Chocolate Aplenty, but Nary a Wonka Bar to Be Found
Why can’t you buy a Wonka Bar at the Broadway musical “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”? Blame corporate indifference — and a flirtation with crème brûlée.
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Why can’t you buy a Wonka Bar at the Broadway musical “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”? Blame corporate indifference — and a flirtation with crème brûlée.
By MICHAEL PAULSON and DAVID GELLES
This series from the director of “Boyz N the Hood” is about the drug’s impact in the 1980s, but its human characters are lost in the sprawl.
By JAMES PONIEWOZIK
The Botín Center is a rare example of family philanthropy in Spain. To some, however, it promotes the culture of money more than the culture of art.
By RAPHAEL MINDER
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By SOPHIE HAIGNEY
Daniel Kehlmann’s new novella concerns a screenwriter whose working vacation with his family turns into a nightmare.
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By CHRISTOPHER D. SHEA
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By ANITA GATES
The director discusses a sequence from his film, currently in theaters and available on Netflix.
By MEKADO MURPHY
“Muro,” the first public installation in New York by the Brooklyn-based artist Bosco Sodi, will go up on Sept. 7 and be gone by day’s end.
By SOPHIE HAIGNEY