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Theater: “McNeal” starring Robert Downey Jr.
AI (artificial intelligence) seems to be on everyone’s radar.
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Books: “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” (2012) by Katharine Boo
Katharine Boo’s “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” is not a book about the India of palatial hotels or the Taj Mahal at sunrise.
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Theater: “Counting and Cracking” at NYU Skirball
Ethnic rivalries are the curse of civilization.
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Broadway: “Oh Mary” at the Lyceum
Move over, Michael Urie.
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Film: “Between the Temples” starring Jason Schwartzman
The trailer looked promising.
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August 2024

Film: “Paris, Texas” (1983) directed by Wim Wenders
When Harry Dean Stanton looks at the camera with his sad puppy-dog eyes, you know his character is either going to gross you out or break your heart.
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Apple TV: “Presumed Innocent”
Trial attorneys would have a field day with me.
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Film: “The Conversation” (1974) starring Gene Hackman
For movie fans of a certain age, 1974 represents a dividing line—between an era when films were considered art and an era when movies became a way to…
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Books: “Age of Revolutions” by Fareed Zakaria
It’s discouraging to see the MSM (aka Mainstream Media) abdicating their journalistic responsibilities in favor of high ratings and clickbait.
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Theater: “Job” at the Helen Hayes Theatre
Psychiatrists and mental health professionals don’t have it easy.
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Books: “Long Island Compromise” by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Can a kidnapping change your life?
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Apple TV: “Pachinko” season 1
In 1910, Japan annexed Korea. This turned into a 35-year occupation, marked by the diminution of Korean culture, sexual slavery of Korean women (they…
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