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Sep 21, 2026

Julie Orringer Didn't Know How Close to Home Her Novel Would Be
When she started her new novel, Julie Orringer didn't know that it would mirror the taxing medical challenges faced by her husband.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 21, 2026

At 92, the Bard of Bollywood Is Still Writing About Love
The poet and lyricist Gulzar has profoundly shaped the idea of tender romance in India through his verse and songs in more than 150 musicals.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 21, 2026

A Collector's Art, on Loan to the Met, Will Be Owned by Nigeria
Novel collaborations with countries of origin allow objects in private U.S. collections to be repatriated and head for the Met on loan.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 21, 2026

Chulpan Khamatova Stars in the Dark, Absurdist Play "Delirium"
After opposing the Ukrainian war and settling in Latvia, Chulpan Khamatova now comes to New York to star in a dark comedy by Ionesco.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 21, 2026

Soft Cell Finds an Ending Back Where It All Began
On "Danceteria," releasing nearly a year after Dave Ball's death, the synth-pop duo retreats into the grit and joy of downtown New York in the 1980s.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 21, 2026

Joseph Herscher's Rube Goldberg Machines Create Wonder, Not Efficiency
Joseph Herscher's Rube Goldberg contraptions are viral hits online. A new live show adds a layer of choreographic complexity.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 21, 2026

Inside Peter Schlesinger's Long Island Home
The 19th-century Long Island home that Peter Schlesinger shared with his late husband, Eric Boman, nearly defies the passage of time.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 21, 2026

Inside Stephen Antonakos's Neon-Lit SoHo Apartment
In the 1960s, having discovered a deep affection for the material, the artist Stephen Antonakos transformed his SoHo home into a kaleidoscopic fever dream.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 21, 2026

Dancing With Shakespeare's ‘Lovely Boy'
Robert Fairchild's dance-theater work premiering at Fall for Dance posits that Shakespeare poured the pain of same-sex longing into "Romeo and Juliet."

NYTimes Arts
Sep 21, 2026

Space Opera Books: Where to Start If You Love Science Fiction
These epic, star-spanning adventure stories blend interstellar action with political allegory and romantic drama. Here's where to start.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 21, 2026

‘Brothers' and 7 More Things to Stream This Week
A series starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson airs. Three movies come to streaming.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 20, 2026

‘Lanterns' Season 1, Episode 6 Recap: New Guy
Hal and John's replacement Lantern, a flashy, image-obsessed former gym teacher, doesn't seem like the best guy to repair the brand.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 20, 2026

‘La Bola Negra' Wins People's Choice Award at Toronto International Film Festival
"I Play Rocky" and "Being Heumann" were the runners-up for the People's Choice Award, which can be predictive of best picture at the Oscars.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 20, 2026

5 Takeaways From Ari Emanuel's Memoir
"Roll the Calls," the new book by the Hollywood mogul, is an entertaining and expletive-filled read that surprisingly pulls some punches.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 20, 2026

Book Review: ‘Roll the Calls,' by Ari Emanuel
Fights, feuds and insults are all in a day's work for Ari Emanuel, who offers an unvarnished look at his rapacious career in a new memoir.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 20, 2026

Who Owns This Chunk of Mars? Jeanine Pirro Says America Does Now.
Sotheby's sold the rock at auction last year for $5.3 million. The government has now seized the 54-pound hunk of space debris — the largest meteorite from Mars ever auctioned.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 20, 2026

A Theater Finds a Home in Lin-Manuel Miranda's Backyard
After 18 years traveling Inwood and Washington Heights, the People's Theater welcomes a $40 million permanent address.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 20, 2026

Louisa Proske Switches on the ‘Epic Brain' to Direct ‘Macbeth' at the Met
The rising director Louisa Proske makes her Metropolitan Opera debut with the season-opening "Macbeth," a large-scale production that came with a ticking timer.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

Ed Sheeran Addresses War in Gaza After Macklemore is Dropped From Tour
The singer-songwriter began his Philadelphia show on Saturday night by apologizing for "mistakes" and saying he felt compelled to speak out about the "humanitarian issue."

