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‘It’s a Miracle’: Musicians Rejoice That Notre-Dame’s Organ Was Spared

The cathedral’s three organists feared that the instrument had been lost in the fire that destroyed the building’s roof. They can’t wait to play it again. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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A Dark Swiss Comedy, Transported to Rural Senegal

In “Hyenas,” now newly restored, the gifted director Djibril Diop Mambéty put his own spin on “The Visit,” a misanthropic play by Friedrich Durrenmatt. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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A New Museum Explores 2,000 Years of Jewish Life in Italy

The new Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in Ferrara explores the long and complex relationship between Italians and Jews. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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A 500-Year-Old Tale of Intrigue, Greed and Betrayal

In “The Lost Gutenberg,” Margaret Davis traces the colorful history of a rare Bible through its owners. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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An Earlier Age When the United States Kept Immigrants Out

Michael Dobbs’s “The Unwanted” describes the plight of European Jews trying to escape extermination by the Nazis. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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A Passion for Punctuation Meets a Love for All Things Greek

Mary Norris’s “Greek to Me” is an exuberant account of a decades-long obsession with a culture and its language. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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As Durst Murder Case Goes Forward, HBO’s Film Will Also Be on Trial

Robert Durst’s lawyers plan to attack the veracity of a documentary that played a major role in the decision to charge him with murdering his friend. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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4 New Operas in 4 Months? Only in Berlin

The opera seasons in many cities go back without a single new work. Not here. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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Trevor Noah Says Some Candidates Have Policies, Others Have Male Privilege

Noah said that while Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris came to the CNN town halls armed with actual policies, Pete Buttigieg apparently tried to wing it. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Bonding’ and ‘Cobra Kai’

A new Netflix comedy follows a grad student with a side gig as a dominatrix. And “Cobra Kai” returns for a second season. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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Review: ‘Tootsie,’ a Musical Comedy That Fills Some Mighty Big Heels

The Broadway adaptation of the 1982 movie is the rare reimagining that actually keeps you laughing. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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Blockbuster Battle Between Steven Spielberg and Netflix Fizzles

Mr. Spielberg, a Hollywood titan for more than four decades, has been cast as an anti-streaming Luddite. The reality is more complex. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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‘Jeopardy!’ Phenom James Holzhauer Smashes Through $1 Million Mark

Holzhauer, a 34-year-old professional gambler from Las Vegas, is amassing cash at an unprecedented rate and won another $118,816 in his 14th victory on Tuesday. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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Hollywood Writers Trace Friction With Agents to Wall Street

As private-equity funds take big stakes in talent firms, the clients feel shortchanged, pointing to conflicts of interest in the packaging of deals. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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The Shirley Chisholm Monument in Brooklyn Finds Its Designers

Amanda Williams and Olalekan Jeyifous re-evaluate what a public memorial can be. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section

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Are You Taking Your Child to “Avengers: Endgame”? We Want to Hear From You.

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With Sensuality and Coolness, a Debut Novel Considers the (Partial) Truths We Tell About Ourselves

The narrator of Aysegul Savas’s “Walking on the Ceiling” writes from present-day Istanbul, remembering time she spent adrift in Paris and London after the death of her mother. Article source here:New York Times Arts Section