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Jul 31, 2025

‘Summertide' Is a Human-Scale Beachy Drama
The series follows a widower and marine biologist who moves back to his hometown in South Africa. But it doesn't begin with a dead body.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Justin Timberlake Reveals Lyme Disease Diagnosis as Tour Ends
The pop star said in a post on social media that he had considered stopping the tour at one point.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Robert Wilson, Provocative Playwright of ‘Einstein on the Beach,' Is Dead at 83
He upended theatrical norms with his own stunningly visualized works and his collaborations with a wide range of artists, from Philip Glass ("Einstein on the Beach") to Lady Gaga.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Robert Wilson, Provocative Playwright and Director, Is Dead at 83
He upended theatrical norms with his own stunningly visualized works and his collaborations with a wide range of artists, from Philip Glass ("Einstein on the Beach") to Lady Gaga.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

‘Maybe Happy Ending' Casting Change Ignites Debate About Asian Representation
When the show said Andrew Barth Feldman, a white actor, would replace Darren Criss, who is of Filipino descent, alarms were sounded by some Asian American actors.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Robbery of U.K. Royal Family's Items Leads to $4 Million Insurance Payment
Two centuries-old snuff boxes adorned with diamonds and gold were among several artifacts stolen in a violent museum heist in Paris last year.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

‘Chief of War' Review: Battleground Hawaii
Jason Momoa stars in an Apple TV series that turns Hawaiian history into bloody spectacle.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

3 Book Critics Recommend Road Trip Novels
Dwight Garner, Alexandra Jacobs and Jennifer Szalai, book critics at The New York Times, recommend three road trip books.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Man Dies After Apparent Fall From Whitney Museum
The 34-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene on Wednesday afternoon, the police said. The museum said it would be closed on Thursday.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

On Canada's Top Stage, Macbeth and Annie Are Talking to Americans
At this year's Stratford Festival, kings, orphans and even a coffee shop have a message for their neighbors to the south.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Museums Lobby Against Strengthening a Holocaust Art Recovery Law
Museums want Congress to simply renew a law meant to help Holocaust victims and their heirs retrieve works stolen by the Nazis, but a bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to toughen it.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Kamala Harris Sells a Memoir About the 2024 Campaign
The former vice president has written a book about her run for president in 2024. It will come out next month.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy' Combs's Lawyers Ask Judge to Vacate Jury's Verdict or Retry Him
In a 62-page motion, the music mogul's legal team argued that his conviction under the Mann Act — which bars interstate commerce related to prostitution — should be overturned.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Ancient Gems Linked to Buddha Are Returned to India
Sotheby's had canceled an auction of the Piprahwa Gems after pressure from the Indian government. India said the relics were back in their "rightful home."

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Bess Wohl's ‘Liberation' Is Heading to Broadway This Fall
The play, which explores the women's movement of the 1970s and its reverberations in the present, was first staged last winter by Roundabout Theater Company.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Fun Things to Do in NYC in August 2025
Looking for something to do in New York? See what Taylor Tomlinson is up to, let a clowder of onscreen cats entertain you, or catch some recently restored silent-era gems.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

‘Souleymane's Story' Review: Fighting an Uphill Battle
A Guinean food delivery cyclist in Paris prepares for his asylum interview in this attentive, nuanced character study.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

My 5 Favorite Places for Art in Rome
Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn't miss in a city crowded with both the seamy and stately.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Edinburgh Fringe Can Bring Artists Fame, but Money's Another Matter
The venue that hosted "Baby Reindeer" is back from the financial brink, but many performers still say the risk of taking part in the festival is too high.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Art Spiegelman, John Waters and Other Banned Artists on How Censorship Changed Them
Nine artists on how American censorship changed their work and their lives.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Liam Neeson Goes Slapstick in "Naked Gun" Reboot
The 73-year-old actor stars in the reboot of "The Naked Gun" as he reboots his career by venturing into slapstick comedy.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month's picks, one filmmaker wields his own camera, another looks back on a disastrous Chicago heat wave and a third exposes the illusory workings of the diamond industry.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

‘Architecton' Review: A Lesson Among Ruins
A documentary about concrete is as gorgeous as it is grave.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

‘Together' Review: Getting Closer and Closer
An amusingly icky body-horror movie stars real-life partners Alison Brie and Dave Franco as a codependent couple.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

‘The Naked Gun' Review: A Chip Off the Old Blockhead
Liam Neeson gamely steps into Leslie Nielsen's big, beautiful clown shoes in this reboot of the blissfully absurd 1988 cop comedy.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

‘Harvest' Review: When the Land Was Home
Caleb Landry Jones stars in a tale of a medieval English village vanishing.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

