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This Was the Year When Everything Became TV
As a global pandemic left us homebound, cousin Emily in Pittsburgh existed on the same plane as “Emily in Paris.” More
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When Opera Entered the Chat
#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best MoviesBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest TheaterBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyThe Best Worst YearWhen Opera Entered the ChatThe pandemic urged a classical music critic to pull out his phone — and find unexpected community.Credit…Hanna BarczykBy More
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When Podcasts Bridged the Social Distance
#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best MoviesBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest TheaterBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storythe best worst yearWhen Podcasts Bridged the Social DistanceThe voices that piped into our ears carried more than stories — they brought in the outside world.Credit…Hanna BarczykBy More
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When Culture Really Began to Reckon With White Privilege
#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best MoviesBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest TheaterBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyThe Best Worst YearWhen Culture Really Began to Reckon With White PrivilegeBlack artists didn’t wait around for institutional change. They are making it happen.Credit…Hanna BarczykBy More
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When a Theater Critic Learned to Grade on a Curve
Nine months covering a devastated art form have changed one critic’s habits, and tastes. More
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Best Performances of 2020
One day, we’ll look back on this year and bawl. But we should also remember that there were professionals out there who dared to bring joy to our screens. More
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Best Jazz Albums of 2020
AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyBest Jazz Albums of 2020The Covid-19 pandemic halted live performance, the lifeblood of the genre, but a run of powerful albums — and standout debuts — provided respite, and hope.Clockwise from top left: Asher Gamedze, Charles Lloyd and Eric Harland, Logan Richardson and Jyoti (Georgia Anne Muldrow).Credit…Clockwise from center: Nicole Fara Silver for The New York Times; Anthony Pidgeon/Redferns, via Getty Images; Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images; Elijah NdoumbeBy More
