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Aug 27, 2025

Longest-Running Rafiki Says Goodbye to ‘The Lion King'
After more than 9,000 performances as the shaman in the Broadway show, Tshidi Manye prepares to hang up her baboon costume.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

‘Katrina: Come Hell and High Water' Is a Gripping New Docuseries
A new Netflix series, with direction by Spike Lee, revisits the storm's devastation and looks at what has changed in the 20 years since, and what hasn't.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

Spike Lee's ‘Come Hell and High Water' Shows Katrina's Lingering Damage
Twenty years after the hurricane, the producer and showrunner Alisa Payne discussed the new Netflix documentary series in an interview.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

As PBS Stations Confront Cuts, American History Takes a Hit
The documentary series "American Experience" begins an abbreviated schedule this week. A victim of the federal funding take-back, it has suspended production and laid off its staff.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

The Ralph Lauren Look of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Engagement Photos
It's picture-perfect, of course.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

Van Gogh Museum in Fight With Dutch State That Threatens Its Future
Its director says that the Amsterdam museum could close unless the culture ministry increases funding to pay for a refurbishment.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

Venice Film Festival 2025: What to Watch For and What's Missing
Starry vehicles featuring the likes of Julia Roberts, George Clooney and Emma Stone will make their debuts in Italy, but some big names are skipping fests.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

MoMA Film Series: Reclaiming New Orleans, 20 Years After Katrina
The Museum of Modern Art's When the World Broke Open: Katrina and Its Afterlives takes a cinematic look at the city and its people over the past century.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

At Tanglewood, Making Classical Music Normal for Children
In recent years, Tanglewood has become visibly more welcoming to its youngest audiences. Just ask this critic's three kids.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

In a New ‘Toxic Avenger,' More Gore, More Goo and Peter Dinklage, Too
A look at the making of Macon Blair's reboot, which arrives for a new generation of outcasts.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

What Nine Inch Nails and Michael Bublé Share: Josh Freese's Drumming
The journeyman musician has played a pivotal role in a wide variety of acts. An unexpected recent exit from Foo Fighters briefly made him the center of attention.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

What Disability Art Means Now
As the U.S. rolls back aid and protections, these contemporary artists are making the art world, at least, more open.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

At This Summer Camp, Reading Brings Bad Bitches Together
They met in an online book group. They traveled to a remote corner of Maine to read together. It was oddly moving.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

Following the Sounds of Arabic to Rediscover Paris
A language student's guide to the French capital highlights the culinary, literary and musical influences that quietly shape everyday life.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

Nic and Olandria on What the ‘Love Island' Cameras Missed
The couple kept fans guessing on their romance this season.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 27, 2025

They're (Mostly) Good Dogs and Even Better Film Symbols
Directors use our canine friends to convey connection even as we've grown more disconnected from the animal world.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

‘Alien: Earth' Season 1, Episode 4 Recap: In Sheep's Clothing
That eyeball monster is pretty scary. But maybe not as scary as the trillionaires running the world.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

This Couple Predicted Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Relationship 5 Years Ago
They needed a Halloween costume. Five years later, some have suggested that they manifested the "Tayvis" marriage.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Relationship Timeline and Big Moments
Bogie and Bacall, Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio, Beyoncé and Jay-Z: The new celebrity power couple might overshadow them all.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

Stream These 8 Movies and TV Shows Before They Leave Netflix in September
Another batch of excellent titles leaves for U.S. subscribers this month, including "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "The Good Place."

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

‘With Love, Meghan' Season 2 Focuses on Joy
For her fans, the show's focus on her soft life in both seasons is rare and welcome.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

Ousted Maestro Charged in Child Sex Abuse Imagery Case
Police in Indiana accused Julian Wachner, the former music director at Trinity Wall Street church in New York, of possessing sex abuse imagery purchased with cryptocurrency.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

A Soundtrack for the End of Summer (Cruel or Not)
Hang on to the last gasps of the season — and prepare for the encroaching fall — with songs by Lana Del Rey, Maxwell, Pavement and more.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Engaged, Singer Announces
The news was announced on Instagram: "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married."