‘The Bad Guys 2' Review: A Wolf, a Shark, a Snake and a Sequel
This animated movie about animal bank robbers, voiced by Sam Rockwell, Zazie Beetz and others, is goofy fun.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

From Yuji Agematsu, 365 Works of Art From Sidewalk Debris
Yuji Agematsu is not afraid to touch the city's surfaces, and the refuse left by his fellow dwellers.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

True Crime to Stream: The Best of 2025, So Far
Across television, film and podcast, here are four highlights of the year.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Best Monster Books That Question Heroes and Villains
The fantasy author Ayana Gray recommends gripping novels where the monsters are heroes, villains and everything in between.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Seth Meyers Says Trump Isn't Doing Himself Any Favors
Cutting ties with Jeffrey Epstein because he hired away your spa staff is like taking Charles Manson off your guest list "because he wouldn't use a coaster," Meyers said.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 31, 2025

Sneaking Into the Spy Museum's New Vault
For years, the more than 10,000 items in the International Spy Museum's collection were stored at a location outside Washington. That changed this summer.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

Love Jack Kerouac? Read These Great American Road Trip Books Next.
Come along for the ride as our three critics back-seat drive their way through America. (Rest stops provided.)

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

Rose Leiman Goldemberg, 97, Dies; Her ‘Burning Bed' Was a TV Benchmark
A playwright and screenwriter, she adapted a book about domestic abuse for NBC, bringing a taboo subject into the national conversation.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

Senator John Fetterman to Publish a Memoir in November
The Pennsylvania senator will recount political battles and physical and mental health challenges in "Unfettered."

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

Review: Noche Flamenca's Powerhouse Is Still the Star, but There's More
Noche Flamenca's new production was less focused than usual on its standout, Soledad Barrio, making room for talented soloists.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

Ethel Cain, Pop's Experimental Problem Child, Will Never Be the Same
One of music's least likely breakout stars returns to the spotlight following a successful debut, an indulgent ambient detour and some recent controversy.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne's Coffin Is Taken Through His Hometown's Streets Before Funeral
A cortege took the singer's coffin through the streets of his hometown, Birmingham, England, on Wednesday.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

What's on Cupid's Mind at Versailles? A.I. Can Tell You.
An A.I.-powered feature in the historic site's app allows visitors to chat with 20 outdoor statues throughout the famous Baroque gardens.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne's Coffin Will Be Taken Through His Hometown's Streets Before Funeral
On Wednesday, a cortege will take the singer's coffin through the streets of his hometown, Birmingham, England.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

The Great Gritty New York Movie You've Never Seen
The crime thriller "Night of the Juggler" has been restored for a new theatrical release. It captures 1970s New York history and includes great chase scenes along the way.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

Christopher McDonald Is Shooter McGavin in ‘Happy Gilmore.' And a Whole Lot More.
The actor embraces his "Happy Gilmore" alter ego, but the role's popularity belies a half-century career and a storied life beyond the golf course.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

Jason Momoa Prefers to Be Called a ‘Sensitive Alpha Male'
For "Chief of War," the actor went from playing fictional superheroes to a real one in this epic passion project set in Hawaii.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

22 New Books to Read in August: R.F. Kuang, Louis Sachar, Elliot Ackerman and More
Novels by R.F. Kuang and Louis Sachar, a spicy culinary memoir, a new Octavia E. Butler biography and more.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 30, 2025

Colbert Mocks Presidential Memo About Religious Conversions at Work
Despite the Trump administration's support for proselytizing at the office, Stephen Colbert doesn't think it's a good idea.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 29, 2025

‘Critical' Is a Powerful and Unflinching Hospital Docuseries
The six-part British documentary is gory, unsparing and captures beautifully the fragility and vulnerability of life.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 29, 2025

Space Out With 11 Far-Out Songs
Muse about the universe to a playlist stocked with Björk, Sufjan Stevens, Frank Sinatra and more.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 29, 2025

Morton Mintz, Muckraking Crusader for Consumers, Dies at 103
As a longtime Washington Post reporter and an author of 10 books, he held corporate America accountable for safe pharmaceuticals and cars.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 29, 2025

Gary Karr, Virtuoso Who Elevated the Double-Bass, Dies at 83
He made the cumbersome bass soar, sing and leap, and became one of few bassists in history to successfully pursue a career outside an orchestra.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 29, 2025

Booker Prize Nominees Include Novels by Kiran Desai, Katie Kitamura and Susan Choi
The 13 titles nominated for the prestigious British literary award also include books by David Szalay, Maria Reva and Claire Adam.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 29, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy' Combs, Awaiting Sentencing, Asks Judge to Release Him From Jail
Lawyers for the music mogul, who is to be sentenced in October on prostitution charges, filed court papers saying he would sign a $50 million bond.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 29, 2025

