Category: Arts Entertainments

Office politics are global politics in this intense Polish series on Max.

He is making his Broadway debut with a stage version of his 2005 movie “Good Night, and Good Luck.” He’s…

The photographer discusses Alice Neel, Walker Evans and the horror intrinsic to the American landscape.

Max’s unusually accurate medical drama, starring Noah Wyle as a beleaguered E.R. physician, has become the talk of real-life hospital…

The rapper had faced two felony counts of assault with a firearm in connection with a 2021 altercation in Los…

Visitors to the avant-garde carnival at the Shed were mostly undeterred by the Basquiat Ferris wheel and other attractions being…

In unflinching ballads that spoke of the pain men can cause women, the Mexican singer often relied on what she…

Stage and audience alike at Studio 8H were packed with cast, alumni and other celebrities in a night that was…

“Anora” and “The Brutalist” also took home major prizes at the British equivalent of the Oscars, tipping the scales again.

A celebrated Finnish modernist, he designed a variety of furnishings but was best known for his seating — which, his…

It’s still called the Kennedy Center. But after President Trump’s takeover, drag performers protested outside while audience members inside worried…

He and his wife, Vy Higginsen, poured all they had into “Mama, I Want to Sing,” a long-shot musical that…

The anonymous plaintiff’s account was attacked as inconsistent after an NBC report called details from her account into question.

The Valentine’s Day release, a collaboration with PartyNextDoor, tries on different styles (acoustic pop, traditional Mexican) while only alluding to…

Lourdes Lopez, who championed contemporary ballets and elevated the company’s profile, is departing two years before her contract expires.

Weighty player choices give the fantasy role-playing game Avowed an impressive central narrative. But simplistic combat and rote side quests…

The music industry pushed the group behind hits like “Manic Monday” and “Eternal Flame” hard, then pulled them apart. A…

The 30-year-old known for strumming his guitar to tunes about hot topics is releasing a new album, “Middle,” that avoids…

As she prepares for her first Oscars as a nominee, the star of “The Substance” talks about the daring role…

The commercial aired in some local markets several days after the rapper and designer called himself a Nazi in a…

He blended pop philosophy and absurdist comedy in best-selling books like “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and “Skinny Legs and…

Here is our critic’s survey of this year’s Super Bowl commercials, from best to worst.

He blended pop philosophy and absurdist comedy in best-selling books like “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and “Skinny Legs and…

The turn-based strategy game Civilization VII emphasizes chaotic transition periods when latent challenges all emerge at once.

He demonstrated that fascism had its own intellectual roots and showed how ideas, theories and an antisemitic “ethos” influenced German…

Nadine Gordimer’s stories; Margaret Atwood’s sketches.

He had an acclaimed Broadway career in musicals and comedies, but moviegoers knew him mostly as the tall, self-assured, easygoing…

In this documentary, the artist depicts what a more just and beautiful world might look like.

A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as…

A major Dutch museum is staging a huge exhibition of American photography that explores the tension between how the United…

This month’s new arrivals include an insightful docudrama about a fraudulent wellness blogger and a rare TV role for Robert…

A look at the musical acts, the famous fans, the commercials and all of the other things surrounding the N.F.L.’s…

Known as Daddy G, he recorded with Jackie Wilson, Chuck Willis and others, but he was best known for the…

The Kyiv Symphony’s players are building new lives as refugees in a German town. But they face shifting attitudes about…

She originated roles in four of his Broadway musicals between 1959 and 1987, and won a Drama Desk Award for…

Doechii and Chappell Roan brought dramatic performances and heartfelt speeches, new artists stole the spotlight and men took a back…

Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX and Beyoncé notched early wins as the music industry gathered in Los Angeles to honor artists…

Marianne Faithfull, who died on Thursday at 78, “seemed to touch all the moments,” helping define the look of the…

She began with modestly scaled abstract drawings and paintings but became best known for large works featuring collage and items…

With tensions running high over the war in Gaza, a new opera and a movie are looking back on the…

A look back at some of her most celebrated works, including “Doctor Zhivago,” “The Princess Bride” and “Lawrence of Arabia.”

