Sleater-Kinney Asked St. Vincent for a Creative Spark. The Trio Blew Up.
After two and a half decades, the acclaimed band ventures into a different sound on its ninth album, “The Center Won’t Hold” — and moves onward without its longtime drummer.
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CreditMatt Sayles/Invision, via Associated Press Katy Perry’s Copyright Case May Sound Familiar to These Stars
The “Dark Horse” decision is the latest in a long line of disputes that have shaped the way copyright law is handled in the music industry.
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CreditAndrew Cooper/Sony Pictures A Pop-Culture Glossary for ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’
Quentin Tarantino’s film is filled with references to TV shows, movies and other totems of midcentury Los Angeles. We explain who’s who and what’s what.
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CreditHat Trick Productions In ‘Derry Girls,’ the Lighter Side of Life in a Conflict Zone
The sitcom set in Northern Ireland takes place in a maelstrom of sectarian violence and adolescent angst. It’s funny, too.
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CreditEstate of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Licensed by Artestar; Mary Inhea Kang for The New York Times Behind Basquiat’s ‘Defacement’: Reframing a Tragedy
A curator’s time capsule of a violent moment and its repercussions brings fresh insights — and reveals stresses with a museum.
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CreditCaroline Tompkins for The New York Times The Ideas Flow in Hervé Tullet’s Studio
The French-born illustrator behind “Press Here” and other children’s books strives for “no barrier” between inspiration and the finished product.
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CreditDimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Diamond Ball ASAP Rocky Trial Begins in Sweden, With a Special Envoy From America
President Trump, who has helped turn the rapper’s assault case into an international incident, sent a hostage-crisis diplomat to the courtroom.
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CreditLiu Chen-hsiang In Taiwan, a Contemporary Dance Troupe Brings in the Crowds
Cloud Gate Dance Theater holds a special place in the country’s cultural life. Now its founder is passing the torch to a new generation.
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CreditEddy Chen/HBO Where ‘Euphoria’ Is Surprisingly Conservative
In its portrayals of intimacy in the online world, degradation and violence lay around every corner, and the complexity of internet relationships is ignored.
