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Carrie Brownstein on a Portrait of Cat Power by Richard Avedon
July 11, 2025
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“Prince Faggot” Sends Up Kink and Country
June 26, 2025
On an inky-dark stage, a naked man—blindfolded, trussed, and gagged—hangs like a deer from a pole. Pale and gleaming, he looks like a painting of St. Sebastian, rapturous in...
“The Gilded Age” Is a Poor Man’s Period Drama
June 24, 2025
In the HBO drama “The Gilded Age,” the characters are keenly aware that they live in interesting times. Early in the series, which is set in the eighteen-eighties, an...