Lifestyle & Property

The Outback Observed, and Transformed

The Outback Observed, and Transformed 1

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story How do you reacquaint yourself with the country you’re from? Until he was twelve, the photographer Adam Ferguson lived in Dubbo, Australia, a small city about five hours’ drive from Sydney.…

Jacques Rozier’s Inspired Improvisations

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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story It’s a Francophile summer in New York, with a major Claire Denis rediscovery and a Jean-Pierre Melville retrospective already in the books and an Agnès Varda-centric series under way, but the…

Fall Culture Preview

Fall Culture Preview 21

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Shauna LyonGoings On editor You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. Beyond the fade…

How Agnès Varda Became an Icon of Cinema

How Agnès Varda Became an Icon of Cinema 30

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story With classic filmmakers, a biography is a peek behind the scenes, whether a debunking or an astonishment—a view of the human element that made grand achievements possible. With modern filmmakers, whose…

The Ghosts of the Cuban National Ballet

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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story I admit that I don’t usually like photography of dancers. It makes them look like buildings—solid, structured, and immovable. It stops time, the essence of dance, and freezes the dancer in…

Matt Rife’s Sleepless Summer

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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For an entertainer, a casino gig is a double-edged sword. It can be a lucrative booking, a sign that you’ve entered a rarefied tier of bankability. But casino crowds can be…