Designing ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps'
A Manhattan with a retrofuturist sensibility is among the intriguing visual aspects of the film. We talk with its designers to get the details.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 29, 2025

Was Elvis Presley's Manager the Colonel a Villain? It's Complicated.
The music historian Peter Guralnick's new book, which draws on documents Tom Parker left behind, paints a different picture of an infamous industry figure.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 29, 2025

In Istanbul, Five Museums Display Art From Across the Centuries
Traveling between these five new and newly reopened museums is both a plunge into the city's rich history and an exploration of its 21st-century creative scene.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 29, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne Funeral Procession to Be Held in His Hometown on Wednesday, City Says
Fans will be able to pay their respects as a hearse carrying the heavy metal star's body travels through Birmingham, England, ahead of a private funeral.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 29, 2025

Jimmy Fallon Ridicules Trump's Choice Words About Epstein Island
The president said he "never had the privilege" of visiting Jeffrey Epstein's island. Fallon's take: "Trump's staff was like, ‘A simple no would've been fine.' "

NYTimes Arts
Jul 29, 2025

A New Times Podcast About Culture, Hosted by Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris seeks to talk with writers, critics and others about their personal passions that are not necessarily related to their day jobs.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 28, 2025

John Saladino, ‘Sensualist' Designer With a Love of Ruins, Dies at 86
A renowned interior designer, he created instantly recognizable rooms using lush fabrics, oversize antiques and imperfectly plastered walls that convey a sense of age.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 28, 2025

Thomas Sayers Ellis, Poet of ‘Percussive Prosody,' Dies at 61
A verbal gymnast on and off the page (as well as a musician and photographer), he was a founder of the Dark Room Collective, a community of writers, and fostered a boom in Black poetry.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 28, 2025

Review: At 93, John Williams Unveils His First Piano Concerto
Williams is best known for his grandly symphonic, Oscar-winning film scores. But his latest concert work is quieter, and more haunting.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 28, 2025

‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes': 5 Takeaways From the Film's Conclusion
The HBO documentary about the singer and songwriter wrapped with a deep exploration of his tabloid troubles, creative process and decision to return to live performance.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 28, 2025

‘Chief of War,' and 7 More Shows to Watch on TV This Week
This new series starring Jason Momoa comes to Apple TV along with several documentary features.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 28, 2025

The Southwest City That Turned Itself Into an Essential Art Outpost
At Site Santa Fe, 71 artists were inspired by Southwestern figures, from healers and novelists to Navajo code talkers. Here's a guide to the highlights.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 28, 2025

The Timeless Torches Are New York Liberty's Dance Warriors. We Need Them.
The dance team of the New York Liberty, in its 20th year, makes space for dancers who are 40 and over. Their message? Dance! Live a full life.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 28, 2025

The Unnerving Future of A.I.-Fueled Video Games
Game designers have used artificial intelligence since the 1980s. But digital characters demonstrating self-awareness is a far cry from the ghosts chasing Pac-Man.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 28, 2025

The Urban Design of Sesame Street
In the 1960s, the children's television show Sesame Street was being conceived at the same time that the urban design book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs was exploding in popularity. Anna Kodé, a reporter for The New York Times, explains how some of the urban design principles outlined in the book show up throughout the show.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 27, 2025

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
A mathematician by training, he acquired a devoted following with songs that set sardonic lyrics to music that was often maddeningly cheerful.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 27, 2025

5 Podcasts That Illustrate the Ungraspable Nature of Justice
How a stew of racism, law enforcement misconduct and bureaucratic incompetence led to wrongful convictions on both sides of the Atlantic.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 27, 2025

Raymond Saunders, Painter Who Rejected Racial Pigeonholes, Dies at 90
Widely admired if long underrecognized for his collage-based art, he died only days after the closing of his first retrospective at a major museum, in his native Pittsburgh.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 27, 2025

‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Breaks a Box Office Curse
The movie, the fifth effort to adapt the comic characters for the big screen, was expected to collect about $220 million worldwide in its first weekend.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 27, 2025

In Smithsonian Role, John Roberts Encounters History, Pandas and Trump
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who serves as the institution's chancellor, has always emphasized procedure and avoided politics. This moment could make that more difficult.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 27, 2025

How The Best Movies of the 21st Century List Was Made
With faith, trust and a little bit of help from more than 500 actors, directors and other creative professionals.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 26, 2025

2 Novels for Double Lives
An unhappy housewife; an underground radical.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 26, 2025

He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List.
After Dan Pelzer died this month at 92, his children uploaded the handwritten reading list to what-dan-read.com, hoping to inspire readers everywhere.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 26, 2025

Big Freedia on the Gospel Music That Lifts Her Up
The New Orleans musician known for party-starting rapping chats about healing through song, and the TV, movies and boots that keep her stomping ahead.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 26, 2025

Why Are Reality TV Stars From ‘The Real Housewives' And ‘Summer House' Becoming D.J.s?
In search of a new side hustle, numerous stars of reality television have branched out into music. Do they know what they're doing?