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

With ‘Barely Breathing', Duncan Sheik Became an Accidental Pop Star
Sheik's song "Barely Breathing" spent 55 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the late 1990s. But the success only propelled him closer to Broadway.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

Pete Davidson and Colin Jost's Comedy Ferry Has ‘Hot and Nauseous' Debut
The comedians, who bought the decommissioned Staten Island Ferry in 2022, tested its sea legs at a one-night-only event sponsored by Snapple.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

New Bid to Claim Cranach Paintings Held by Norton Simon Museum
Courts have upheld the museum's title to the paintings once looted by the Nazis, but a lawsuit seeks to press forward with the claim under a new California law.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

10 Songs We're Talking About
Riley Green measures milestones, Grand Theft Audio VI flaunts collaboration, Kate Nash chooses to shout and more.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

5 Takeaways from the ‘Jay-Z in 8' Documentary
The rapper unpacks the lyrics to more than two dozen of his songs and shares insights into his life with Rick Rubin, in a docuseries airing on HBO.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

Canada-U.S. Tensions Play Out in Unexpected Ways at Film Festival
In Toronto, small jokes and big worries show how relations between the two countries affect not just politics.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

Lee Ufan on the Importance of His Morning Walk
The 90-year-old artist Lee Ufan on the importance of his morning stroll.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

A Vision of Chekhov's ‘Cherry Orchard' Rooted in Modern Korea
The director and writer Simon Stone updated the classic work to reflect the world we live in with this Korean-language adaptation at the Park Avenue Armory.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

Can a New Museum Persuade Austria to Finally Love ‘The Sound of Music'?
For decades, Salzburg residents dismissed the hit musical as kitsch. Now, a dedicated space aims to reconcile movie myth and local history.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

Rob Lowe Watches ‘The Godfather' With His Dogs
Now that his sons are out of the house, the actor said, "our dogs are now actually our kids, and they sit and watch TV with us."

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

‘Dune: Part Three,' ‘Primetime' and 68 More Movies to Watch For This Fall
From "The Social Reckoning" in October to "Dune: Part Three" in December, these are the films we're looking forward to.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

Her Brother's Dying Wish Was to Make a Podcast. First They Had to Make Up.
Sarah Illiatovitch-Goldman had bitter fights with her brother. With "My Brother David," she tries to set things right.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 19, 2026

It's All Relative: Thrillers Brimming With Family Secrets
The best-selling author Nina Simon recommends mystery novels where blood is thicker than murder.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson's Hair to Hemings's Children
A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded "extraordinary proof" that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

‘American Psycho' Was Duncan Sheik's Darkest Work. Was It Also His Best?
In translating synth pop to a theatrical format in the "American Psycho" musical, Sheik matched what he did with rock in the acclaimed "Spring Awakening."

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

Investigators Overstepped in Seizing Work From Museum, Court Rules
The court, in a case involving the Art Institute of Chicago, said New York investigators should not have used a penal law that they have cited in more than 100 seizure cases.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

At the Toronto International Film Festival, an Abundant but Mixed Bag
Films by Jesse Eisenberg, Lee Chang-dong and Hirokazu Kore-eda make up for an uneven program.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month's picks include a British prison thriller, a Brazilian drama, an animated film from Japan and more.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

‘The Cherry Orchard,' in Korean, Uses Chekhov's Title but Not His Spirit
In adapting the old plot, the director-writer Simon Stone transports the story to a modern Korea from Russia in the early 1900s.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

Duncan Sheik, Who Traded Pop Stardom for Broadway, Dies at 56
Weary of the heartthrob label after his 1996 hit "Barely Breathing," he pivoted to musical theater and won two Tonys for composing "Spring Awakening."

