Art Review
‘Age of Empires’: How 2 Dynasties of Art Forged China’s Identity
The Qin empire lasted for 15 years, the Han for more than four centuries. Their art and cultural institutions laid the foundation for a Chinese state.
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CreditParamount Pictures/Dreamworks Review: In ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ a Cyborg With Soul
Scarlett Johansson, playing a cyborg called Major, rises above it all in the thrill-free science fiction thriller.
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Credit Expert Opinion or Elaborate Ruse? Scrutiny for Scholars’ Role in Art Sales
For years, two experts in Southeast Asian antiquities could ensure a relic’s worth. Now, investigators say they falsified artifact histories.
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Liked ‘Serial’? Here’s Why the True-Crime Podcast ‘S-Town’ Is Better
A new series from the people behind “This American Life” surpasses their earlier hit in a number of ways.
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CreditSteve Schapiro, Monroe Gallery Aipad’s Photography Show Grows Up
The fair has left the Park Avenue Armory, moved to Pier 94 on the Hudson and more than doubled in size.
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CreditBeth Dubber/Netflix Review: ‘13 Reasons Why’ She Killed Herself, Drawn Out on Netflix
The best-selling book heads to the small screen as a combination of thriller and melodrama.
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CreditChad Batka for The New York Times At Nonesuch Records, Star Treatment for a Boss Who Plays
Robert Hurwitz has led the label for over 30 years. On Saturday, his artists are giving him a concert of his own at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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CreditJulieta Cervantes, The Museum of Modern Art As You Take in the Paintings at MoMA, Watch Out for the Piano
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker presents a museum show, featuring performers dancing amid museumgoers, that complements both dance and art.
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CreditParamount Pictures/Dreamworks Rupert Sanders Narrates a Scene From ‘Ghost in the Shell’
The director discusses a sequence from “Ghost in the Shell” featuring Scarlett Johansson.
