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August 12 & 19, 2013

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The Critics

Books

Anatomy of a Publisherby Robert Gottlieb

Boris Kachka’s “Hothouse.”
The Current Cinema

Beyond Controlby Anthony Lane

“Elysium,” “Our Children.”
On Television

Clueby Emily Nussbaum

“Broadchurch,” “The Bridge.”
Musical Events

Dance of Deathby Alex Ross

The Aix-en-Provence Festival.

Briefly Noted

Cartoons

Drawings: Danny Shanahan, Tom Toro, Harry Bliss, William Haefeli, Jack Ziegler, Matthew Diffee, Edward Steed, Barbara Smaller, Zachary Kanin, Drew Dernavich, David Sipress, David Borchart, Christopher Weyant, Paul Noth, Gahan Wilson, P. C. Vey
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