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Verbal EnergyPublic memorials and private memorandumsA leaked memo and the controversy about Confederate memorials are both potentially monumental stories.
As curtain falls on the Met's 50th anniversary season at Lincoln Center, what's next for opera in America?As opera companies take stock this summer, many are looking beyond 2018 to find solutions to funding woes and negative public perceptions.
Literature, dance, art explore masculinityAcclaimed creators, including writer Paul Auster and artist Mark Bradford, are examining what it means to be a man in the modern world.
In intensely harrowing 'Afterimage,' Stalinist repression shatters artist鈥檚 lifeThe Polish avant-garde painter Wladyslaw Strzeminski (Boguslaw Linda in a magisterial performance)聽is the subject of Andrzej Wajda鈥檚 final film.聽
With low expectations, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' is amusingSome of the movie gets oppressive, but聽Javier Bardem is scary-funny as the phantasmal pirate-hunter Captain Salazar and a stormy sea-parting finale is impressive.
'Baywatch' has a disposable plotThe film stars Dwayne Johnson, Kelly Rohrbach, and Zac Efron as a two-time Olympic gold-medal swimmer.聽
Top Picks: Joe Goddard's 'Electric Lines,' the REI Co-op Guide to National Parks app, and moreThe app聽BringFido lets you聽find a dog-friendly hotel as well as other area attractions, such as dog parks, trails, and beaches,聽movie fans should check out Isabelle Huppert's work in the film聽Things to Come, and more top picks.
Verbal EnergyWill France be all right in the center?After the French presidential election, a look at our vocabulary for describing political parties.
Failed once? Hollywood bets on second go-roundsRemakes aren't new, but recently, studios and networks seem to be returning to properties that didn't perform well the first time. Does it work?
'Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story' revives story of little-known movie coupleStoryboard artist and production designer Harold Michelson and his wife, Lillian, a legendary researcher, are the subjects of the documentary. Both made聽integral contributions to some of the most iconic movies in Hollywood history.
'Alien: Covenant' is more interesting than 'Prometheus' but still a retreadIn 'Covenant,'聽the only protagonist of any interest is Michael Fassbender鈥檚 humanoid. The film stars Billy Crudup and Katherine Waterston.
'The Commune' actress Trine Dyrholm is the only reason to see filmThe film, about friends who create a commune to experiment with a new way of living, is relatively conventional. It also stars聽Ulrich Thomsen and聽Martha Sofie Wallstrom Hansen.
Top Picks: 'The Red Turtle' on DVD and Blu-ray, the Wild Weather app, and moreA raw and beautiful sadness permeates the 11 tracks on Feist's 'Pleasure,' the movie 'Silence' features an intriguing turn by actor聽Issei Ogata, and more top picks.
Verbal EnergyNegotiating in haste, and not at leisureThe roots of this common word hint that striking a deal can be such hard work.
鈥楾he Wedding Plan鈥� is both unorthodox and ultra-OrthodoxAn American-Israeli director follows up her earlier movie success with a rom-com about a woman who tries to find a suitor to marry on a schedule.
鈥楢ngkor Awakens: A Portrait of Cambodia鈥� does justice to an anguished historyRobert Lieberman鈥檚 documentary focuses on the devastation wrought by the Pol Pot regime and the Khmer Rouge right up to Cambodia鈥檚 present.
鈥楰ing Arthur: Legend of the Sword鈥� lands with a thudThe movie is compulsively watchable, but it鈥檚 watchable in the same way as a massive train wreck or the slow-motion demolition of a high-rise.
Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn team up for 鈥楽natched鈥�In the action comedy, the costars play a mother and daughter who are kidnapped while vacationing in Ecuador. Hawn hasn鈥檛 been in a movie in 15 years.
Top Picks: 'Hidden Figures' on DVD and Blu-ray, 'Children of the Force' podcast, and moreThe聽Dog Park Finder Plus app聽can help you locate nearby dog parks as well as other dog-friendly locations, the聽Maps 3D Pro app聽brings maps to life for those who love the great outdoors, and more top picks.
How Nari Ward reimagines the immigrant experience through artAt a time when immigration has become a contentious political issue, Ward has emerged as one of the most visible artists fostering conversations about the topic in ways that go beyond Republican and Democrat talking points.
