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Books
The Revelations of Thom Gunn’s Letters
The late poet’s letters are an introduction not only to literature but to the man himself.
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Books
When Barbara Pym could not be published
The English novelist was reaching her peak when publishers decided she was outdated. But some of his contemporaries knew better.
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Books
Briefly noted
“Creation continues”, “The story of a sister”, “The last days of Roger Federer” and “Life on the rocks”.
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Musical events
Malcolm X and Hamlet take over the opera stage
Anthony Davis’ ‘X’ makes a memorable return to the Detroit Opera, while Brett Dean’s ‘Hamlet’ comes to the Met.
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Theater
Daddy issues in a pair of coins
James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fat Ham” to the audience and Édouard Louis’ “Who Killed My Father” at St. Ann’s Warehouse both feature queer protagonists who are questioning and haunted by their fathers.
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The talk of the town
Jelani Cobb on gun politics; the last phone booths standing; cooking for Coachella; in memory of Roger Angell (1920-2022).
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Comment
The Atrocity of American Gun Culture
After mass shootings like those in Uvalde and Buffalo, pro-gun officials say they don’t want to politicize the tragedy. But the circumstances that allow the mass murder of children are inherently political.
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Endangered Species Department
Reports of the death of the payphone are greatly exaggerated
Days after the city bade farewell to its “last payphone” with much hype, a detective reported several remaining phone booths – making calls from said phone booths.
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With the band
Haute cuisine group takes on the music festival circuit
At Coachella, Gaggan Anand, the star chef turned purveyor of festival feasts, serves up slow-cooked duck and cedar-grilled barramundi before seeing Fatboy Slim.
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Post Scriptum
Remembering Roger Angell, Hall of Famer
In a well-lived century, he established himself as the most exacting of editors, the most agile of stylists, a mentor to generations of writers, and the best columnist in baseball.
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