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Spooks, Sleuths and the Nazi Origins of the War on Drugs
In the years after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement brought an end to decades of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland,…
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Lord Byron Was Hard to Pin Down. That’s What Made Him Great.
This week is the 200th anniversary of Lord Byron’s death. The most famous poet of his age (an odd phrase…
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8 Hits of the Venice Biennale
They used to call this waterlogged city the Most Serene Republic, but there is nothing serenissima about the opening days…
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Books Bound in Human Skin: An Ethical Quandary at the Library
Harvard’s recent decision to remove the binding of a notorious volume in its library has thrown fresh light on a…
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Roni Horn, a Restless Artist With 4 Shows and More Identities
The spring exhibitions display Horn’s work across many mediums — a reflection of how the artist, known for her serene…
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Ken Loach: Championing the Strugglers and Stragglers
A retrospective of the director’s work at Film Forum shows how his movies have kept a focus on working-class solidarity.
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4 Documentaries That Explore How Families Cope With Dementia
In “Little Empty Boxes” and other films, the heartbreak of memory loss is intertwined with deeper cultural implications.
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In Venice, a Conservative Painter Stages an Unpopular Rebellion
Poland’s right-wing government tapped the artist Ignacy Czwartos for the Venice Biennale before it was voted out of office. The…
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Rosamund Pike Sways to Alt-Rock and Robert De Niro Takes in Some Jazz
Here is a lesson in not leaving a party early: When the Dior show ended on Monday night, some guests…
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Ivy Getty Files for Divorce
After three years of marriage and a lavish wedding attended by Anya Taylor-Joy, Nancy Pelosi and Olivia Rodrigo, the oil…
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