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Moving to New York is almost always a decision informed partly by fantasy. It’s impossible to escape the fictional versions of the city that proliferate in books, art, music — and, perhaps most vividly, in movies and television shows, with their typically romantic (and typically misleading) depictions of rent-stabilized studios and affordable brownstones. To coincide…

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The opening of “Paul Robeson: ‘I’m a Negro. I’m an American.’” offers an unintentional caveat about the 1989 documentary directed by the East German filmmaker Kurt Tetzlaff. Paul Robeson’s rich baritone undergirds archival footage of Black children playing in a dusty open space, smokestacks in the background. The use by the director of a Negro…

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Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Less than 10 days before Balmain’s spring/summer 2024 collection is scheduled to hit the runway for Paris Fashion Week, over 50 of the…

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The little girl Luna is seen along with her mother Amy Hobson, earlier this year as she recovered from the attack. Daily Mirror A brave mother saved her four-year-old daughter from a vicious XL Bully dog attack that left the child scarred for life.  Amy Hobson, 32, took swift action when her daughter, Luna Forsyth,…

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Pakistani superstar Mahira Khan has set the stage for her fans’ anticipation to reach new heights as she recently shared a gripping sneak peek for her upcoming series, Razia. Scheduled to release on September 14, the teaser hints at a story that promises to challenge deeply ingrained patriarchal norms and puts a spotlight on women’s…

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Editor’s note: Since this obituary was published, the cause of Mr. Buffett’s death was reported to be Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer that he had lived with for four years, according to a statement on his website. It also said he died at his home in Sag Harbor, N.Y.,…

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A tight-knit community of young-adult writers who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has yielded smashes like “Twilight.” But religious doctrine can clash with creative freedoms. Source link

A rich perfume wafts through the sixth floor of the Museum of Modern Art, where the installation of Ed Ruscha’s full-dress survey “Now Then” is underway. You sense it before you see it: a room where the white walls are turning velvety brown. A chocolate room. The McPherson family, dressed in their La Paloma Fine…

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