Before its members went into exile, IC3PEAK was one of the most notorious musical acts in Russia. Now, it’s pivoting…

The singer, who died on Thursday at 78, spent decades in the spotlight exercising a very specific and subversive power.

Chiara Mastroianni enacts a warped sort of paternal cosplay in this French farce, also starring her mother, Catherine Deneuve.

His writings, which stretched across eight decades, helped Americans understand a president who transformed the office and shaped the postwar…

We rarely see rom-com heroines after the happy ending, much less watch them age. In this way, she’s become a…

After chronicling the crack boom of the 1980s as an investigative reporter, he had a high-profile but brief second career…

The Museum of Modern Art has worked on a meticulous restoration of Chaplin’s 1918 film “Shoulder Arms,” screening on Thursday,…

With major gifts to leading arts institutions, Oscar L. Tang and Agnes Hsu‐Tang have recently landed in the center of…

In “Eureka Day,” changes were made to a scene because “the laughter was so robust backstage, they couldn’t hear the…

Timothée Chalamet, star of “A Complete Unknown,” doubled up this week, and, in a cameo, Lin-Manuel Miranda rapped about freedom…

The wildfires have given new urgency to discussions about how to revive one of Los Angeles’s defining, and dominant, industries:…

The hit 1966 surfing documentary immortalized the maverick California wave rider as an archetype of the footloose rebel surfer.

The “Get Millie Black” star is a fan of reality TV in general. “Sometimes mindless things are very, very healthy…

After establishing herself as a leading proponent of nonrepresentational art, she left it behind — along with, to a significant…

Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

They include the designers behind “Wicked,” “A Complete Unknown” and “Conclave.”

The president-elect danced along with Village People as his rally closed with a live performance of “Y.M.C.A.,” after Kid Rock…

In a new series, the pop star discusses the mechanics of modern fame, including her instructions to fans of what…

The singer-songwriter speaks out about her troubled family history and reads a Modern Love essay about an estranged mother and…

He was the last surviving original member of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s and ’70s, with…

With the Nordic Soundscapes Festival, Thomas Sondergard puts his stamp on the Minnesota Orchestra (and its interior spaces).

After she married Mark Rylance, the two often collaborated; her specialty was arranging music for Tudor-era plays. Then she wrote…

The Women’s Suffrage National Monument, which will be the Mall’s first dedicated to women’s history, overcame congressional and other roadblocks.

The comic took his usual jabs at everyone and everything, then invited Americans, including the president-elect, to be their best,…

The “Lion King” prequel arrived to weak ticket sales last month, but moviegoers have since embraced it, pushing global box…

Hear tracks by Perfume Genius, Lucy Dacus, Bartees Strange and others.

The French photographer Raoul Minot took clandestine photos of Nazi-occupied Paris. Now, his images serve as a reminder of the…

A conversation about “A Complete Unknown” and the power of celebrity.

The funny but bleak “Lonely Flowers,” isn’t directly about the new president, but it builds small observations into larger points…

The filmmaker possessed a singular vision — and a knack for finding collaborators who could convey it.

Plus: a mountain safari camp in South Africa, Japanese fruit and more recommendations from T Magazine.

“I have never engaged in nonconsensual sexual activity with anyone,” said the best-selling author in response to allegations in New…

Juana Berrío, currently at the Whitney Independent Study Program, will be senior director of programs at the cultural center in…

The unsettling series, on Viaplay, brings a Swedish kidnapping victim to a detailed reconstruction of a bunker where she was…

The actor has long had a second career as a hotelier and restaurateur. Now, he and his partners are planning…

She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit”…

Onstage, the flip-side of filial devotion has often been contempt. But a wave of forceful and multidimensional mothers suggests that…

She was an aspiring actor when she was cast in an Andy Warhol film called “Tub Girls.” But she was…

The actor-director discusses the long-awaited return of the hit series, the comedies that made him a star and growing up…

Hear tracks by Japanese Breakfast, Lambrini Girls, SZA and others.