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

For the National Gallery of Victoria, a Cabinet of Virtuosity
Nipa Doshi's furniture commission, which evokes both religious and self-care rituals, honors some of the influential women in her life.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

In London, a Museum Show About Disability and Design
"Design and Disability," on view in London, goes beyond the precepts of "universal design" to celebrate particular identities and bodies.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

Lil Nas X Pleads Not Guilty to Four Felony Charges
The "Old Town Road" rapper was arrested last Thursday after video appeared to show him walking down a street in Los Angeles wearing only his underwear.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

Joe Hickerson, 89, Dies; Helped Preserve America's Folk Song Tradition
He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

‘Memoir of a Snail,' ‘Eephus' and More Streaming Gems
This month's out-of-the-box recommendations include an acclaimed ensemble dramedy and a pair of animated movies that are very much not for the kids.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

In London, She Became Musical Theater Royalty. Now She's Back on Broadway.
Marisha Wallace, headlining the final months of "Cabaret" in New York, returns to the city with Olivier nominations and newly minted British citizenship.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

25 New Books to Read in September: Dan Brown, Elizabeth Gilbert, Arundhati Roy and More
Novels by Richard Osman and Patricia Lockwood, memoirs by Elizabeth Gilbert and Arundhati Roy, the continued adventures of Robert Langdon and more.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

25 New Books to Read in September: Richard Osman, Elizabeth Gilbert, Dan Brown and more
Novels by Richard Osman and Patricia Lockwood, memoirs by Elizabeth Gilbert and Arundhati Roy, the continued adventures of Robert Langdon and more.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

Zach Top on Fame and ‘90s Country Influences on His New Album
The 27-year-old singer's new album is a faithful revisiting of a time when country music's revivalists were sometimes rowdy.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 26, 2025

5 Takeaways from the ‘Love Island U.S.A.' Season 7 Reunion
After a messy season that had viewers rapt, the cast addressed relationship statuses, online rumors and whether apologies were coming or not.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

Kennedy Center's New Dance Director Criticized ‘Woke' Ballet Culture
Stephen Nakagawa, a former dancer with the Washington Ballet, wrote a letter to the leader of the arts center complaining about "radical leftist ideologies in ballet."

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

Sheila R. Canby, Curator at the Met Who Humanized Islam, Dies at 76
In overseeing the expansion of the Islamic art galleries at the Metropolitan Museum, she countered hostile narratives about the Muslim world that arose after 9/11.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

Kneecap Cancels U.S. Tour, Calling U.K. Terrorism Charge a ‘Witch Hunt'
One member of the Northern Irish rap group, which is known for its anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian views, is accused of displaying a flag supporting Hezbollah.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

Venice Film Festival: Kim Novak to Be Honored for Lifetime Achievements
A lifetime achievement award from the Venice Film Festival and two new films are bringing the star of "Vertigo" back into public view.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

At the Venice Film Festival, Celebrating a Different Kind of Filmmaking
Venice Immersive highlights projects that use virtual, augmented and mixed reality to create immersive digital worlds.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

Venice Film Festival: A Director's Quest for the Truth About Her Father's Abduction
Jihan K's new documentary is about the 1993 disappearance of her father, an exiled leader of the opposition against the Libyan dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

At the Venice Film Festival, Older Films Look Good as New
The Venice Classics section of the festival screens past films that have been restored by archives and production companies.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

Katherine LaNasa Earned Her Role in ‘The Pitt' the Hard Way
The actress received an Emmy nod for her performance as a seasoned E.R. nurse, a woman who has seen it all and lived to keep fighting. So has LaNasa.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

Down to Earth Festival Brings Free Performances to NYC Parks and Public Spaces
The Down to Earth festival answers a pandemic-era call for changes in the performing arts, offering free events in city parks and urban spaces.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

Museum's Update Sends a Message: Native Artists Are Still Here
At San Francisco's de Young, an Indigenous team of scholars and artists is rethinking the display of Native objects and helping to rebuild fraught community ties.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

7 Uncanny Thrillers That Dial Up the Paranoia
Tales of body-snatching aliens and apocalyptic super-flus by Ray Bradbury, Stephen King and more double as time capsules of American fear.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

You're Looking at Art. Someone Blocks Your View. Then What?
For some art lovers, there's no pathway too narrow for a casual scooch between a spectator and a painting to seem unwise.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 25, 2025

‘Thursday Murder Club,' Plus 6 Things to Watch on TV This Week
The book adaptation of the mystery series comes to Netflix, and Peacock airs the "Love Island USA" reunion.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 24, 2025

‘Seven Scenes' Review: Push-Pull Pieces Lacking Connective Tissue
A tempestuous new work by the choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber debuts at Little Island.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 24, 2025

Starling Lawrence, Editor Who Uncovered Best Sellers, Dies at 82
He discovered and nurtured Michael Lewis, Sebastian Junger and many other authors. He had, Mr. Lewis said, "the storytelling equivalent of perfect pitch."

