Neglecting Beckett
James Marsh’s biopic Dance First runs into some predictable problems in adapting the life of a writer, especially one as recognizable as Samuel Beckett.
June 6, 2024 issue
Let There Be Light
The new installation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s refurbished European Paintings galleries brings masterpieces of the collection into exhilarating juxtaposition with one another.
June 6, 2024 issue
The CUNY Experiment
The City University of New York has long stood at once for meritocratic uplift and for civil disobedience.
May 23, 2024
In the Heart of Bahia
Itamar Vieira Junior’s first novel, Crooked Plow, tells a story of suffering, resistance, revenge, and redemption set in the impoverished, arid Brazilian Northeast.
June 6, 2024 issue
Counting the Dead in Gaza
It will take time to know exactly how many people have been killed. Netanyahu has only made it harder.
May 24, 2024
Alice Munro (1931–2024)
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