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Jun 14, 2025

2 Men Are Sentenced in Theft of Golden Toilet
The men were sentenced to two to four years for their roles in the 2019 theft of an 18-carat artwork at Winston Churchill's ancestral home.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 14, 2025

Enzo Staiola, 85, Who Starred in ‘Bicycle Thieves' as a Child
Discovered on the street in Rome, he had a brush with stardom when he was cast in what many consider one of the greatest films of all time.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 14, 2025

Molly Recommends 2 Very Male New Novels
A Hungarian in London; a road trip in Canada.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 14, 2025

Inside Universal's Big Bet on ‘How to Train Your Dragon'
In an era of skepticism around live-action remakes, Universal believes audiences will take flight with Hiccup and Toothless again.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 14, 2025

150 Years of Scribbles at the Art Students League
Long a center of artistic development for New Yorkers big and small, the League celebrates its sesquicentenary this year with a dream-themed ball.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 14, 2025

At National History Day, Students Get Competitive About the Past
Americans are fighting about history. This past week, thousands of students from across the country came together to celebrate it.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 14, 2025

Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Busy Caring for a Pony, Pig, Donkey and Malamute
The longtime actor, now starring in "FUBAR," on his many animals, good cigars and wanting his kids to outshine him.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 14, 2025

A Decade of Bruising Labor. A 6-Mile Work of Land Art.
Andy Goldsworthy, the British land artist, said he may never make a work like "Hanging Stones" again.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 14, 2025

Trying to Sell a Conservative Book? Go on a Podcast.
Many of the most popular shows welcome right-wing arguments and freewheeling conversation. Publishers of other political stripes are noticing, too.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Dara Birnbaum, Video Artist Who Showed the Power of Mass Media, Dies at 78
As early as the 1970s, she demonstrated that mass media was fair game as artistic material, and that its power could be turned against itself.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Foday Musa Suso, 75, Dies; Ambitious Ambassador for West African Music
A master of the kora who worked with Herbie Hancock and Philip Glass, his career was powered as much by experimentation as by reverence for tradition.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

At Sean ‘Diddy' Combs's Trial, Talk of Baby Oil, Guns and a Guest: Kanye West
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West, one of the few celebrities to publicly defend Mr. Combs, was denied access to the courtroom and briefly watched on closed-circuit video.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Harris Yulin, Actor Who Perpetually Played the Bad Guy, Dies at 87
As an award-winning actor and director, he appeared in scores of stage plays, movies and TV shows over six decades, most often as unsavory characters.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Arthur Hamilton, Who Wrote the Enduring ‘Cry Me a River,' Dies at 98
A hit for Julie London in 1955, it was later recorded by — among many others — Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand and Michael Bublé, who praised it for its "darkness."

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Kanye West Briefly Visits Sean ‘Diddy' Combs Trial in Support of Music Mogul
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been one of the few celebrities to publicly defend Mr. Combs, who is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Smithsonian Museum Director Trump Said He Fired Decides to Step Down
The Smithsonian has said it retains power over personnel decisions, but Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the National Portrait Gallery, has decided to leave anyway.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Can You Ever Really Know a Person? Biographers Keep Trying.
Each age has its own way of drawing the arc of a human life. Ours is concerned with its unpredictability.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

The Musical Mysteries Brian Wilson Left Behind
The Beach Boys mastermind has been the subject of pop scholarship and major boxed sets, but some corners of his oeuvre remain unreleased.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Two Fresh Looks at Molière: ‘Imaginary Invalid' and ‘Prosperous Fools'
Red Bull Theater's smart "The Imaginary Invalid" and Taylor Mac's dismaying "Prosperous Fools" attempt to engage with the French writer's comedy.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

‘Imaginary Invalid' and Taylor Mac's ‘Prosperous Fools': Fresh Looks at Molière
Red Bull Theater's smart "The Imaginary Invalid" and Taylor Mac's dismaying "Prosperous Fools" attempt to engage with the French writer's comedy.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Action Movies to Stream Now: ‘Exterritorial,' ‘Fear Below' and More
This month's picks include a gaslit mother, a hungry shark, vengeful French cops, and more.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month's picks include a gaslit mother, a hungry shark, vengeful French cops, and more.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

