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At His Best, Nick Kroll Is a Mischievous Little Demon

 In Little Big Boy, Kroll excels when he leans into the juvenile. By Kathryn VanArendonk
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Life, Death, and Titus Andronicus

 Frontman Patrick Stickles used his band’s new album to process loss. Now he just needs to get their van fixed. By Craig Jenkins
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The Mixed Metaphor

 Why does the half-Asian, half-white protagonist make us so anxious? By Andrea Long Chu
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Pharoah Sanders Found His Voice in New York City

 He arrived broke, homeless, and with little more than his saxophone, and left the unofficial leader of the spiritual-jazz movement. By Marcus J. Moore

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