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Seth Meyers Calls Out Fox News Hosts for Falling Speechless

Meyers said hosts couldn’t “settle on a coherent narrative the way they usually do,” as indicated by a long, awkward pause during a live broadcast about Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony.

Betty Rowland, One of Burlesque's Last Queens, Dies at 106

Known as “the Red Headed Ball of Fire,” she began performing at age 14, became a headliner on two coasts, and outlived most of her peers.

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Revisiting Justice Stephen Breyer’s Curious (and Strangely Timed) Defense of the Court

In a book published last year, Breyer depicted the Supreme Court as an apolitical institution that sticks to its guiding principles.

Mary Mara, Actress on ‘ER,’ ‘Dexter’ and ‘Nash Bridges,’ Dies at 61

She appeared in dozens of movies and television shows in a career of more than 30 years. The police said they believed she died in a drowning accident.

Where Is Jazz Most at Home?

The genre has long been filled with tension between mainstream outlets and the spaces in which the music is most likely to grow.

U.S.T.A. and the Armory Show to Bring 5 Artists to the U.S. Open

Sculptures by the artists, from underrepresented communities, will be on display as part of the U.S. Tennis Association’s Be Open social justice campaign.

‘Why We Did It’ Is a Dark Ride on the ‘Republican Road to Hell’

The former political operative Tim Miller writes about why most of the Republican establishment learned to stop worrying and line up behind President Trump.

‘The Art of Making It’ Review: Seeking a Bigger Canvas

Despite its haphazard approach, this documentary about the contemporary art world serves as a decent explainer for the industry’s fraught dynamics.

Stream These Three Great Documentaries

This month’s nonfiction picks include a reflection on a father, a immersive dive into the fishing industry and an alternative approach to the rock band biopic doc.

Art, Darling

Antwaun Sargent wanted to change the art world. He already has.