On Comedy
If Comedy Is Making You Feel Bad, You’re Not Paying Attention
The belief that stand-ups might be able to change the world is so 2016. But dumping on the power of comedy now ignores what the art form has become.
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Photo CreditJesse Dittmar for The New York Times Billy Joel’s Got a Good Job and Hits in His Head
He stopped making new pop music in 1993, but his fans stuck around. Celebrating his 100th Madison Square Garden show, he spoke about writing songs and staying alive.
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Photo CreditWilfredo Lee/Associated Press Third Suspect Arrested in Killing of XXXTentacion
Robert Allen, 22, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Georgia on Wednesday, after being indicted in the shooting of the 20-year-old rapper.
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Photo CreditStuart C. Wilson/Getty Images Getty Images for Universal Pictures Kennedy Center 2018 Honorees Include Cher and ‘Hamilton.’ Will President Trump Attend?
Reba McEntire, Philip Glass and Wayne Shorter will also be honored at the Kennedy Center ceremony, which Mr. Trump skipped last year after some winners expressed discomfort with him.
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Critic’s Notebook
Photo CreditKrista Schlueter for The New York Times The Chart-Topping Deep Feelings of Juice WRLD
This 19-year-old rapper is having a breakout year on the strength of “Goodbye & Good Riddance,” the full-length album he released in May.
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Castle Rock
Photo CreditPatrick Harbron/Hulu Sissy Spacek Would Rather You Didn’t Get That ‘Carrie’ Tattoo
The actress, who became a star more than 40 years ago with “Carrie,” returns to the world of Stephen King with “Castle Rock.”
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Photo CreditSalvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VEGAP, Barcelona, 2018 Gala Dalí’s Life Wasn’t Quite Surreal, but It Was Pretty Strange
She was Salvador Dalí’s wife, muse, model and publicist. But as a new exhibition in the Spanish city of Barcelona shows, there was much more to her than that.
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Photo CreditJonathan Gonzalez/KNBC-TV Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Is Shattered by Vandal
A man brandishing a pickax smashed the star early Wednesday morning. This is not the first time President Trump’s star has been vandalized.
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Photo CreditAlyssa Pointer/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jason Spencer, Georgia Lawmaker Duped by Sacha Baron Cohen, to Resign
Two days after footage showed him yelling racial epithets on Mr. Cohen’s series “Who Is America?,” Mr. Spencer has decided to step down from office.