NYTimes Arts
Jul 26, 2025

Hunter Noack and His Piano Have Reached the Mountaintop
The classical pianist Hunter Noack has embarked on an unusual journey, to take his music to natural landscapes well beyond the concert halls.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

Cleo Laine, Grammy-Winning Jazz Singer With a Broadway Turn, Dies at 97
A Briton with a smoky voice, she recorded albums across six decades, toured the world and acted in "Edwin Drood."

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes:' 5 Takeaways From the Film's Conclusion
The HBO documentary about the singer and songwriter wrapped with a deep exploration of his tabloid troubles, creative process and decision to return to live performance.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

Stream These 10 TV Shows and Movies Before They Leave Netflix in August
A lot of great titles are leaving for U.S. subscribers next month. See them while you can.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

Gary Smith, TV Producer Who Put a Spotlight on Stars, Dies at 90
A multiple Emmy winner, he helped create sophisticated shows for the likes of Barbra Streisand, Elvis Presley, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ben Vereen, Burt Bacharach and Bette Midler.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

Gary Smith, Master Producer of TV Entertainment, Dies at 90
In a long partnership with Dwight Hemion, he produced specials, awards shows and extravaganzas, winning numerous Emmy Awards. He also won several on his own.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

‘Happy Gilmore 2' Review: Back on the Green
A Netflix sequel to Adam Sandler's hit 1996 film briefly recaptures the warm silliness of the original, before devolving into a lazy fever dream of cameos.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

In London, the National Ballet of Japan Steps Onto the World Stage
Led by the former Royal Ballet principal Miyako Yoshida, the company made its European debut with "Giselle," showing itself the equal of major international troupes.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

Robert W. Fuller, Who Championed Dignity Over ‘Rankism,' Dies at 88
He identified as a "citizen diplomat" and preached mutual respect because, he explained, "everybody is a somebody."

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

Cleo Laine, Acclaimed British Jazz Singer, Is Dead at 97
Known for a smoky voice that she could deploy over four octaves, she recorded albums across six decades and also had success as an actress.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

Five International Movies to Stream Now
Intriguing dramas in rural settings dominate this month's picks.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

Watch Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal Fight to Katy Perry in ‘Eddington'
The writer and director Ari Aster narrates a sequence that features Perry's pop song "Firework."

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

‘Eddington' | Anatomy of a Scene
The writer and director Ari Aster narrates a sequence from his film featuring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

Was This Artifact From King Tut's Tomb? It's for Sale Anyway.
A London auction house says there is "no documented evidence" that an intricately carved grasshopper is from the boy king's tomb. Its estimated price is up to $675,000.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

‘Inter Alia' Review: Rosamund Pike at the National Theater
"Inter Alia," at the National Theater in London, is a successor to the award-winning "Prima Facie." It brings familiar tropes, and melodrama.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

New York Historical Acquires Bill Cunningham Archive
Tens of thousands of photos, negatives and memorabilia from the New York Times photographer (himself designated a living landmark) will go to the museum and have a permanent home.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

‘Mars' Takes A.I., Pronatalism and Hustle Culture to Space
Jennifer Walshe and Mark O'Connell's ideas-heavy "Mars" premieres at the Irish National Opera.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

5 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
Jul 25, 2025

John Williams Hasn't Stopped Composing. His Latest? A Piano Concerto.
Williams, best known for his film work, has a parallel career in classical music. His concerto, haunted by the ghosts of jazz past, is premiering at Tanglewood.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

A Drag Queen Leaves the Stage on Her Own Terms
Kai Lee Mykels often said her goal was to make straight men uneasy, but that was a gag. Her creator had a bigger goal in mind.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

Tracee Ellis Ross on the Joy and Loneliness of Solo Travel
The star actress sat down with us to discuss her new travel show: "There's got to be something between cat ladies and Joan of Arc. You know what I mean?"

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

The First ‘Fantastic Four': The Superhero Movie That Never Was
The first attempt at making a film about the superheroes was an extremely low-budget affair that was shot, abandoned and mostly forgotten about in the 1990s.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

'2000 Meters to Andriivka' Puts Us in Ukrainian Soldiers' Head Space
The documentary, from Oscar winner Mstyslav Chernov and Alex Babenko, calls to mind video games as it questions how we engage with stories of war.

NYTimes Arts
Jul 25, 2025

Pac-Man's New Friend: A Sword-Wielding Warrior
Shadow Labyrinth thrusts Puck, a character much like the original video game maze-runner, into a deadly sci-fi world.

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