The New York Times - USA - Arts & Leisure (2020-07-26)

SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2020

Arts&Leisure

IDEAS PERSONALITIES

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Badubatron

The unconventional Erykah Badu

blazes a new trail in rethinking the

concert experience for a pandemic.

PLUSCan livestreams be a real

business? And a pop music critic

laments what we’re missing when

fans can’t be physically close to

the artist. PAGES 9-

RAHIM FORTUNE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

6 DANCE

The dancer and choreographer Jason Rodriguez is
striving to empower a generation. BY GIA KOURLAS

8 TELEVISION

‘Muppets Now’ means to take Miss Piggy and

friends back to their anarchic roots. BY DAVE ITZKOFF

13 ART

Tyler Mitchell’s photography monograph suggests

an Edenic timeline for Black life. BY MAX LAKIN