‘James,’ ‘Demon Copperhead’ and the Triumph of Literary Fan Fiction
How Percival Everett and Barbara Kingsolver reimagined classic works by Mark Twain and Charles Dickens.
By A.O. Scott
How Percival Everett and Barbara Kingsolver reimagined classic works by Mark Twain and Charles Dickens.
By A.O. Scott
The Kennedy Center honored the comedian, who said he “fell in love with the idea of comedy” as something he could do for the rest of his life.
By The Kennedy Center Via Reuters
The prolific comic was honored at the Kennedy Center for a 25-year career that has included movies, TV series and many live events.
By Aishvarya Kavi
David Balton and Jane Stewart’s puzzle almost makes you give up before you even start, but you can do it.
By Caitlin Lovinger
A new edit of ‘The French Connection’ removes a racial slur. But nit-picking old artworks for breaking today’s rules inevitably makes it harder to see the complete picture.
By Niela Orr
A Columbia Business School professor argues that all innovators are “strategic copiers.”
By Peter Coy
Whither our aspirational Esperanto.
By John McWhorter
How a New York Times staple began, and what shaped how the pages read today.
By Noor Qasim
Anne Bernays, the widow of the biographer Justin Kaplan, says Mr. Holbrook’s performance was “not impersonation; it was possession.” Also: Marjorie Taylor Greene; mourning on Zoom; owl sighting.
He carved out a substantial career in television and film but achieved the widest acclaim with his one-man stage show, playing Twain for more than six decades.
By Robert Berkvist
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