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

Overlooked No More: Hilda Terry, Who Cracked the Code of Teen Culture
She understood teenagers before pop culture knew what to do with them, depicting them in cartoons as romantics, snobs, dreamers and social climbers.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

In Control Resonant, There's Freedom at Every Mind-Bending Corner
The boss fights in Control Resonant feel less like reflex challenges than visual spectacles that play with space and performance.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

There's Freedom at Every Mind-Bending Corner
The boss fights in Control Resonant feel less like reflex challenges than visual spectacles that play with space and performance.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

Can Two Friends Complete a Game No One Has Ever Finished?
The Campaign for North Africa, a staggeringly complicated World War II board game, has stymied players for decades. Now two guys in England are giving it a serious go.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

Five Free Movies to Stream Now
From Jim Jarmsuch's "Coffee and Cigarettes" to David Byrne's "True Stories," this month's films illustrate the power of storytelling.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

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
Sep 18, 2026

Is Audrey Hobert the Most Honest Voice in Pop?
The rising pop star talks songwriting with her BFF Gracie Abrams, knowing when to log off and the difference between being weird (yes!) and awkward (no way).

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

‘The History of Concrete': John Wilson's New Movie Reviewed
Yes, John Wilson's weird but fun movie is nominally about the stuff sidewalks are made of, but as always with his work, it's about so much more.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

‘Babylon Berlin' Recreates the Nazi Era, Keeping Swastikas Out of Sight
To film Hitler's rise to power, the makers of "Babylon Berlin" relied on silent songs, postproduction tricks and tall barriers to stay within German law.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

Kadeem Hardison Is Back as Dwayne Wayne on "A Different World"
On "A Different World" he helped define an era. With a Netflix reboot, he helps pass the torch to a new generation.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

Missy Mazzoli Debuts at the Metropolitan Opera With ‘Lincoln in the Bardo'
Missy Mazzoli, whose "Lincoln in the Bardo" opens at the Metropolitan Opera this fall, writes politically urgent, musically eclectic works for a new generation of operagoers.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

‘Spiritual Jazz' Has Turned Cozy. John Coltrane Demanded More.
The term has lately become synonymous with sonic serenity (and chic merch). But the saxophone great challenged listeners with radical honesty.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

As Big Tech Takes Over Hollywood, the Picture Onscreen Gets Darker
"The Social Reckoning" and other movies reflect growing discontent with Silicon Valley founders. But such films may be at the mercy of the companies themselves.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

How a Golden Eagle (Slowly) Came to Life in ‘Wildwood'
The studio Laika combined 3-D printing, motorized wings, nearly 12,000 glued feathers and years of animation to create the General.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

In Her Racy New Novel, Deesha Philyaw Takes Aim at the Black Church
In short stories and her racy new novel, Deesha Philyaw takes on women, piety and the clergymen who make, and break, the rules.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

San Francisco Opera Reaches Deal With Orchestra, Ending Strike
Nearly a week after opening night was canceled while patrons were in their seats, the musicians agreed to a four-year contract. The deal still needs to be ratified.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 18, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel Knows How to Get Trump to Stop A.I.
"If you want him to take the threat of A.I. seriously, it's real simple: Tell him ChatGPT is about to release the Trump-Epstein files," Kimmel said.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

‘Best of the Best' Review: They Think They Can Dance
In Lena Khan's dramedy, competitive Bollywood dance becomes a way for two friends to reckon with who they were before college, and who they've become.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Searing Elon Musk Film Nears U.S. Release Amid Overseas Concerns
Alex Gibney's "Musk" will arrive in United States theaters next month. Universal says it remains committed to releasing it overseas but has yet to set dates.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Kennedy Center Closure Prompts Legal Fight Over Trump-Backed Renovation
The federal judge denied a Democratic lawmaker's request for an emergency hearing on the closure, which began on Tuesday.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

