Devotees of the human figure, Cecily Brown and Christina Ramberg turn the Benjamin Franklin Parkway into a showplace for the female gaze.
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‘April’ Review: A Doctor’s Dilemma
In this, her second feature, the Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili takes on the risks faced by an obstetrician who performs kitchen-table abortions.
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No Power? No Problem. Nicole Scherzinger Sings With Bullhorn on Broadway.
The “Sunset Boulevard” star briefly entertained the crowd when “a technical malfunction on the sound side” forced the cancellation of a matinee performance.
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Karen Durbin, 80, Dies; ‘Fearless’ Feminist Who Edited The Village Voice
A fierce advocate of sexual liberation, she pushed the alternative weekly to cover women’s issues, as well as gay rights and avant-garde culture.
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Lorde Planned a Surprise Show in New York. Surprise: There Was No Show.
The singer summoned fans to an impromptu performance in Washington Square Park Tuesday night. She neglected to get a permit. But there was one more surprise to come.
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Weinstein’s Retrial to Begin, Testing Legacy of #MeToo Movement
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are expected to make opening statements Wednesday in the sex-crime case of the fallen mogul Harvey Weinstein.
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How the War Over Trans Athletes Tore a Volleyball Team Apart
Last November, on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the second- or third-best player on the third- or fourth-best team in the sixth- or seventh-best conference in women’s college volleyball took the court in Las Vegas. She was the center of attention …
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Lawyer Up? Increasingly, Americans Won’t, or Can’t.
Janae Gossel had been questioning the witness for about 90 seconds when the judge began to show signs of exasperation. Listen to this article, read by Robert Fass Listen · 28:48 min“If you ask a question, let him answer the question,” said Joseph …
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My Son Has a Rare Syndrome. So I Turned to the Internet.
I did not know that anything was unusual until I was seven months pregnant. Inside the exam room, the technician dimmed the lights and stood astride her mysterious station. She worked her probe into the hard rind of my belly and offered selections …
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