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Drake assured fans that For All the Dogs would mark the return of the “old Drake.” But the Mc who explored his emotions with uncommon sensitivity on Take Care and Nothing Was the Same is nowhere to be found on his eighth studio album. Unless by the “old Drake” he meant the 12-year-old Drake, as For All the Dogs registers less as a sign of artistic growth than the idea of what a teenage boy considers cool: empty flexes about wealth and status, acting like a hardass, and, of course, ceaseless misogyny under the guise of being “one of the boys.” If anything, the album reassures listeners that Drake, no matter how hard he vows to change, is more or less stuck in his ways.

From trying to one-up his friends’ sexual proclivities, as he does with glee on the forgettable “What Would Pluto Do,” to claiming that he’s...

Tony Bennett, who died today at the age of 96, was a singular figure in music — a classic crooner who weathered the fickle winds of popular music over multiple decades by adapting but never fundamentally changing who he was. His initial rise and success were astounding in their own right, but the second half of Bennett’s career is just as fascinating. Starting in the Nineties, Bennett didn’t so much try to court younger audiences or artists but find some kind of common ground with them.

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Editor’s Note: This story, including the headline, has been updated to reflect that the Sackler family is not directly connected with Hannah Gadsby’s “It’s Pablo-matic: Picasso According to Hannah Gadsby” exhibit.

Hannah Gadsby isn’t a one-trick-pony, and that point is driven home with their latest standup performance on Netflix, titled “Something Special.”

The comedian is proving they’ve grown, revealing that this show is meant to show them “changing as life changes them.” Instead of the scrutinizing takes on celebrity culture for which they’ve become known, in “Something Special,” Gadsby offers a more positive outlook on life as they share personal stories about their new marriage to their partner, Jenney Shamash, and family anecdotes.

But Gadsby’s growth hasn’t happened without controversy. After publicly criticizing Netflix and CEO Ted Sarandos for comedian Dave Chappelle’s anti-trans comments made in his 2021 special, “The Closer,...