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Let Josh O’Connor Be Extremely Filthy in Everything

 If cleanliness is godliness, the Challengers star’s dirtiness is perfectly profane. By Rachel Handler
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There Are Actually Two Almost-Threesomes in Challengers

 One’s in a hotel room and the other’s on the tennis court. By Alison Willmore
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Can You Teach an Old Sport New Tricks? The Great Gatsby on Broadway.

 Singing through the ash dump. By Sara Holdren
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An Evictable Menagerie: Paula Vogel’s Mother Play

 Revisiting her chaotic upbringing with intermittent insight. By Jackson McHenry

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    Challengers Reminded Serena Williams of Roger Federer What? He’s a wife guy like Art.
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