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Can BTS Recapture the Magic?
The superstar K-pop group took an almost four-year hiatus. A few things have changed since they’ve been gone. Source link

The Unseen Work of One of Iran’s Greatest Filmmakers
For the director Mani Haghighi, his country’s rich cinematic tradition is a family affair. Source link

In “Kontinental ’25,” a Guilty Conscience Isn’t Enough
Jude will soon do just that. Ion has been squatting in the basement of an apartment building, which is set to be levelled to make way for a luxury...

Marie Antoinette-Era Fashion Plates
Also: Daniel Radcliffe stars in “Every Brilliant Thing,” Robert Plant sings roots folk in a cathedral, a soulful retrospective of Beuford Smith, and more. Source link

Trump Goes Postal
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The Astonishing Lessons of a Sperm-Whale Birth
When sperm-whale calves are born, weighing about a ton, they are pretty helpless. They can’t immediately swim—their flukes are bent from being cramped in the womb—and, to use the...

The Soft Power of BTS
The mega-popular K-pop stars have been on hiatus for nearly four years. Their new album, “Arirang,” tests the group’s staying power in the global cultural marketplace. Source link

Louise Erdrich on Novels of Parentless Children
Lately, the writer Louise Erdrich—whose newest story collection, “Python’s Kiss,” is out this week—has been reading books about children who have lost their parents. As she explained recently, these...

Why You Hate Your Weather App
In March, we expect mercurial weather—intrat leo, exeunt agnus—but this March has taken things to an extreme. In Washington, D.C., where I live, the weather was eighty-four degrees and...
Michael Ian Black Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest
The actor and comedian tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. Source link

