem
It feels like a place the young Langston Hughes—whose image hangs on the wall—would like, full of verse and the murmur of hours well spent.
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