In October 1973, Arena Stage in Washington took its productions of “Inherit the Wind” and “Our…
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An Artist Who Is Always Heading for Home
In January 2020, an M.T.A. bus driver named Tyrone Hampton found a nonverbal child still sitting…
Monte Hellman, Cult Director of ‘Two-Lane Blacktop,’ Dies at 91
“We thought it was good publicity,” Mr. Hellman said of the Esquire issue in an interview…
Black History, Continued: How Do We Learn to Dream
R.S.V.P. for this free event Tuesday, April 27 at 7 p.m. Eastern. Our dreams inspire an…
Jeremiah Trusty, Singer, Model, Actor, Dies at 38
This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic.…
What Should Museums Do With the Bones of the Enslaved?
The Morton Cranial Collection, assembled by the 19th-century physician and anatomist Samuel George Morton, is one…
Every Coupling Depends on Lies, and Men Are Aliens
Brace yourself for a hearty dose of fatalism in “Terminal Boredom,” a dystopian story collection by…
Richard Wright’s Newly Restored Novel Is a Tale for Today
The tragedy here is not what ultimately befalls Daniels, but how a single interaction with the…
‘The Marijuana Conspiracy’ Review: Grass Fed
You can almost smell the joints littering the screen as “The Marijuana Conspiracy” shuffles aimlessly forward.…
‘Red Moon Tide’ Review: A Village Paralyzed in Grief
“Red Moon Tide,” the enchanting second feature from the Spanish director Lois Patiño, is a portrait…