The New York Times - USA (2020-11-15)

2 AR THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2020

CARYN GANZis the pop music

editor of The New York Times.

Here are a few of the cultural

goodies she has been obsessed

with lately.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER

TELEVISION

A group of my far-flung friends started

gathering virtually three days a week

(network shows have a lot of episodes!) to

re-experience this brilliant series, which

ran from 1997 to 2003. Warning: Season 6

is a bit too dark for 2020 (tears will be

shed), but the juice is worth the squeeze.

(On Hulu.)

SELLING THE BIG EASY

TELEVISION

I enjoy most house-hunting and home-

renovation shows because they’re aspira-

tional (though people need to stop making

everything open concept). This HGTV

series — where Brittany Picolo-Ramos

finds her clients magnificent (and magnifi-

cently weird) New Orleans residences —

is pure real estate fantasy.

THE NEW YORKER

MAGAZINE

For the purposes of this column, I have

counted the piles in various parts of my

apartment: The total is 107. I tell myself

I’ll thumb through one a day and then

recycle a few piles. Maybe printing that

promise in The New York Times will make

it real!

BLACKMUSICLIBRARY.COM

INTERNET

The writer Jenzia Burgos posted a few

slides on Instagram in June that she

quickly turned into a website that catalogs

the Black roots of popular music through

links to books, articles, films and podcasts

spanning two dozen genres. Contributions

by Black creatives are highlighted, and

information on music that emerged from

the Caribbean (like calypso and bachata)

is robust.

CLUB DOMO

LIVESTREAM

The Swedish pop singer and songwriter

Robyn has kept in touch with her fans

during the pandemic via a series of D.J.

sets where she spins whatever is on her

beautifully eclectic mind: Janet Jackson,

Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Sylvester, Sui-

cide and, of course, her beloved Prince.

The Spotify playlist compiling the music is

now six hours long.

THE QUEUE

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Mark Metcalf.

WB

Celebrating Zhala’s new single, “Holes.”

VIA YOUTUBE

New Yorker magazines on display.

JEENAH MOON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

Inside Culture

THIS WEEK FROM THE ARTS DESK

Jack Manning retired in 2000 after a career with The New York Times that started in 1964; an early

assignment was to photograph Fidel Castro in Havana. “He observed something,” said Eddie Hausner, a

former colleague. “If it was important enough, he would put it on film.” Jessie Wender, a photo editor,

combed through the Times archives for this selection of images by Manning, from top: aspiring orphans

auditioning for the title role in the movie “Annie,” 1980; left, two women dancing in Poe Park in the Bronx,

1973; right, students at play in Manhattan, 1966; a class at the Svetlova Dance Center in Dorset, Vt., 1979.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

PHOTOGRAPHS BY JACK MANNING/THE NEW YORK TIMES

What would you like to see in our photo archive? Ideas can be sent to [email protected] with the subject line “Photo Archive.”

An article last Sunday about the musical “Lone

Star Love,” relying on information from one of

the show’s producers, described incorrectly the

timing and purpose of an $81,000 payment. The

producers Ed and Eleanor Burke made the

payment as severance to members of the

show’s company before it closed, not to pay a

fine by Actors’ Equity against Randy Quaid.

CORRECTION