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In Tracy Letts’s “Bug,” Crazy Is Contagious
In Cromer’s framing, that hollowness begins to feel like the play’s sad theme: when someone is on a desperate hunt for meaning, the source…
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The Zealous Voyagers of “Magellan” and “The Testament of Ann Lee”
Where does such a charge leave Magellan, despoiler of every Eden he encounters? The film, to its credit, does not skimp on paradisiacal…
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Dances of the Georgian Court and Countryside
Many will remember Daniil Simkin for his technically brilliant dancing at American Ballet Theatre. He is now a freelancer and a producer;…
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Beyond the Gallbladder: Understanding the Critical Role of Bile in Human Digestion - Social Lifestyle Magazine
If digestion had a public relations team, the gallbladder would get the headlines. People talk about gallstones, surgery, and the pain…
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How Consent Can—and Cannot—Help Us Have Better Sex
The latest and most vigorous addition to this genre is “Sex Beyond ‘Yes’: Pleasure and Agency for Everyone” (Norton), by Quill Kukla, a…
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“Young Mothers” Is a Gentle Gift from the Dardenne Brothers
Goodness is not hard to find in “Young Mothers.” The film is set in and around a maternity home in Liège where the staff look after their…
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January Festivals Bring the Weird, Wonderful Shows
Also: “Tartuffe” mania, the guitar stylings of William Tyler and Yasmin Williams, Justin Chang’s movies for a new year, and more. Source…
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An Insider’s Ranking: 7 Caviar Houses That Define Luxury Without Exclusion - Social Lifestyle Magazine
Caviar has always carried a mythology heavier than its salt content. For some, it is an untouchable emblem of wealth; for others, an…
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The Internet’s New Favorite Artisanal Salmon & Caviar Showed Up at My Door, Here’s the Truth - Social Lifestyle Magazine
I didn’t expect the delivery from Solex Catsmo to feel like an invitation, but that’s exactly how it arrived—an elegant, chilled promise…
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Is the Dictionary Done For?
He also introduces us to terms likely to be new to many readers: “sportocrat,” “on fleek,” “vajazzle,” and the German word…
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The Organists Improvising Soundtracks to Silent Films
A hundred and three years on, F. W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror” still haunts the moviegoing unconscious. Newcomers feel…
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The Psychology of Fashion
Virginia Woolf had portrayed a similar tension between unity and fragmentation a decade earlier, with Mrs. Dalloway gazing at herself in…
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Briefly Noted
“Daring to Be Free,” “The Second Estate,” “Best Offer Wins,” and “A Love Story from the End of the World.” Source link
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It Takes Only Five Paintings to See Helen Frankenthaler’s Genius
In a small show at MOMA, Frankenthaler seems to make paint its own living force, untouched by an artist. Source link
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How One Pink Tin Became the Most Seductive Luxury Launch of the Year - Social Lifestyle Magazine
I didn’t expect to fall in love. As a food blogger who has spent a decade navigating the high-gloss fantasies of luxury brands — from…
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A Love Letter to Skin Health — and to the New Epicutis.com - Social Lifestyle Magazine
I’ll start with this: my skin and I have been through wars. Eczema. Sensitivity. Irritation from even the so-called “gentle” skincare…
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Jim Jarmusch’s Ironically Optimistic Family Movie
Also: Graciela Iturbide’s tranquil photographs of Mexico, Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in “Song Sung Blue,” the coke-rap of Clipse, and…
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“Marty Supreme” ’s Megawatt Personality
Josh Safdie’s hectic new film “Marty Supreme,” set in 1952, mainly in New York, is, essentially, “Uncut Gems” but with a happy ending.…
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Matthew Broderick Stars as the Titular Grifter in “Tartuffe”
Cross and Broderick here offer studies in otiose passivity. Each gets big laughs from portraying inertia: their performances abound in…
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Luci Gutiérrez’s “Inside Story”
The cover of the December 22, 2025, special Cartoons & Puzzles issue, by Luci Gutiérrez, celebrates the particular mixture of zaniness and…
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Stephen Sondheim, Puzzle Maestro
Most of the book, though, is devoted to a “ludological biography” of the great man: a life in puzzle pieces, hitherto unassembled.…
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Memory Speaks in “Marjorie Prime” and “Anna Christie”
Helen Shaw reviews “Marjorie Prime,” with June Squibb, Cynthia Nixon, and Danny Burstein, Source link
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Historic Brewery Sale Signals New Chapter for New Jersey Business Landscape - Social Lifestyle Magazine
In a move that has captured widespread attention across the Garden State and the national business community, Anheuser-Busch announced the…
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Rewriting the Face of Modern Aesthetics: Dr. Sam Rizk’s Artistry and Innovation - Social Lifestyle Magazine
In the elite corridors of modern aesthetics—where science meets sculpture and innovation meets empathy—few names command as much global…