7 Father's Day Movies to Watch in Theaters
Whether you're in the mood for dragons or a new Wes Anderson, theaters this weekend are filled with fatherly flicks.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Lexee Smith, Dancer and Addison Rae's Creative Partner, Finds Her Way
Lexee Smith, who works closely with Addison Rae, is an outlier: a commercial dance artist with an experimental bent.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Graham Gund, Architect Who Blended Past and Present, Dies at 84
A noted art collector as well as a designer, he brought a personal, history-minded approach to his work around Boston and on college campuses.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Ananda Lewis, an MTV Star in the 1990s, Dies at 52
She said last year that her breast cancer, which she was diagnosed with in 2019, had progressed to Stage 4.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Wayne Lewis, Singer With the R&B Mainstay Atlantic Starr, Dies at 68
The group reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987 with the ballad "Always" and went on to leave a lasting impression on modern-day artists.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Remembering Sly Stone and Brian Wilson
A conversation about two pop visionaries whose lives, careers and legacies only grew more complex over time.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Watch Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal Spark in ‘Materialists'
The writer and director Celine Song narrates a sequence from her film, which also features Chris Evans.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Broadway Shows Closing Soon: ‘Dorian Gray,' ‘Sunset Boulevard' and More
Catch two Tony-winning performances, Sarah Snook in the Oscar Wilde classic and Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond, before these productions and others wrap up.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Is Biography the One A.I.-Proof Genre?
Each age has its own way of drawing the arc of a human life. Ours is concerned with its unpredictability.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you're a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Can Video Art Bring Young Audiences to Galleries? A New Venue Hopes So.
A museum veteran and a financier are planning Canyon, an organization on the Lower East Side that will focus on video, audio and performance art when it opens next year.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Traveling the Cosmos With Carter Emmart, One Last Time
For nearly three decades he has created mesmerizing planetarium shows at the American Museum of Natural History. But other galaxies await.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Lexee Smith, Dancer and Addison Rae's Creative Director, Finds Her Way
Lexee Smith, who works closely with Addison Rae, is an outlier: a commercial dance artist with an experimental bent.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

‘Prime Minister' Examines a New Zealand Leader and a Global Issue
The film is a memoir of sorts for Jacinda Ardern, who governed at a time of multiple disasters. But it was misinformation that proved hardest to cope with.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Stolen From Buddhist Monks, Sacred Painting Is Returned by Chicago Museum
Korean officials discovered the painting in the Smart Museum's collection at the University of Chicago. It was stolen from a temple nearly 35 years ago.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Celine Song's New Rom-Com ‘Materialists' Takes a Deep Look at Love and Value
Celine Song's new "Materialists" takes a deep look at love and value via a rom-com, a genre that she argues is wrongfully dismissed: "What is more important than love?"

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

‘Materialists' | Anatomy of a Scene
Celine Song narrates a sequence from her film featuring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 13, 2025

Late Night Reviews Trump's Night at the Theater
Jimmy Kimmel said that Trump "going to see ‘Les Misérables' right now is like Kanye going to ‘Fiddler on the Roof.'"

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Review: ‘The Counterfeit Opera' on Little Island Falls Short
At Little Island, "The Counterfeit Opera" falls short of its wildly successful historical models.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Review: Jean Smart, Gritty and Poetic in ‘Call Me Izzy'
The "Hacks" star returns to Broadway after 25 years in a triumph for her, if not for the old-fashioned, flowery play about spouse abuse.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘And Just Like That …' Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: An Expensive Date
Carrie flies to Virginia for a lunch with her "boyfriend," Aidan. Seema tags along. It is unclear why either is really going.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy' Combs's Ex ‘Jane' Ends Grueling Testimony With Hugs for Both Sides
The woman who dated the mogul until his arrest concluded more than 24 hours on the stand in which she spoke about unwanted sex and an at-times loving relationship.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Rigmor Newman, Behind-the-Scenes Fixture of the Jazz World, Dies at 86
She was a concert promoter, a nightclub impresario and the producer of an award-winning 1992 film about the Nicholas Brothers dance duo.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Brian Wilson and Beach Boys' Style Showed What California Living Looked Like
In Pendleton shirts and khakis, Mr. Wilson and the Beach Boys showed the world what easy Southern California living looked like.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘The Survivors' Is a Polished and Potent Murder Mystery
Based on the book by Jane Harper, this six-part Australian drama takes place in a coastal Tasmanian town, where the bodies keep surfacing.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Trump's New ‘Apprentice' Boardroom: The Oval Office
The stately room has long been a site of diplomacy. But the reality-star president often does not come there to make friends.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

James Lowe, Rock Outsider With the Electric Prunes, Dies at 82
His band's output ranged from the 1966 psychedelic hit "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" to what he called a "Catholic Mass done in rock veneer."

