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Read City of DreamsHooked on classics. In Don Winslow's percussive sequel to City onFire, his modern Aeneas, Rhode Island mobster-on-the-lamDanny Ryan, leads a motley crewpast the Scylla and Charybdis of Vegas andHollywood--dodging agents, assassins, and drug-cartelsoldiers--only to face disaster when Dannymeets his own Helen of Troy. William Morrow, April 18. [Extracted from the article]

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"You never know where the trapdoors are", saysCharlie Reade, a teenager with a traumatic pastwho traverses worlds to free a cursed kingdom andsave an old dog in Stephen King's novel in homageto weird fiction, replete with the unspeakablehorrors and yawning abysses of an H.P. Lovecraftyarn--one that's been lightened by the redemptivejoy of a bedtime story. Read Fairy Tale Coming-of-age terror. The CULTURE PAGES To Do DANCE BOOKS 9. [Extracted from the article]

The CULTURE PAGES To Do BOOKS 15. Read Broken Icarus The flight of fascism. Hitler's Graf Zeppelindominated the sky, though its anti-Nazi captainmaneuvered it to hide its gigantic swastikas fromthe crowds; Mussolini sent 24 military seaplanesto both instill pride in and threaten Italian emigres;and a "true" American--Tex Settle--was hastilyadded to a stratospheric balloon ride as a riposte toStalin, setting off the Space Race. [Extracted from the article]

The anti-Godfather. Joining Don Winslow's epic output of crimethrillers (The Force, The Cartel, The Border ) isthe first of a trilogy, a take on The Aeneid set inlate-'80s New England, about reluctant hero DannyRyan, who leads his once-powerful Irish-mobfamily into battle with greedy rivals and, he hopes,out of a bad business entirely. [Extracted from the article]

This document provides a list of twenty-five recommendations for movies, TV shows, operas, art exhibitions, books, podcasts, theater performances, classical concerts, and music events in New York. The recommendations cover a wide range of genres and interests, including drama, romance, crime, history, mythology, and more. The document aims to provide library patrons with diverse options for their research and entertainment needs, respecting different perspectives and cultural sensitivities. [Extracted from the article]

Go to John WilsonSelects How to see films that inspired the HBO show. Lincoln Center, August 18 through 24.Everyone who's anyone will be making the trekto Lincoln Center for the film event of thesummer--a chance to see Paul Thomas Anderson'sporn-industry masterpiece, with MarkWahlberg as "a big, bright, shining star", on anew blowup print. Rainer Werner Fassbinder's miniseries aboutworking-class characters in Cologne, Eight HoursDon't Make a Day, originally aired in five episodesin 1972 and 1973, but the Metrograph is offeringa chance to see the whole thing over three sessionsin a single weekend. See Fassbinder Serials Spend a summer weekend in a nice cool theater. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides a list of twenty-five cultural recommendations, including TV shows, movies, music, books, theater, and art exhibitions. Some highlights include the return of the TV series "Bridgerton" on Netflix, a retrospective of filmmaker Kelly Reichardt's work at Metrograph, and a performance by pianist and conductor Jeffrey Kahane at Zankel Hall. The recommendations cover a range of genres and interests, offering something for everyone to explore and enjoy. [Extracted from the article]

You may know Oliver Sim from his stint as asinger and songwriter in the U.K. indie-rock triothe xx, whose moonlit, minimalist songs captivatedrock and pop fans alike a decade ago. If you think being associated with another murderin their building is going to keep Mabel (SelenaGomez), Charles (Steve Martin), and Oliver (MartinShort) from hosting another true-crime podcast,well, you'd probably be wrong. Hercules & Love Affair took off during the mid-aughtsDay-Glo, dance-punk era thanks to thetalents of DJ-singer-producer Andy Butler andhis collabs with producer-singer ANOHNI. J.S. SUMMER THRILLERS Sample the forbidden fruit of noir runthrough a mufti-genre margarita machine-domesticdrama, acid sci-fi, tech dystopia,etc.--but still, these novels are no syrupyconcoction. [Extracted from the article]

Singer-songwriter Justin Vernon's flagship bandBon Iver's show promises immersive sound courtesyof French speaker manufacturer L-Acoustics.Come early to catch a set from the folk supergroupBonny Light Horseman. Michael Roemer, whose classics Nothing But aMan (1964) and The Plot Against Harry (1970)were rediscovered in the '80s and '90s, is one ofthe masters of American cinema; now, here'sanother unearthed work: a long-lost 1984 melodramawith Brooke Adams in a brand-new35-mm. print. "Sports' biggest party" arrives in New York forthe first time at the Hulu Theater at MadisonSquare Garden, June 3 and 4; from $38.more raucous than a dive-bar game,events staged by the U.K.-based ProfessionalDarts Corporation have stoked arenacrowds and dramatic entrance music. The Clarion Choir and Orchestra move around acompressed version of the same terrain for fivehours of his sacred and secular music. [Extracted from the article]