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What should we make of the recent onslaught of stories from the stars?

Music writers were once known for being much crankier than the average listener. What happened?

Short reviews of recent releases.

"Eat, Pray, Love" was a huge hit in part because readers imagined they could be like its author. Her new book, "All the Way to the River," shows how dubious that notion was.

A new wave of excellent spots, such as Santo Taco and Tacos 1986, has transformed the landscape.

The "entertainer" Kareem Rahma discusses Kamala Harris's missed opportunity on his show, meeting Andrew Cuomo, and why disagreement is more fun.

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, I've left the city that raised me.

In a series of comic videos set in 2099, the multitalented artist imagines our petty future.

The photographer Ketaki Sheth stumbled upon one of the dying businesses, which have been rendered obsolete in the smartphone era--then made it her mission to commemorate them in style.

At the newly renovated Delacorte, Saheem Ali directs a celebrity-packed production that is comically inventive but rarely stirring.