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Recent editions of The Critic’s Notebook


Sep 19, 2023 The Critic’s Notebook

On wokeism, Manet and Degas, Balanchine, Selinunte & more from the world of culture.


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On the Hispanic Society of America, Brett Taylor, shape-note singing, the English landscape & more from the world of culture.



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