Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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“The Bear” Is Overstuffed and Undercooked

The Hulu series about a Chicago sandwich joint once felt like the best kind of prestige TV—but the new season, like its Michelin-hungry protagonist, has lost sight of what made it great. Source link

Richard Brody’s Best Movies of 2024 So Far

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“Last Summer” Is a Ferocious Vision of Sexual Frenzy

A decade ago, when the Wolfie Wars were being fought—with critics charging that Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” condoned the exuberant protagonist’s stock-market fraud—I averred that any viewer who needed to hear Scorsese denounce such crimes...

The Writing on Joe Biden’s Face at the Presidential Debate

The next-day freakout, livid as the most regrettable hangover, over President Joe Biden’s performance in Thursday night’s debate, has largely focussed, understandably, on words. Too many times, Biden’s sentences meandered outward in odd ellipses from the center of...

A Little Bit of Everything at Lincoln Center’s “Summer for the City”

From the contrast between Nancy Pelosi’s bubble-gum-pink suit and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s black slacks to the slash in its title, “N/A” emphasizes the divide between the first female Speaker of the House (played by Holland Taylor) and the youngest...

Why Streaming Services Keep Screwing Up Binge-Watching

While some industry insiders argue that bingeing is actually better for bringing customers to a streamer’s app—you’ll return multiple times in one week, subliminally absorbing what else is on the service rather than just clicking over once a...

“Music” Gives the Tragedy of Oedipus an Elusive but Hypnotic Retelling

In the opening moments of “Music,” the tenth feature film from the German writer and director Angela Schanelec, thunder claps, wind whistles, and a heavy fog rolls across a mountainous landscape, somewhere in Greece. Under cover of darkness,...

Pixar Put an Easter Egg for Its Next Movie in ‘Inside Out 2.’ Did You Catch It?

With Inside Out 2, practically everyone at Pixar (and Disney) is breathing a sigh of relief.After a few years of less-than-stellar reviews and movies that were sent straight to Disney+, Pixar seems to be returning to its former...

“Cats: The Jellicle Ball” Lands on Its Feet

When I was little, five or six, I was taken to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-running juggernaut musical “Cats.” My parents knew that I was already a big fan of cats (the species), and they had strategically hyped Lloyd...

The Secret Telegram Channels Providing Refuge for LGBTQ+ People in Russia

Telegram’s prevalence as a far-right hub in some parts of the world and a place for both pro- and anti-LGBTQ+ content in Russia gets at broader questions of moderation and regulation on social media platforms. Any platform that’s...
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8 Pro Chefs Share the Knives They Use in Their Restaurants

Sneak into the back of any good restaurant and look around. Ninety-nine percent of the tools and cookware...
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