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Prince Buster: A Hard Man Fe Dead

One of Jamaica’s greatest musical legends died on September 8th

By K.G.

Douglas Hodge, MeeWha Alana Lee and Viola Davis in a still from 'G20'.

“G20”, a rollicking new film, evokes an old ideal of America

It is outlandish in more ways than intended

A still from 'All We Imagine as Light' (2024) directed by Payal Kapadia and starring Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, and Chhaya Kadam.

What to watch this weekend

Including a brash crime drama and a boisterous comedy competition


Hare looking through a window

Why memoirs involving animals are so successful

“Raising Hare” is just the latest example of a popular literary trend


How the CIA smuggled Orwell and Le Carré into the eastern bloc

The agency’s most highbrow covert op

Hungry for more “Hunger Games”? There is plenty in store

Behind the franchise’s success—and the draw of dystopias

An insider’s guide to economic warfare

A recent history of American sanctions and more offers a timely, riveting world tour