Month: January 2020

Garth Greenwell’s new story collection — like his previous novel — follows young, gay American men teaching English in Bulgaria. It’s part heartbreaking, part forward-looking, and all beautiful.

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It takes HBO’s space-cruise comedy (from the creator of Veep and The Thick Of It) a while to find its footing — but that’s understandable, given how wonky the ship’s gravity turns out to be.

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LAS VEGAS—Explaining how constantly throwing bar stools strengthens several different muscle groups, mixed martial artist Conor McGregor credited his excellent pre-fight shape Saturday to a rigorous workout routine of hurling heavy objects in public spaces. “I’ve never been one for the gym—I need to be out there…

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Scorsese explores gangsters and redemption in The Irishman. Kevin Whitehead reviews Ow!, by Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Johnny Griffin. Peggy Orenstein says young men “feel cut off from their hearts.”

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We ask the author of Nothing Fancy and Dining In three questions about financial fraud.

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No women were included in the Oscar’s Best Director category, yet there were many notable movies directed by women last year.

Meng Jin’s new novel shows us a complex woman through the eyes of her husband, her daughter, and her daughter’s nanny — all of whom see different, sometimes contradictory facets of her character.

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