New Voices Help Museums Tell New (or Forgotten) Stories

New Voices Help Museums Tell New (or Forgotten) Stories

This article is part of our Museums special section about how artists and institutions are adapting to changing times. When Daniel Merritt became chief curator of an art museum at 32, he did not expect his profession to require him — or the public — to put on skis. But …

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With ‘Étoile,’ Amy Sherman-Palladino Gives Ballet Another Whirl

With ‘Étoile,’ Amy Sherman-Palladino Gives Ballet Another Whirl

The dancers streamed across the stage of a historic Paris theater, leaping and turning, the women lifted high into the air and whirled aloft, before aligning to bow on the final chords of the music. “Bravo! Bravo!” cried the enthusiastically applauding audience. Then Amy Sherman-Palladino, sporting a white baseball cap, …

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Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin

Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin

Joe Grinsteiner is a gregarious online personality who touts the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin. In a recent Facebook video, he produced a tube of veterinary-grade ivermectin paste — the kind made for deworming horses. He gave the tube a squeeze. Then he licked a slug of the stuff, and gulped. “Yum,” …

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How Dan Bongino Would Run the F.B.I., According to Dan Bongino

How Dan Bongino Would Run the F.B.I., According to Dan Bongino

To hear Dan Bongino describe it, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is “the single most corrupt law enforcement institution” in America and a “full-blown leftist political action committee” devoted to covering up Democratic crimes and withholding the truth from the American people. “It is time for an absolute housecleaning,” he …

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Predicting the Oscar Nominations in a Wild and Wide-Open Season

Predicting the Oscar Nominations in a Wild and Wide-Open Season

Sometimes, when I poll Oscar voters about the films and performances they plan to nominate, they turn the tables on me. “What do you want to happen?” they ask. Maybe they’re expecting me to advocate for an underseen movie or steer them toward a performance that hasn’t gotten its flowers. …

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