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Goings On
The Ambitious Film Deconstructions of Stan Douglas
Also: the nostalgia of Vacation sunscreen, Tiler Peck’s Jerome Robbins festival, and more.
Persons of Interest
The Musician Bringing the Bagpipes Into the Avant-Garde
Brìghde Chaimbeul frees her instrument from the confines of kitsch.
The Front Row
The Enduring Power of “The Rules of the Game”
Jean Renoir’s tragic farce, from 1939, scathingly denounced French society’s frivolity amid threats of war and fascism.
Book Currents
Getting in Marc Maron’s Head
The podcast host recommends three recent favorites—about the gentrification of punk, what makes a great actor, and the corrosive influence of social-media platforms.
Under Review
What We’re Reading
Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
The Art World
Worlds in Rooms
Bodies on display, in exhibitions of the work of Sanya Kantarovsky, Lisa Yuskavage, and Johannes Vermeer.
Books
Briefly Noted
“Moderation,” “Via Ápia,” “Misbehaving at the Crossroads,” and “The Key to Everything.”
The New Yorker Documentary
Life Inside a Singular Artists’ Enclave in Brooklyn, in “The Candy Factory”
Cory Jacobs and Jason Schmidt’s documentary short follows a creative community held together by collaboration and the efforts of a woman who is part landlady, part fairy godmother.