August Cosentino

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Dance: Pilobolus at the Joyce
Matt Kent must be the happiest choreographer in the world.
Books: “Table for Two: Fictions” by Amir Towles
Anybody who reads a serious amount knows who Amor Towles is. Oh, you don’t? Allow me to explain. A Boston-born writer now living in New York, he has…
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Books: “How The Light Gets In” by Joyce Maynard
I hadn’t read much of Joyce Maynard’s work, but what I did read, I liked. Her 1972 NYT Magazine article “Growing Up Old in the 1960s” struck home when I…
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Film: “Kinds of Kindness” directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
There are two kinds of filmgoers in the world: those who are so revolted by a Yorgos Lanthimos movie that they walk out in the first 15 minutes, and…
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Film: “The Seven Samurai” directed by Akira Kurosawa. At Film Forum, NYC
War is hell; in the hands of the right film director, it can also be art. And while Kubrick and Spielberg have produced their share of war-related…
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Hulu: “The Bear,” Season 3
There’s nothing more disappointing than returning to a favorite restaurant and finding that something’s off. That perfectly describes my feeling after…
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Theater: “Cats Jellicle Ball” @ Perelman Arts Center
In 1972, Harlem drag queens Lottie and Crystal LaBeija founded the House of LaBeija, and drag balls evolved into “house ballroom.” In the ballroom…
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Books: “Let the Great World Spin” by Colum McCann
Every New Yorker had an opinion about the Twin Towers—and they were mostly negative ones.
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June 2024

Netflix: “Bridgerton,” season 3, part 2
Dearest Gentle Reader:
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Film: “Shoeshine” (1946) directed by Vittorio DeSica
Italy faced tremendous difficulties after World War II.
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Books: “This Strange Eventful History” by Claire Messud
Family can serve as a bulwark against an unfamiliar, often unaccepting world. This is especially true if you’re a member of the Cassar family, the…
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Theater: “Mother Play” starring Jessica Lange
You can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family. And even if you could, it’s unlikely you’d pick someone like Phyllis (Jessica Lange) as…
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