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  1. Critic’s Notebook

    Celine Dion Can Only Be Herself

    The singer’s over-the-top sincerity and expressiveness were once seen as irredeemably uncool. In the new documentary “I Am: Celine Dion,” they have become her superpowers.

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    Since her emergence as a Québécois child star, something about Celine Dion’s essential nature has remained constant, impervious to both changing trends and scathing critique.
    Since her emergence as a Québécois child star, something about Celine Dion’s essential nature has remained constant, impervious to both changing trends and scathing critique.
    CreditAndrew Kelly/Reuters

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  1. Can a New Leader Make the Boston Symphony Innovative Again?

    Chad Smith, the orchestra’s new chief executive, hopes to return the storied ensemble to its groundbreaking roots while moving it forward.

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  4. 30 L.G.B.T.Q. Artists Look Back on the Pleasures and Pain of Being 30

    For Pride Month, we asked people ranging in age from 34 to 93 to share an indelible memory. Together, they offer a personal history of queer life as we know it today.

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    On Tuesday Night, She Goes Out

    Hitting New York’s East Village with Sabrina Fuentes, the 24-year-old frontwoman of the band Pretty Sick.

    By John Ortved

     
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