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Daddy Issues in a Pair of Plays

James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fat Ham,” at the Public, and Édouard Louis’s “Who Killed My Father,” at St. Ann’s Warehouse, both feature queer, questioning, father-haunted protagonists. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/7aWD1uI

El Quijote Rides Again

The legendary restaurant in the Hotel Chelsea has reopened, spiffed up and fancified, with Spanish hits including cod croquettes, gambas al ajillo, paella, and, of course, lobster and sangria. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/khTwUYN

The Perils of Virtual Boyfriends

In Seemab Gul’s short film “Sandstorm,” a schoolgirl in Karachi sends a dance video to her virtual boyfriend, but her innocent flirtation turns dark when he attempts to blackmail her. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/FEa7u5k

What Makes a Mass Shooter?

The authors of “The Violence Project” note that mass shootings have risen with fatal overdoses and other deaths of despair—which is not a coincidence. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/hdwF5Y7

The Atrocity of American Gun Culture

After mass shootings like those in Uvalde and Buffalo, pro-gun officials say they don’t want to politicize tragedy. But the circumstances that allow for the mass murder of children are inherently political. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/S39R64r

The Best Generic Brands

Carrari may lack an iconic logo, but there’s no mistaking the midlife crises cruising around in the driver’s seats of these bad boys. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/lG7K0Rg

The Baby-Formula Blame Game

At a House committee hearing this week, the F.D.A. and Abbott passed the buck. With parents scrambling to feed their children, who’s responsible for the shortages? from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/y5Wj9QU

The Perils of Virtual Boyfriends

In Seemab Gul’s short film “Sandstorm,” a schoolgirl in Karachi sends a dance video to her virtual boyfriend, but her innocent flirtation turns dark when he attempts to blackmail her. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/7bRyEpm

Flight Attendants Fighting Back

Sara Nelson, the head of the flight attendants’ union, leads her members through turbulent times and mounts a major organizing drive at Delta. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/D4f8irt

When Will Iga Swiatek Lose Again?

The new No. 1 player in women’s tennis brings a five-tournament, twenty-eight-match winning streak to the French Open—and she may be the best clay-court player on the tour since Chris Evert. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/q5tOjmR

Anchored Out: Evicted at Sea

The documentary, directed by Katie Bernstein and Clara Mokri, follows San Francisco's vibrant liveaboards as their boats are targeted by a wealthy community who want them gone—revealing the dark underbelly of class conflict in California. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/dk3XV8p

Existential Phishing Schemes

We suspect you may have no real purpose. If you have received this message in error, please send your tax documents to the address below. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/Ebc1FdD

When I Write Something

As I swirl my glass of port, or Scotch, or whatever it is, the idea will come to me. An idea like no other. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/nxlSmAY

Parker Posey Is Dead Serious

The fifty-three-year-old actress discusses “The Staircase,” ceramics, the state of indie film, and her idea for a show about dogs playing poker. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/TLatdXk

The Journalistic Pitfalls of the Trump Era

The authors of a new book discuss how political reporting functioned during a period of upheaval, how quickly journalists should share scoops with the public, and what Mitch McConnell managed to extract from Donald Trump. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/WoC6EbR

Sondheim’s Wise “Into the Woods”

Encores! stages the Stephen Sondheim–James Lapine musical from 1987, with an all-star cast that includes Ann Harada, Denée Benton, Sara Bareilles, and Neil Patrick Harris. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/Oghqfly

Nostalgia with a Twist, at Gage & Tollner

The downtown-Brooklyn chophouse, which originally opened in 1879, has been revived, with classic cocktails, seafood on ice, and steak on a menu that incorporates flavors from the chef Sohui Kim’s Korean American heritage. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/2balnPN

Camille Bordas Reads Saul Bellow

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Father-to-Be,” by Saul Bellow, which was published in a 1955 issue of the magazine. from Culture: TV, Movies, Music, Art, and Theatre News and Reviews https://ift.tt/lYanbGP