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‘The Information’
By JAMES GLEICK
Reviewed by JANET MASLIN
“The Information,” by James Gleick, is to the nature, history and significance of data what the beach is to sand.
Theater Review | 'That Championship Season'
The Champs Reunite, Bearing the Nation’s Scars
By BEN BRANTLEY
Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
“That Championship Season,” which opened on Thursday at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater, stars, from left, Jim Gaffigan, Brian Cox, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland and Chris Noth.
A revival of “That Championship Season” has Kiefer Sutherland making his Broadway debut.
By JAMES GLEICK
Music Review
A Quick Study of Status (Fine Watches Set to Rap)
By JON CARAMANICA
The rapper Rick Ross turned his Manhattan concert at Best Buy Theater into a reunion with numerous guests.
Dance Review
A Long-Absent Comedy Leaps Out for a Farewell
By ALASTAIR MACAULAY
The Merce Cunningham Dance Company revived “Antic Meet” at the University of California, Berkeley.
Critic’s Notebook
Good Guy Up Against the Aliens and Sheen
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If you enjoy being made restive and uneasy by television, “The Event” on NBC cannot be dismissed even as it offers a full roster of dismissible absurdities.
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Video Game Review
Fear Not: Your Chosen Heroes Are Fighting for You
By SETH SCHIESEL
In Fate of Two Worlds from Capcom, your choice of fighting alter egos ranges from Spider-Man to the Hulk.
Critic’s Notebook
In the Mysteries of Everyday Movement, Multilevel Stories
By GIA KOURLAS
The Paul Taylor Dance Company’s season at City Center, which ended on Sunday, had two new works — one solemn, one comic — and plenty of Taylor mystery.
Television Review
Danity Kane’s Fallen Frontwoman Tries for a Return to Relevance
By JON CARAMANICA
Aubrey O’Day’s new reality show will chronicle her efforts to land a recording contract.
Music Review
Mixing Electric Funk With Joyful Malian Wails
By JON PARELES
The singer Khaira Arby and her band draw on rhythms from various regions of Mali, fusing them with funk, psychedelia and reggae as well as electric blues.
Inside Arts
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Music Review: Conceptually Challenging in Familiar Repertory
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Music in Review: Tokyo String Quartet
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Music in Review: Annie Gosfield
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Music Review: Surrounded by Percussion (Noise, That Is)
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Music Review: Rhythmic Riffs of Explosive, Manic Instrumental Energy
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Dance in Review: Mariangela Lopez and Arturo Vidich
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Dance in Review: Royal Ballet School and ABTII
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Theater Review | 'The Method Gun': Stell-aaa! Where Are You? And Where’s Your Sister?
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Bridge: Gaining an Edge With a Deschapelles Coup
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The Carpetbagger Returns
Melena Ryzik is back to report on all the news and the nonsense of awards season.
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The Oscars
Featuring the critics’ choices for Oscar nominees, the year’s best performances, overlooked films and more.
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The Female Factor
Female Expertise at the Drawing Board
By ALICE RAWSTHORN
Design has been a man’s world since the Industrial Revolution, but there are encouraging signs that female designers may fare better in the future.
The Gloomy Brilliance of Lucas Cranach the Elder
By SOUREN MELIKIAN
An exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg leaves the distinct impression that the painter was one of the strangest Renaissance artists in Germany.
Postwar Italian Artists Find Their Niche
By CLAUDIA BARBIERI
The Tornabuoni gallery is helping fuel a new appreciation for a breakout generation of artists.
Market Surges for Works by 20th-Century Prague Artists
By NAZANIN LANKARANI
Ever since the fall of Communism, demand for Czech modern art has been steadily rising, with prices climbing in the Czech Republic and elsewhere.
Not Just Modern Art, but Indian
By GAYATRI RANGACHARI SHAH
Despite its having disbanded 60 years ago, the Progressive Artists Group of India continues to make waves, not to mention fetch high prices on the market.
When Desmond Paul Henry Traded His Pen for a Machine
By ALICE RAWSTHORN
In the 1960s, the British professor was among the first to uncover the designs a computer could produce when left to its own devices.
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