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Brian Wilson Wrote the California Dream, but He Didn't Live It
An artist nearly synonymous with Los Angeles made his name crafting songs playing up his home state's beachy vibes. His inner life, however, was anything but sunny.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Ananda Lewis, '90s MTV Star, Dies at 52
She said last year that her breast cancer, which she was diagnosed with in 2019, had progressed to Stage 4.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Enzo Staiola, Who Starred in ‘Bicycle Thieves' as a Child, Dies at 85
Discovered on the street in Rome, he had a brush with stardom when he was cast in what many consider one of the greatest films of all time.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Modern Love Podcast | Terry Real's Advice for Dads: Open Your Heart and Loosen Up
The relationship therapist responds to your questions about fatherhood.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

A Night Out for Trump at the Theater, With a Pocket of Dissent
Opening night of "Les Misérables" was meant to celebrate the president's takeover of the Kennedy Center. But he also was forced to encounter his critics.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘Sex' Review: Two Men Talk About and Around the Subject
A chimney sweep and his colleague get deep on the roofs of Oslo in Dag Johan Haugerud's curious meditation on marriage and masculinity.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘Jane' Says Life With Sean ‘Diddy' Combs Soured After Seeing Video of Cassie Assault
The woman who dated Sean Combs until his arrest last fall is facing what are expected to be her final questions from the mogul's lawyers on Thursday.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Paul McCartney, Carole King and Others Pay Tribute to Brian Wilson
Wilson, whose death was announced on Wednesday, leaves behind an immense musical legacy that spans several decades. King and others share how his music shaped them.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Met Opera's ‘Diva Whisperer' Retires After 18 Years
Suzi Gomez-Pizzo, who is retiring as a wardrobe supervisor at the opera house after 18 years, has been a confidante and cheerleader to the stars.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Lapham's Quarterly Will Begin Its Revival with Website and Podcast
Now attached to Bard College, the literary journal is about to publish new commentary and a popular historical feature. Next year: the print magazine.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy' Combs's Ex-Girlfriend Will Return for 22nd Hour of Testimony
"Jane," taking the stand under a pseudonym, is expected to face her final questions from the mogul's lawyers on Thursday.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Broadway Fell Through. Now ‘My Son's a Queer' Gets an Off Broadway Run.
The British performer Rob Madge is bringing their show to New York City Center this week, after an earlier run was canceled.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘Tatami' Review: A Bitter Fight, Both on and Off the Mat
A flinty Iranian judoka competing in the World Judo Championships is menaced by her government in this absorbing political thriller.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘Deep Cover' Review: Fighting Crime With Improv
Three hapless comics, played by Orlando Bloom, Bryce Dallas Howard and Nick Mohammed, infiltrate the criminal underworld.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘Echo Valley' Review: Mother Knows Best, Daughter Does Worst
A stellar cast led by Julianne Moore is unable to breathe life into this unsuccessful blend of maternal drama and crime caper.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Brian Wilson and Sly Stone: Pop World Builders Dogged by Darkness
Two of music's powerful visionaries died this week. The songs they meticulously constructed offered an escape their makers struggled to realize in their own lives.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

A Mecca for Black History Turns 100
The New York Public Library's Schomburg Center celebrates its beginnings, at a moment when Black history is under attack.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

The Lovable Misfits in Deltarune Make the Long Wait Worth It
The first chapter of Deltarune was released in 2018, and there are still more to come. But speeding to a quick ending is not the point.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Juneteenth 2025: Events to Celebrate Black History Across the U.S.
The federal holiday, celebrated on June 19, is embraced as a nationwide celebration of Black history. Here's how and where to partake.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Diane Arbus, Everything Everywhere All at Once
How do you show 450 Arbus photos? In a maze of an exhibit at the Park Avenue Armory. Our critic suggests taking them on one at a time.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Turning VHS Tapes of Gay Men's Choruses Into a Powerful Celebration
Matthew Leifheit's "No Time at All," culled from recordings made at the height of the AIDS crisis, plays through speakers nestled in the New York City AIDS Memorial.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘Will' Review: Heartache and Hope in Harlem
In Jessie Maple's restored 1981 drama, the first feature-length film by a Black woman, a heroin addict mentors a young boy and tries to find his footing.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘Meeting With Pol Pot' Review: Snapshots of Totalitarianism
The director Rithy Panh dramatizes events from 1978, when a group of outsiders was allowed to enter Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘Materialists' Review: When Dakota Johnson Met Pedro Pascal (and Chris Evans)
The director Celine Song follows up her "Past Lives" with a side-eyeing update on the rom-com, starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘Materialists' Review: When Dakota Met Pedro (and Chris)
The director Celine Song follows up her "Past Lives" with a side-eyeing update on the rom-com, starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘How to Train Your Dragon' Review: The Return of Hiccup and Toothless
This live action remake of the 2010 animated film is religiously faithful to the original. The result is exhilarating at times, if somewhat mechanical.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

6 Hidden Shops in New York Worth Visiting
Hand-forged armor. Prehistoric bones. Music that's never been digitized. This isn't retail — it's an invitation-only obsession.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Mario Kart World's Journeys Are Smooth and Unremarkable
There's an exciting new endurance race that combines several tracks and eliminates drivers after each checkpoint. But it's a racing world without any oil drips or skid marks.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Documenting Life on Both Sides of the South African Color Line
David Goldblatt photographed the societal warping that apartheid inflicted, drawn to "the quiet and commonplace where nothing ‘happened' and yet all was contained."

