Arts
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Cass Elliot’s Death Spawned a Horrible Myth. She Deserves Better.
Onstage with her group the Mamas & the Papas at the Monterey International Pop Festival in June 1967, Cass Elliot,…
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He Sang ‘What a Fool Believes.’ But Michael McDonald Is in on the Joke.
The voice of Michael McDonald has been compared to velvet, silk and sandpaper, melted chocolate and last year, by a…
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Review: ‘Black Twitter’ Looks at Who Gave the Platform Its Voice
Hulu’s docuseries on a social-media subculture doubles as a serious snapshot of recent history.
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A Guide to Eurovision 2024
This year’s edition of the international song competition takes place in Sweden. The run-up has been overshadowed by the conflict…
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Steve Albini’s 10 Essential Recordings
The musician and audio engineer, who died on Tuesday at 61, gave artists including Nirvana and PJ Harvey an authentic…
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A Pithy YouTube Celebrity’s Plea: Buy This Video Game
After a decade of humorously reviewing games, the man known as Dunkey began a publishing company to support indie projects,…
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The Costume Institute Wakes Up Sleeping Beauty in the Chemistry Lab
When the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute announced its 2024 spring blockbuster show would be called “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening…
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In a Poem, Just Who Is ‘the Speaker,’ Anyway?
Critics and readers love the term, but it can be awfully slippery to pin down. That’s what makes it so…
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Most Wrongful Death Lawsuits Tied to Astroworld Festival Are Settled
The rapper Travis Scott and the concert promoter Live Nation faced 10 suits after the 2021 tragedy. One case from…
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What Happens Next for Kendrick Lamar and Drake? Let’s Discuss.
After a week of bitter diss tracks, a conversation about how the rap battle played out for the chart-topping rappers…