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The Montreal Mafia Murders

When an unwitting rural Canadian couple met two local Mob henchmen, Coen brothers-level mayhem ensued. But the gory murders they became party to were anything but a joke

Channing Tatum – Magic Man

After a lengthy hiatus, Channing Tatum is back to cap off his blockbusting strip trilogy. The man with the moves opens up about laughing, crying, dancing, and finding love with Zoë Kravitz

The Revolution That Wasn't

It's been five years since #MeToo rocked Hollywood. Insiders say not enough has changed

Annals of Entertainment: Ballad of the Oscar Streaker

What happened to the man who ran across the screen naked in 1974?

Onward and Upward With the Arts - The First Composer

The cosmic musical visions of Hildegard of Bingen.

GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN

Madison Square Park hosts the acclaimed Pakistani American artist Shahzia Sikander's first public project, \"Havah... to breathe, air, life,\" a striking pair of female figures, on view through June 4. One sculpture appears on the rooftop of the neighboring Courthouse of the Appellate Division, First Department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York (pictured above, mid-installation). The second monument graces the park itself, where an augmented-reality component helps visitors locate her soaring companion.

THE TALK OF THE TOWN

COMMENT: HISTORIC BATTLES

A CRITIC AT LARGE - MAKING THE NEWS

The press, the state, and the state of the press.

THE MIDDLE VOICE

The woman brings her hands together in front of her chest. Frowns, and looks up at the blackboard.

A REPORTER AT LARGE - STOPPING THE VIOLENCE

Amid a murder crisis, law enforcement isn't enough. What else works?

ON TELEVISION THRILLS AND RED PILLS

“Poker Face” and Paul T: Goldman,” on Peacock.

MUSICAL EVENTS: FAREWELL SYMPHONY

Michael Tilson Thomas remains exuberant in the final phase of his career.

THE THEATRE: SOLITARY CREATURES

Colin Quinn, Anthony Rapp, and Evan Silver take the mike.

LETTER FROM UKRAINE: THE COLLABORATORS

Taking sides during the Russian occupation of Izyum.

Our Local Correspondents – Friend of the Mayor

Why did Eric Adams take a fraudster Brooklyn church leader under his wing?

Silver BELLE

Tiffany & Co. might conjure images of sparkling stones and gleaming gold, but the brand's history is forged in silver too: baby rattles swaddled in eggshell blue cloth, the Elsa Peretti heart it was Tiffany that set the American sterling standard.

From THE BRINK

Midterm voters sent antidemocratic candidates packing. It might be time for optimism

Burn BRIGHT

MICHEAL WARD is leaving audiences dazzled—and his mother slightly scandalized

Different People

When Gilly was young, she lied to her diary. It was not a toy diary. She had dutifully filled several of those already, notebooks in girlish colors, with ostentatious locks and miniature keys.

FALLING BEHIND

What's the matter with men?

PRO CHOICE

\"The Appointment\" skewers the hypocrisy of the abortion debate.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESERVATION

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PERSONAL HISTORY- ONE OF A KIND

When you're a medical patient, being unique can have its drawbacks.

LETTER FROM TBILISI- NOVELS OF EMPIRE

Rereading Russian classics in the shadow of the Ukraine war.

THE CURRENT CINEMA- GROWING PAINS

\"When You Finish Saving the World\" and \"Close.\"

EAT, PRAY, CONCENTRATE

What monks can teach us about paying attention.

GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN

Those fretting over the future of indie rock can rest assured that the music has found stylish caretakers in the bandmates of Horsegirl, who débuted their trio while still in high school, in Chicago—they’re now spending their college years in New York.

THE TALK OF THE TOWN

Republicans are, unsurprisingly, in an uproar over the discovery, in three different locations associated with President Joe Biden—his former office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, a room in his Delaware home, and his garage—of documents marked as classified.

Everyone's a Critic

What are literary studies for?

A Reporter at Large – Trust Issues

A disgruntled wealth manager exposes her clients' tax secrets.