The film’s writer and director, Halina Reijn, narrates a sequence.

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Looking for something to do in New York? Groove to the textured folktronica of Pahua, or make the rounds during…

A revival called “Show/Boat: A River” joins a history of reimagining the musical that goes back nearly a century, to…

The director James Mangold narrates a sequence from his biopic.

Listen to Peter, Paul and Mary’s finale singalong, plus songs from Odetta, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and more.

A new Peacock mini-series dramatizes a father’s obsessive investigation into Britain’s worst terrorist attack: the 1988 bombing of Pan Am…

He directed the playwright’s “The House of Blue Leaves,” and they helped turn “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” into a…

From Nikki Glaser’s monologue and wins for “Emilia Pérez” and “The Brutalist,” it was downhill to all those pharmaceutical ads.

The event, which honors work in both film and television, will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time, 5 p.m. Pacific…

Adam Ross’s “Playworld” is about a child actor and the real-world dramas that engulf his adolescence.

He charted the rise of musical minimalism on New York’s downtown scene in the 1970s. He later gained notice for…

In “Babygirl” and other recent movies, popular culture is finally getting comfortable with the sexual lives of 50-something women.

She adapted the children’s book series to TV, creating a lasting cultural behemoth that spawned movies, merchandise and theme parks.

To refine her monologue for Sunday’s show, she relied on two writers’ rooms and 91 test runs. Then came the…

A bleak if repetitive thriller centers on a 19th-century Icelandic fishing outpost and a moral quandary.

He built a huge audience with ridiculous (and catchy) songs on social media. Despite negotiating a record deal and landing…

Robert Eggers’s movie is the latest cinematic adaptation of the 1922 F.W. Murnau film, itself an unauthorized adaptation of Bram…

In the brawl between Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley’s characters, the images that loom over them prove the most telling.

The Barrett Sisters were a Chicago institution, known for their tight harmonies and joyful performances. She was the last one…

The performer discusses her Off Broadway musical about warring queens. “Everyone can connect to being a young person not feeling…

She won two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy nomination for her role on the show. She also earned a…

Her passionate portrayal of Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film adaptation won enduring acclaim. In 2023, she sued over the…

A voracious reader, the president liked poetry, Civil War history and Southern fiction. He also sent Erica Jong a fan…

From “Inside Out 2” to “The Bear,” it was a character, a feeling, a vibe.

His first novel, “Tanguy,” published when he was 24, was a fact-based Holocaust story that one reviewer said “begins where…

The power of a lasting song is that it breaks free of its origins. Hits should be more than celebrity…

The building, now boarded up, was made famous when it was featured on the cover of the 1970 album “Morrison…

A film adaptation onstage, a Broadway classic, comedy galore: These are the productions worth knowing about this holiday season.

In six months, the (once) underground pop singer and songwriter played her version of the fame game, sampling the highs…

He was trained as a mathematician, but he gained fame in France, and won major prizes, for his modern verse.

The actor stars as a young Bob Dylan, who woos folk followers only to betray them later at the 1965…

Lithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then…

Daniel Stern has built a social media following by documenting daily life on his family’s farm. “What a crazy way…

He was a surprise choice for the ambitious project, but his design won praise as “drop-dead elegant.”

Teddy Blanks, the designer behind the memorable movie titles for films like “Nosferatu” and “Barbie,” has quietly become Hollywood’s go-to…

Short, the host, was accompanied by Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, John Mulaney and others, while the Weekend Update hosts riffed…

You’re about to get on a long flight home, and the options seem overwhelming. Here’s the strategy our critic recommends.

She became a photographer the same year she came out, chronicling the lives of women in same-sex relationships — something…

Pernicious patterns figure heavily in two thought-provoking plays on small Manhattan stages.