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

Desi Lydic Wants Trump to Leave the Troops Alone
Hosts ripped into his comment during a speech to troops about former President Joe Biden never having been "the sharpest bulb."

NYTimes Arts
Jun 12, 2025

‘Angry Alan' Review: John Krasinski Explores the Manosphere
In an Off Broadway play, the former Jim Halpert of Dunder Mifflin dives into a darker world of male grievance.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

How "Pet Sounds" Became the Beach Boys Masterpiece
Brian Wilson's 1966 masterpiece is now considered a crowning achievement of music. The album's reputation grew over time.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

Brian Wilson's Life in Photos
The Beach Boys leader was one of pop music's most acclaimed visionaries, whose creative success was tempered by personal battles.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

Did Bob Dylan Help Announce an Album From MGK?
The pop-punk star's trailer for "Lost Americana" features a familiar voice narrating about a "quest to reclaim the authentic essence of American freedom."

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

Beach Boy Brian Wilson's 12 Essential Songs
The Beach Boys leader, whose death was announced on Wednesday, was a brilliant writer, arranger and producer whose ambitions propelled his band — and contemporaries like the Beatles — into the future.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

Brian Wilson, Songwriter and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82
A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and intricate soundscapes in the studio.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

Paul Marantz, Lighting Designer of 9/11 Memorial and Studio 54, Dies at 87
Using neon, searchlights — or even shadows — he dramatically shaped the look of prominent spaces in almost every corner of the world.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

Brian Wilson, Songwriter and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at TK
A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and intricate soundscapes in the studio.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

Review: Thomas Vinterberg's ‘Families Like Ours,' on Netflix
In Thomas Vinterberg's series on Netflix, climate change forces a country to close, and everyone has to leave.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

Broadway Dreams Were Dashed, Then Rob Madge Knocked on Some Doors
The British performer is bringing "My Son's a Queer (but What Can You Do?)" to City Center this week, after an earlier run was canceled.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

In ‘The Life of Chuck,' Tom Hiddleston Dances Up a Storm
In "The Life of Chuck," the actor known for spontaneous eruptions of joyful movement, lets loose with a feast of footwork.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

A24 Promotes ‘Materialists' by Rating New York's Single Men on Stock Exchange
To promote its new film "Materialists," A24 worked with the New York Stock Exchange to sort participants by attributes like income, height and homeownership.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

Men in Blazers Will Host Shows at World Cup Sites
Borrowing a page from ESPN's "College GameDay," the podcast company will have live pregame coverage from eight U.S. host cities during the 2026 World Cup.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy' Combs's Defense to Analyze ‘Hotel Night' Texts With ‘Jane'
The music mogul's lawyers have started walking his former girlfriend — now a government witness — through a voluminous history of text and audio messages.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

After Dancer Complaints, Hamburg Ballet's Artistic Director Leaves
Dancers had accused Demis Volpi of creating a "toxic working environment" in his 10 months at the company, and five principal dancers had resigned.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

The Thrilling Evidence of Jane Austen's Imagination
Spirited (and gossipy) letters and manuscripts at the Morgan Library and Museum puncture myths about the writer's rise to literary fame.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

In "Life of Chuck," Tom
In "The Life of Chuck," the actor known for spontaneous eruptions of joyful movement, lets loose with a feast of footwork.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

As Mister Romantic, John C. Reilly Just Wants to Spread Love
The actor's passion project is a cabaret act in which he sings the standards. "It might sound Pollyanna-ish," he says, but his goal is to connect.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

The Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room Reopens at the Brooklyn Museum
The Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room is reopening at the Brooklyn Museum, where it features both familiar treasures and some not seen in 10 years.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

From ‘The Materialists' to ‘The Bear,' Pop Culture Takes Up Smoking Again
From movies and TV shows to music, the habit is no longer taboo. It's even being celebrated for the way it makes characters look cool or powerful.

NYTimes Arts
Jun 11, 2025

‘Modern Love' Podcast: Open Your Heart and Loosen Up! Therapist Terry Real's Advice for Fathers
The family and relationship counselor responds to listener questions on raising kids with an open heart.

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