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Portrait of a Deity

Those who have stood the test of time and evolved into something more.

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Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

Du Maurier’s psychological gothic novel remains absorbing, strange and genuinely unsettling.

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Daphne du Maurier

Rebecca

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

Du Maurier’s psychological gothic novel remains absorbing, strange and genuinely unsettling.

In the Mood for Love — 4K UHD + Blu-ray

The Criterion Collection

In the Mood for Love — 4K UHD + Blu-ray

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

Wong Kar Wai makes restraint, repetition and color carry a love story. The director-approved restoration is paired with a making-of documentary and a conversation about the unforgettable soundtrack.

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The Criterion Collection

In the Mood for Love — 4K UHD + Blu-ray

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

Wong Kar Wai makes restraint, repetition and color carry a love story. The director-approved restoration is paired with a making-of documentary and a conversation about the unforgettable soundtrack.

Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism

Annelise K. Madsen and contributors

Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A hardcover catalogue that moves beyond the familiar Cassatt: experimental color prints, ambitious scale and the lost Modern Woman mural. Its close attention to process rewards looking slowly.

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Annelise K. Madsen and contributors

Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

A hardcover catalogue that moves beyond the familiar Cassatt: experimental color prints, ambitious scale and the lost Modern Woman mural. Its close attention to process rewards looking slowly.

Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings — 7 LPs

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong / Verve

Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings — 7 LPs

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

The contrast between Fitzgerald’s precision and Armstrong’s grain makes familiar standards newly alive. This seven-LP collection gathers their collaborations with photographs and an essay by Armstrong scholar Ricky Riccardi.

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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong / Verve

Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings — 7 LPs

WHY IT MADE THE EDIT

The contrast between Fitzgerald’s precision and Armstrong’s grain makes familiar standards newly alive. This seven-LP collection gathers their collaborations with photographs and an essay by Armstrong scholar Ricky Riccardi.