The duo he formed with Tom Shipley reached the Top 10 in 1970 with “One Toke Over the Line,” a…

The star is in positive, future-looking mode in this Disney+ documentary, directed by his husband, David Furnish, and R.J. Cutler.

Starring Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet, the series tells a darkly comic story about a woman whose past sexual partners…

“‘Nothing nefarious, apparently’ doesn’t exactly inspire confidence,” Stephen Colbert said of President Biden’s comments about mysterious drones seen over New…

Her lawyers said Mr. Lanez had facilitated a “campaign of harassment” from prison, where he is serving a 10-year sentence…

Reports said Kennedy exercised at a gym in jeans and hiking boots. “If you think that’s weird, wait until you…

New York theater’s elder statesman of the avant-garde brings “Suppose Beautiful Madeline Harvey” to the stage, his first new work…

A documentary about Rodgers, the 41-year-old quarterback, delves into drugs, religion and politics (and yes, that’s Robert F. Kennedy Jr.).

Through her writing and performances, the artist helped new audiences to understand the cultural roots of racism and sexism.

Watch how “The Ultimatum,” “Laid” and “Virgin River” test relationships in different ways. Get into the holiday spirit with Josh…

In “Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words,” Michael Owen offers a sympathetic portrait of the lyricist, overshadowed in a life…

He devoted his career to guarding the legacy of the philosopher known for her writings on totalitarianism and “the banality…

A prolific artist, she was known for her graceful watercolors of birds, plants and butterflies, and was considered as the…

As the high-flying art market has contracted, the company is looking elsewhere, expanding its luxury brand and real estate in…

“Trump is the first man in history to be Time’s person of the year and McDonald’s employee of the month,”…

The country superstar agreed to misdemeanor reckless endangerment charges and a week at a D.U.I. education center.

Our critics discuss which A-lister performances on the West End were worth the ticket price, and why so many new…

His display of mysterious mind-reading powers on TV made him a pop culture phenomenon in the 1970s.

Kimmel applauded people for “moving away from nonstop election coverage” to instead obsess over the looks of Luigi Mangione, who…

The poet set the course for her revolutionary career early, and charted it faithfully for decades by staying true to…

The president-elect used a photo of Jill Biden smiling at him to promote his fragrances. Jimmy Kimmel thinks that’s because…

A bipartisan crowd honored Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and the Apollo Theater. Some wondered…

A two-year tour that permeated the culture played one last night in the Canadian city of Vancouver.

Michael Kimmelman, the architecture critic for The New York Times, visited the Paris landmark last summer amid the restoration.

She found outsize success in her native land and gained international recognition for her work with the acclaimed Spanish surrealist…

It took about 250 companies, 2,000 workers, about $900 million, a tight deadline and a lot of national pride.

Ms. Russell, who hasn’t missed a performance of her Off Broadway show in nearly 30 years, fills her day with…

It was supposed to be a sleepy year for the video game industry. Then came surprise hits like Balatro, Animal…

Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s lead role in “Hard Truths,” directed by Mike Leigh, is her most substantial onscreen role since “Secrets and…

Starring Margo Martindale, the six-episode Amazon series, based loosely on a true story, tells a gonzo tale of a maple…

The singer, actress and TV host shares songs from her new holiday album, as well as favorites by other artists.

The two had a fraught relationship that was immortalized in many of Eminem’s earliest hits.

“If all goes according to plan, he would like to buy it and turn it into a casino,” Jimmy Kimmel…

The artist, who has supported the protests against the Tate group of museums, won the prestigious British award for an…

“Normally, you drop a controversial pardon like the way you buy porn at a gas station: in a flurry of…

Matías Tarnopolsky, who manages the Philadelphia Orchestra, will come to New York as the Philharmonic works to recover from a…

Get in the holiday spirit with Sabrina Carpenter, Jimmy Fallon or a Christmas tree lighting. Catch up on reality television…

Jolie plays the superstar soprano Maria Callas in the new movie “Maria.” We went to the Metropolitan Opera with her…

