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Marc Maron and the Comedy of Doubt
Jason Zinoman//27 views/1 comments
On Comedy In a special recorded last year, the standup proved prescient by focusing on his uncertainty in the face of daunting world moments. Sometimes, pessimi...
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Review: ‘Brockmire’ Is the Dystopian Baseball Comedy We Need
Mike Hale//44 views/4 comments
The final season of the IFC series about a debauched play-by-play man takes an eccentric but well-timed jump into the future. You’re having a lot of television ...
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Disconcerted: A Music Critic’s Empty Nights
Jon Pareles//31 views
Critic’s Notebook Making and hearing music in public is inherently social, and the mysterious alchemy of a live show — of sharing the same vibrating air — can’t...
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Eurovision Song Contest Is Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns
Alex Marshall//41 views
The pop music contest, which has brought high camp into European homes annually since 1956, says it will come back in 2021. LONDON — The Eurovision Song Contest...
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54% of the People. 12% of the Plays. Atlanta, Do We Have a Problem?
Jesse Green//35 views
critic’s notebook One of the country’s most racially diverse cities struggles, nicely, with representation and inclusion on its many bustling stages. ATLANTA — ...
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You Can Stream, but You Can’t Hide
James Poniewozik//27 views
Critic’s Notebook Face-touching, communal snack plates — watching and streaming pre-coronavirus TV amid a shutdown, there’s always something there to remind you...
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Glastonbury Festival Canceled Because of Coronavirus
Alex Marshall//33 views/1 comments
Britain’s biggest music event was due to celebrate its 50th anniversary in June and be headlined by Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar. LONDON — Gl...
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America’s Big Museums on the Hot Seat
Holland Cotter//40 views
Critic’s notebook As the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston commemorate their 150th birthdays in a state of heightened scrutiny, our...
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True Crime Favorites From New York Times Critics and Staff
Brian Thomas Gallagher//36 views
Staying in? Here’s what to binge watch, read and listen. In what might be considered a golden age of content, the true crime genre stands out as one that is con...
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What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ and ‘Brockmire’
Gabe Cohn//36 views/3 comments
Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington star in a new Hulu show. And “Brockmire” returns for a final season on IFC. LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE Stream on Hulu. A reg...
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Katy Perry Prevails as Judge Erases ‘Dark Horse’ Decision
Ben Sisario//36 views/1 comments
A federal judge tossed a $2.8 million verdict in favor of a Christian rap artist who claimed that the pop star’s hit had stolen from one of his songs. In July, ...
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Heard About the Pandemic? On ‘Big Brother,’ They Hadn’t
Thomas Rogers//38 views/1 comments
Contestants on the German TV show have been secluded since Feb. 10. So producers had to break the news of the coronavirus to them. BERLIN — It has spread to eve...
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Comic Book Tutorials for Those Staying at Home During Coronavirus
George Gene Gustines//34 views
Some creators are giving online classes, or hosting drawing challenges. As effects of the coronavirus are rippling through the economy, including at bricks and ...
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How Cardi B’s Off-the-Cuff Video Became a Coronavirus Anthem
Lindsay Zoladz//35 views/2 comments
It started as a 46-second monologue. It got remixed into a dancey track. Now the rapper and the D.J. who transformed her clip are promising it’ll help the needy...
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Lyle Waggoner, a TV Star as Actor and Announcer, Dies at 84
Daniel E. Slotnik//30 views
He first achieved fame as both a voice and a sketch performer on “The Carol Burnett Show.” He later became even more famous on “Wonder Woman.” Lyle Waggoner, th...