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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · Jul 21

Indigo De Souza first emerged as an indie-rock bandleader from Western North Carolina. With a newfound clarity, she is re-emerging as a California pop artist. nyti.ms/3IFdwbm

nytimesarts's tweet card. The singer and songwriter first emerged as an indie-rock bandleader from Western North Carolina. With a newfound clarity, she is re-emerging as a California pop artist.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · Jul 21

Peter Phillips, a vanguard figure of British Pop Art in the 1960s whose paintings featured car parts and pinups, capturing the swirl of sex and consumerism of postwar commercial culture, is dead at 86. nyti.ms/4nXejV7

nytimesarts's tweet card. Known as the tough guy in a scene that produced David Hockney and others, he filled his paintings with gleaming car parts and sex symbols. Some of them landed on album covers.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · 18 h

The genre-defying musician Laufey makes retro earworms infused with the second guessings of a Gen Z diarist. Her third album, “A Matter of Time,” is due in August. nyti.ms/4m01BmO

nytimesarts's tweet card. The genre-defying musician makes retro earworms infused with the second guessings of a Gen Z diarist. Her third album, “A Matter of Time,” is due in August.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · 18 h

Betsy Wolfe shines as the inventor of the Miracle Mop in the otherwise lacklaster “Joy,” a musical now playing Off Broadway. nyti.ms/415CSFw

nytimesarts's tweet card. Betsy Wolfe shines as the inventor of the Miracle Mop in a largely dull Off Broadway show.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · 19 h

Why does Superman bother to save a squirrel when all of Metropolis is in danger? The scene almost didn’t make the final cut. James Gunn explains what ultimately convinced him to keep it. nyti.ms/46mj18P

nytimesarts's tweet card. The moment is key to understanding the director James Gunn’s conception of Superman. But it almost didn’t make the final cut.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · 19 h

Sacha Jenkins’s documentary, about the variety show trailblazer Ed Sullivan and his commitment to Black performers in the Civil Rights era, will keep you hooked. nyti.ms/3GZVWhN

nytimesarts's tweet card. Sacha Jenkins’s documentary, about the variety show trailblazer and his commitment to Black performers in the Civil Rights era, will keep you hooked.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · 19 h

Call it the Labubu effect: Cute sidekicks are ruling multiplexes this summer. In hit after hit, adorable monsters — as chaotic and cuddly as the popular accessory — have fulfilled moviegoers’ need for escapism. nyti.ms/4o5y3pW

nytimesarts's tweet card. In hit after hit, adorable monsters — as chaotic and cuddly as the popular accessory — have fulfilled moviegoers’ need for escapism.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · 20 h

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor who rose to fame as a teenager playing Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” in the mid-1980s, died in Costa Rica on Sunday. He was 54. nyti.ms/4kMyq5T

nytimesarts's tweet card. Warner, who played the only son of Bill Cosby’s character on the beloved 1980s sitcom, drowned in Costa Rica.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · 20 h

“Folks, I’m going to go ahead and say it: Cancel culture has gone too far.” — Stephen Colbert nyti.ms/4lGD1YB

nytimesarts's tweet card. Stewart admitted that he was “certainly not the most objective to comment on this matter” before sharing his feelings about the end of “The Late Show.”

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · Jul 21

The painter and printmaker Mavis Pusey made pathbreaking art. Then she vanished. Ten years of sleuthing — and a survey at the ICA in Philadelphia — reveal her greatness. nyti.ms/4m0TJS1

nytimesarts's tweet card. Mavis Pusey was a pioneer of Black abstraction before she was nearly forgotten. A new show in Philadelphia begins a journey of rediscovery.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · Jul 21

Andris Nelsons led the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a concert performance of Puccini’s “Tosca” at Tanglewood. It was a high point of the season, our critic writes. nyti.ms/456h666

nytimesarts's tweet card. Andris Nelsons led a concert performance of Puccini’s opera at Tanglewood. It was a high point of the season.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · Jul 21

Roger Norrington, the English conductor who became a star of the historically informed performance movement by provocatively applying scholarly research to a broad expanse of the symphonic repertoire, has died at 91. nyti.ms/4kS2pcC

nytimesarts's tweet card. His work, largely unknown outside Britain until late in his career, was often based on historical treatises. It was seen by many as refreshingly innovative.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · Jul 21

In a tremendous performance, Gillian Murphy, the American Ballet Theater principal, danced her last “Swan Lake” to end her glittering 29-year career. nyti.ms/4nXFRd5

nytimesarts's tweet card. In a tremendous performance, this American Ballet Theater principal danced her final “Swan Lake” to end her glittering 29-year career.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · Jul 21

Say hello to the Anora-Coaster. nyti.ms/3TR3iXM

nytimesarts's tweet card. Say hello to the Anora-Coaster.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · Jul 21

Shannon Sharpe, the podcast host, sports media personality and former N.F.L. star who was accused of rape by a former sexual partner, has settled her lawsuit for undisclosed terms, according to the woman’s lawyer. nyti.ms/3TK5dxl

nytimesarts's tweet card. A lawyer for the woman, who had sought $50 million in damages, said both sides acknowledged a “consensual and tumultuous relationship.”

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · Jul 21

During the last 16 years, the Patty Griffin lost her voice, parents and relationship. She captures her period of crisis and rebirth on “Crown of Roses.” nyti.ms/3ICjhqf

nytimesarts's tweet card. During the last 16 years, the singer-songwriter lost her voice, her parents and her relationship. She captures her period of crisis and rebirth on “Crown of Roses.”

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · Jul 21

The Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, whose latest film is “Cloud,” has mastered the cinema of psychological fright. Here’s why you should watch his work. nyti.ms/3IzpgfD

nytimesarts's tweet card. The great Japanese genre director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, whose latest film is “Cloud,” has mastered the cinema of psychological fright. Here’s why you should watch his work.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · Jul 21

On Popcast, a discussion about Justin Bieber’s resurgence on “Swag,” his most idiosyncratic and musically adventurous release to date, which features appearances by Mk.gee, Dijon, Cash Cobain and more. nyti.ms/46gaHHz

nytimesarts's tweet card. Discussing the era-defining pop singer’s most idiosyncratic and musically adventurous release to date.

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New York Times Arts@nytimesarts · Jul 21

Canceling Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” was bad for late-night TV, but not for the host, argues our columnist. nyti.ms/40thNVz

nytimesarts's tweet card. The art form was already in decline; this may hasten its demise. But don’t fret about the host. His talents are better showcased elsewhere.

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