In that 1970 book and others, he wrote of history and apocalyptic predictions based on biblical interpretations and actual events…

“English Teacher,” “My Brilliant Friend,” “Shogun,” “Babylon Berlin” and “Somebody Somewhere” were among the series that stood out in a…

While never a big star, he was a recognizable one, with roles in “The Twilight Zone,” “Giant,” “Forbidden Planet” and…

“Harmony & Dissonance” at the Guggenheim Museum is a mood-lifting, masterpiece-studded show that offers an in-depth look at Orphism, which…

The vendor who sold the banana only received a quarter for the fruit. Now the buyer of the conceptual work…

Along with his fellow filmmakers David and Jerry Zucker, he revolutionized film comedy with a straight-faced, fast-paced style of parody.

Meyers tried out a few catchphrases for DiGiorno’s seasonal offering, while Jimmy Fallon suggested some last-minute Turkey Day substitutions.

“The Nutcracker,” light displays and ice skating: Here are some of our favorite things to do this season.

Kimmel called the president-elect’s plan to hit Mexico, Canada and China with sweeping tariffs “the dumbest thing he’s come up…

Listen to some of the most notable sonic references on “GNX,” from SWV, Luther Vandross and Debbie Deb.

Although Thanksgiving was still three days away, “the turkeys looked at Biden and said, ‘We better get this done,’” Jimmy…

Created by Michael Schur and starring Danson, this Netflix sitcom synthesizes the most gutting realities of life and death into…

Watch the Macy’s Day Parade, the dog show and football while the turkey is cooking, and catch up on true…

After a career that included stints on “Wheel of Fortune” and other popular game shows, he took a combative turn…

The troupe is also closing its Chicago company, but continues to perform in Berlin, Boston, Las Vegas and, soon, Orlando.

Revelations about a relationship between the author and a girl who was 16 when they met shocked readers, but not…

Arlo Guthrie’s antiwar staple “Alice’s Restaurant” was inspired by a Thanksgiving Day visit to her diner in western Massachusetts.

Whether you’re a casual viewer or certified fan of the genre, our reviewers think these documentaries are worth knowing about.

His swirls of imagery helped define progressive rock in the 1970s. He later turned his focus to pop acts like…

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that he should not have been prosecuted a second time after the charges against him…

A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were…

The late-night host looms over the culture to this day, in part because he knew how to mix comedy and…

A dark musical about a shipwreck and its aftermath, with songs by the Avett Brothers, anchors on Broadway.

David Wise turbocharged the Super Nintendo for scores inspired by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Prokofiev, Duran Duran and more.

When he’s not herding performers at “Once Upon a Mattress,” Cody Renard Richard is bowling, catching up with theater friends…

After 40 years of musical collaborations, this cellist and pianist have recorded their final album together, “Merci.”

Catch up with the group from Essex College, go behind the scenes of Ridley Scott’s new movie and get your…

Sarah Sherman plays Matt Gaetz as well as the widow of P’Nut, the conservative darling of the rodent world, while…

Many Tony Award-winning musicals and starry plays (Robert Downey Jr., anyone?) are wrapping up their runs in January. Catch them…

The Breeders leader has long been one of the most enchanting and elusive figures in rock. At 63, she’s releasing…

This year’s show is an underwhelming exercise in nostalgia. But it’s still a joy to be under the big top…

This Ralph Lemon work, part of a MoMA PS1 exhibition, is an experience of sound as much as dance. His…

“Tammy Faye,” a bland, tonal mishmash of a show opening on Broadway, seems afraid to lean into what made the…

Jesse Krimes solos in two New York shows, at the Metropolitan Museum and the Jack Shainman Gallery.

Its shows have moved to Amazon Prime, where they will remain free.

A staple of British television, he played Churchill three times over a long career. Onstage, he was King Lear, Macbeth…

Nora Holt was a pioneer of Chicago’s Black classical music scene. A friend of Josephine Baker, she later became a…