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Jacques Rozier’s Inspired Improvisations

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…

The Story That “Hillbilly Elegy” Doesn’t Tell

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Last month, after I published an article about the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate J. D. Vance and his fixation on the traditional nuclear family, I received an e-mail from Donna Morel, an…

Fall Culture Preview

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

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…

An Ode to Old Bay, the Great American Condiment

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Like most estuaries, the Chesapeake Bay varies greatly in salinity levels from season to season and year to year. Rainstorms and snowmelt in the spring can make the water fresher or,…

The Ghosts of the Cuban National Ballet

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

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…

How “The Boyfriend” Distills Gay Romance

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In the early days, the boys like to play games. Rock, paper, scissors––loser has to admit his crush. Now, raise your hand if you want to work together. Write a letter…

In the Age of A.I., What Makes People Unique?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Recently, I got a haircut, and my barber and I started talking about A.I. “It’s incredible,” he told me. “I just used it to write a poem for my girl’s birthday.…