NYTimes Arts
Aug 24, 2025

Annie Stainer, 79, Dies; Enigmatic Mime Who Performed With David Bowie
She later became a powerful solo artist in her own right, creating a dance trilogy steeped in myth and feminine archetypes.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 24, 2025

Ozzie Rodriguez, Off Off Broadway Mainstay and Archivist, Dies at 81
An actor, director and playwright for La MaMa Experimental Theater Club, he later found an even more distinct role: curating its vast archive.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 24, 2025

Jerry Adler, Actor in ‘The Sopranos,' Dies at 96
After spending years in behind-the-scenes roles on Broadway, he enjoyed a late career transformation to become an actor in films and on television.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 24, 2025

David Ketchum, Who Played the Cooped-Up Agent 13 on ‘Get Smart,' Dies at 97
He was frequently crammed into airport lockers, popcorn machines and grandfather clocks as Agent 13, the long-suffering spy.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 24, 2025

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey on Rock 'n' Roll Swindles and the Who's Future
The guitarist and frontman chat about their fraught partnership, earliest goals and (possibly) final shows on the road.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 23, 2025

The Menendez Brothers' Momentum Built for Years. It Was Dashed in 2 Days.
Young people energized a push for redemption — and the release of Lyle and Erik. Parole commissioners took a different view and a harder line.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 23, 2025

At Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball, a Pop Star Is Reborn
The singer and songwriter proved she's operating at the peak of her powers during a two-and-a-half-hour set that drew sharp connections between her past and present.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 23, 2025

When a Gen X-er Watches ‘Stranger Things' With His Family
Kids from one era become the adults creating culture in another, trying to recapture the way the world once made them feel.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 23, 2025

‘Magic City' Docuseries Explores Atlanta Strip Club's Impact
Nelly's "Tip Drill" video from 2003 was instantly controversial. It's one of many stories explored in a new docuseries about Magic City in Atlanta.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 23, 2025

Stephen Shore Started Taking Photos at 8 Years Old and Never Stopped
Shore's new book, "Early Work," hints at the towering figure he would become in photography, a master of elegantly prosaic scenes.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 23, 2025

Why Margo Price Loves the Classics
Handwritten journals, durable boots, tomato seeds: the country singer and songwriter on what fueled her latest album, "Hard Headed Woman."

NYTimes Arts
Aug 23, 2025

As Trump Targets the Smithsonian, Museums Across the U.S. Feel a Chill
Some museums are changing or canceling exhibits, especially those that involve artworks that engage with gender, sexuality and race.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

Chris Doyle, Artist Who Brought the Inanimate to Life, Dies at 66
He used animation and other media to create worlds inhabited by anthropomorphic machines and industrious creatures. One curator described his work as "Narnia on acid."

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

Kennedy Center Fires Dance Director After Questions About Programming
The president of the arts center cited the TV show "So You Think You Can Dance" as the type of programming that could be more broadly appealing to audiences.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

13 New Songs You Need to Hear: Doja Cat, Laufey, Wolf Alice and More
Listen to tracks by Deftones, Lila Iké, Chance the Rappers and others.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

Greg Iles, Novelist Who Wrote About Race in Mississippi, Dies at 65
In his best-selling books, notably the "Natchez Burning" trilogy, he addressed what one reviewer called "the pervasive impact of past events."

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month's picks include a Romanian essay film about television ads, a raucous action-comedy from South India, a Swiss drama about a middle-aged woman's sexual explorations and more.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

Lil Nas X Is Arrested and Briefly Hospitalized in L.A.
Video showed the pop star walking down a major street in only underwear some time before an encounter with police officers.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

Lil Nas X Is Arrested and Briefly Hospitalized in L.A., Authorities Say
Video showed the pop star walking down a major street in only underwear some time before an encounter with police officers.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

Why ‘Black Swan,' ‘Jaws' and ‘Clue' Are Coming Back to Theaters
The multiplex is awash in titles that are 15, 20, even 60 years old. Nostalgia is a factor but economics play a big part, too.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

‘KPop Demon Hunters' Has Everyone Bobbing Their Heads. Especially Parents.
Some parents are reliving a golden era of boy bands and girl groups — "but now I'm handing out juice boxes instead of dancing like a rave with a glow stick," one said.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

Earl Sweatshirt Turned the Hype Down. Now He Can ‘Live, Laugh, Love.'
The cult rapper, who broke out at 16 as a member of Odd Future, spoke with Popcast about cutting his own path around fame and into fatherhood.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

Review: ‘Long Story Short' Does Time Travel, Family Style
The makers of "Bojack Horseman" return with a human and humane comedy about the power of memory.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

9 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
Aug 22, 2025

‘Ne Zha II': What to Know About the Chinese Blockbuster
This animated film has been a box office phenomenon in China. As an English-language version opens in the United States, we provide an explainer.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

Jeff Hiller Came Out of Nowhere. It Only Took 20 Years.
His role in the dramatic HBO comedy "Somebody Somewhere" earned him his first Emmy nomination. It was also, more or less, his first major role.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

