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Review: An Invitation to the Dance, Simple and Subtle

As soon as DD Dorvillier walked onto the stage of the Chocolate Factory Theater on Thursday night, you knew you were in the presence of somebody long immersed in her craft, capable of doing a lot with a little. Through the simple act of standing still and surveying the audience, …

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FKA twigs’s Electro-Pop Enticement, and 8 More New Songs

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign up for The Amplifier, a twice-weekly guide to new and old songs. FKA …

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Gaming’s Uneven Progress Toward Diverse Female Figures

The intergalactic bounty hunter in the sci-fi video game Metroid was outfitted with a sleek helmet, red and orange armor and a deadly arm cannon. But it’s what was underneath that was emblematic of the late 1980s. If a player defeated the game in less than an hour, the character …

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