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september 14–27, 2020

the culture pages

60

The City and the Beats

The 100 songs that

define New York hip-hop

70

Delusions of Whiteness

In Rumaan Alam’s new

novel, identity falls apart

By Lila Shapiro

74

Desperate to Be Relevant

Antebellum andthe gross

self-importance of

the latest “political” films

By Alison Willmore

76

Critics

movies by

Alison Willmore

Live-action Mulan

is a dour drag

tv by Kathryn

VanArendonk

The Boys

transcendsthe dark,

gritty superhero slog

theater by

Helen Shaw

Coastal Elites embodies

all of filmed theate r’s

worstqualities

80

To Do

Twenty-five picks

for the next two weeks

intelligencer

11

Tomorrow
The fires won’t
be controlled
anytime soon
By David
Wallace-Wells

14
166 Minutes With ...
Ben Smith, the Times’
media columnist
and mischief-maker
By Clare Malone

17
Ranking
How Americans are
keeping fit at home
By Josh Barro

18
The Science of Us
The uncertainty
of a COVID vaccine
By Stephen S. Hall

strategist

45

Best Bets
The future is e-bikes

48
The One-Page Guide
Renegotiating
your lease in
a renter’s market

49
The Look Book
Returns to
a wide-open Met

52
Food
Hao Noodle’s owner
on reopening in
New York and Beijing

54
Design Hunting
A hip mid-century
in an unhip locale
By Wendy Goodman