A Critic of Universities Is Rallying to Defend Them in the Trump Era
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has long been a critic of progressive campus culture. Now it's taking on new, and surprising, targets.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

For South Asian Artists, Identity Doesn't Fit in a Box
These four artists are turning to centuries-old stories of migration to expand contemporary understandings of race, ethnicity and origin.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

Five Free Movies to Stream Now
This month's films, including Sidney Lumet's last feature and Abel Ferrara's grimy portrait of New York, examine the underbelly of society.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

Sword of the Sea Is an Eco-Fantasy With an Alluring Alchemy
Sword of the Sea, from the lineage of the indie hit Journey, asks the player to help plants and fish thrive by turning sand into water.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
The male soprano Samuel Mariño's "Lumina," a suite from Thomas Adès's "The Tempest" and Ginastera's string quartets are among the highlights.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 22, 2025

‘Eenie Meanie' Review: Road Rage
This heist movie features Samara Weaving as a getaway driver with an unruly ex-boyfriend who owes a local kingpin serious cash.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

White House Lists Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable
The Trump administration highlighted material dealing with topics like sexuality, slavery and immigration.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

‘Twelfth Night' Review: Lupita Nyong'o in Illyria
The actress is luminous, alongside her look-alike brother Junior Nyong'o, Sandra Oh and Peter Dinklage, in Shakespeare's comedy at the newly revived Delacorte Theater.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

Cece Philips's Favorite Artworks
Cece Philips discusses works by Barkley L. Hendricks and Edward Hopper, as well as one of her own new pieces, which depicts a solitary moment at the end of the day.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

Shelly Zegart, Who Stitched Quilting to History and Art, Dies at 84
She was a pivotal figure in linking quilts to the American experience — although she herself never stitched so much as a sweater in her life.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

Brent Hinds, Lead Guitarist of Metal Band Mastodon, Dies in Motorcycle Crash
Mr. Hinds, 51, was found unresponsive late Wednesday after an S.U.V. appeared to slam into the motorcycle he was riding near downtown Atlanta, the authorities said.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

Rodrigo Moya, 91, Dies; Photographed a Changing Latin America
He documented poverty and protest in the 1950s and '60s, and he created indelible images of Che Guevara and Gabriel García Márquez.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

Unreleased Beatles Demos and Footage to Be Shared This Fall
This episode goes behind the scenes of the 1995 documentary; new mixes of "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love" are coming out; and an updated book is due.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

Is Spike Lee's ‘Highest 2 Lowest' Serving Pound Cake? | Cannonball with Wesley Morris
Plus, Denzel's best hairline yet.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

‘Pools' Review: Wading Through Grief
This coming-of-age movie is too preoccupied with emulating the vibes and tropes of other indie teen films than finding the heart in its own.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

Edinburgh Fringe: These Plays Don't Repress the Trauma, They Bring It to Life Onstage
Several theater productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including drama, comedy and musicals, deal with the effects of psychic pain.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

These Plays Don't Repress the Trauma, They Bring It to Life Onstage
Several theater productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including drama, comedy and musicals, deal with the effects of psychic pain.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

The Makers of ‘BoJack Horseman' Take Family Matters by the Reins
"Long Story Short," a new animated series from Raphael Bob-Waksberg with art by Lisa Hanawalt, trades the talking animals for kvetching humans.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

‘Relay' Review: Riz Ahmed, Sleek and Sly
The actor stars as a mysterious fixer in this diverting thriller set in New York from the director David Mackenzie ("Hell or High Water").

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

‘Splitsville' Review: Separation Anxieties
Michael Angelo Covino's callous but funny second feature concerns two marriages on the skids.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

‘Ne Zha II' Review: A Captivating Demon Hero
This ambitious sequel serves as a testament to the level of artistry in the Chinese animation industry right now.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

‘Lurker' Review: He'll Be Watching You
Parasocial relationships and obsession in the age of social media take a nasty twist in a tightly wound debut thriller.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

‘Honey Don't!' Review: Margaret Qualley and Aubrey Plaza Star in Murder Mystery
The second solo feature by Ethan Coen stars Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans in a murder mystery that involves a sex cult and a grisly revenge cycle.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

‘Honey Don't!' Review: Wry, Weird and Sometimes Cruel
The second solo feature by Ethan Coen stars Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Evans in a murder mystery that involves a sex cult and a grisly revenge cycle.

NYTimes Arts
Aug 21, 2025

‘Eden' Review: Twilight of the Europeans
In Ron Howard's new historical drama, set in the Galápagos Islands, there are erotic shenanigans galore and harrowing acts of violence.

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