New York Magazine - USA (2021-02-01)

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BOOKS

11.ReadThe

CopenhagenTrilogy
A Scandinavianself-chroniclergetsa secondlife.
Farrar,StrausandGiroux.
Firstpublishedfrom 1967 to 197 1, thesememoirs
byDanishliterarypowerhouseToveDitlevsenare
beingrevivedaftera half-century inobscurity.
Inclear, confessionalprose,Ditlevsenchronicles
herappetitesandaddictions,herstruggleswith
motherhoodandmentalillness,andtheraptur-
ouscompulsiontowrite.A must-readforanyone
whofellunderthespellofKnausgaard’sMy
Struggleseries. corneliachanning
TV

12.Watch Menin Kilts
Delightful.
Starz,February14.
Inlieuoftravelingyourself, considerwatchinga
realityshowinwhichtwoextremelyattractive
OutlanderstarsdrivearoundScotlandandmarvel
atScottishthings. kathrynvanarendonk
CLASSICALMUSIC

13.HearSimone

Dinnerstein
FilmedinBrooklyn.
meanycenter.org,February 12 to19.
A masterofintimatemusic-making,Dinnerstein
is theidealpianist forthistimeofenforcedsepara-

tion. The Meany Center in Seattle presentsa recital
recorded in her Brooklyn home, withmusicby
Glass and Schubert, from her recentalbumA
Character of Quiet. j.d.
POP MUSIC


  1. (^) Listen to T YRON
    British punk.
    Method Records, February 5.
    Slowthai got off to an impressive start in 2019 with
    his debut, Nothing Great About Britain. Onhis
    sophomore album, TYRON, Slowthaishowcases
    his complexity, serving up seven tracksinhisusual
    blunt, irreverent character, then followingwith
    another seven expressing the thoughtfultender-
    ness stirring behind his tough-guy veneer. c.j.
    ART

  2. (^) See Me, Myself andI
    Paintings by Polina Barskaya, Aubrey
    Levinthal, and Justin Liam O’Brien.
    Monya Rowe Gallery, 224 West 30th Street,
    No. 1005, through February 13.
    For almost two decades, Monya Rowe Gallery,one
    of the best archaeologists of newfigurative
    painters, has flown a little under theradar.This
    three-person show gives us painterlyperfections
    of regret in small works by three super-promising
    young artists. Portraits of family, lovers,andthe
    artists themselves—here are paintingsthat meta-
    morphose into idols of loneliness, love,vulnerabil-
    ity, and the deeper pleasures and painsofbeing
    inspired while in seclusion. j.s.
    MOVIES

  3. (^) See To All the Boys:
    Always and Forever
    The final installment.
    Netflix, February 12.
    Jenny Han’s teen-romance trilogy ends with Lara
    Jean (Lana Condor) confronting the dilemmas of
    senior year—prom, college, and what to do with
    her hunky high-school boyfriend, Peter Kavinsky
    (Noah Centineo). sangeeta singh-kurtz
    TV

  4. (^) Wat ch Last Week
    Tonight With John
    Oliver
    Welcome back.
    HBO, February 14.
    Weekly comical dissection of news and politics
    returns after being on hiatus since mid-November.
    It’s a real shame that little has happened since then
    and John Oliver won’t have much to discuss. j.c.
    CLASSICAL MUSIC

  5. (^) Hear Louisville
    Orchestra
    A classical pairing.
    louisvilleorchestra.vhx.tv, February 13.
    Long an advocate of new and recent American
    music, the Louisville Orchestra has lately been
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