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Toying with democracy.

What appalled and obsessed Victor Hugo most was the seemingly "normal nature" of the French regime, even as it committed acts of unprecedented authoritarian menace and cruelty.

Maybe, somehow, he was still out there, somewhere.

How "There's a Riot Goin' On" helped the musician find a purpose beyond hippie-culture stardom.

Hardcore was once brutish and insular. Has Turnstile made it popular?

The best-selling author of "Impossible Creatures" takes us on a tour of fantastical worlds, old and new.

The documentary "Videoheaven" and MOMA's series "A Theater Near You" consider how people watch films and why it matters.

The artist presents herself as a gently debauched girl next door on her new album, "Addison." It's positioned to be one of the summer's marquee offerings.

In Celine Song's follow-up to "Past Lives," Dakota Johnson plays a New York City matchmaker caught between a designer Mr. Right and an impoverished ex-boyfriend.

It's good to be a cat.