5 Minutes to Make You Love John Coltrane's ‘A Love Supreme'
Ahead of John Coltrane's centennial, listen deeply to his 1965 spiritual jazz masterpiece as Ravi Coltrane, Lalah Hathaway and other musicians and writers reflect on its legacy.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Phil Klay Is Appointed President of PEN America
The former president of the free expression group, Dinaw Mengestu, resigned in July, partly over concerns about an article outlining the group's opposition to cultural boycotts.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Judge Allows Kennedy Center to Remain Temporarily Closed
The federal judge denied a Democratic lawmaker's request for an emergency hearing on the closure, which began on Tuesday.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Meet the New ‘S.N.L.' Cast Members
Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie will begin their "Saturday Night Live" run next week. Here's what to know before their debuts.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

The Wind of Creation Blows Across the Met's Facade
The Beijing-based artist Liu Wei, in his new commission, dreams of what lies behind the museum door — and has a bit of fun with it too.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Kennedy Center Defends Closure as Necessary for Public Safety
The institution shut its doors to the public on Tuesday in a decision that a federal judge will scrutinize.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

On ‘Cupertino,' Creators of the ‘The Good Wife' Go to Silicon Valley
The prolific producers Michelle and Robert King target tech bigwigs in their newest show. "They're really the stupidest and dumbest people," Robert King said.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Gustavo Dudamel's New York Era Has Begun. Try to Keep Up.
The New York Philharmonic's season started with a barnstorming tour of Manhattan to celebrate Dudamel's arrival as music and artistic director.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Heirs Sue Auschwitz Museum Over Art Their Mother Made Under the Nazis
Josef Mengele, the "Angel of Death" doctor, ordered Dina Gottliebova Babbitt, an Auschwitz prisoner, to create watercolor paintings. Her daughters want them back.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Peter Max Franchised the Cosmic '60s Into Commercial Success, Without the Museum
For decades, his bold colors and benign peace-and-love message captivated those who saw America shining.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

A New Play in Budapest Signals a Cultural Reawakening for Hungary
A one-woman show about the perils of authoritarianism draws on a memoir by the Hungarian-American writer Kati Marton. Under Viktor Orban's government, it might not have happened.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

It's a Rap-Wrestling Mash-Up, Irish Style
At Clash at the Quays in Dublin, rappers and grime M.C.s trade superkicks and story lines, and the crowd goes wild.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

New Home for Aperture Photography Center
The Upper West Side headquarters features a bookstore and gallery for exhibitions and discussions.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Weird and Wonderful, the Lucas Museum Lands in L.A.
A billion-dollar behemoth that looks like a spaceship houses the art collection of the "Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson. It's an instant landmark.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Gordon Parks as His Subjects Knew Him
Isabella Rossellini, Lonnie Ali, Anderson Cooper and other relatives of those who figured in the celebrated photographer's portraiture bolster a new exhibition at the Jack Shainman Gallery.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

‘You Had to Be There' Review: An Irresistible Documentary
The film looks at the storied 1972 Toronto production of "Godspell," a Rosetta Stone of funny people that featured Martin Short, Gilda Radner and Eugene Levy.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

‘Without Blood' Review: A Fable for Two
Salma Hayek Pinault and Demián Bichir struggle to energize Angelina Jolie's antiwar drama.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

‘The Weight' Review: An Adrenaline-Spiked Adventure
Ethan Hawke anchors this Depression-era wilderness thriller about a group of prisoners tasked with hauling bags of gold bricks across Oregon mountain country.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

‘Tiny Fugitives' Review: Teenage Sex and Pranks at Jewish Summer Camp
Unruly sleepaway campers attempt to outwit their head counselor (Johnny Knoxville) in this alternately ribald and sentimental teen comedy.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

‘Resident Evil' Review: Return to Raccoon City
This reboot of the video game franchise from the director Zach Cregger ("Weapons") is arguably the most raucously entertaining thrill ride of the year.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

‘The Musical' Review: That's Entertainment
A misanthropic middle school teacher stages a provocative student musical in this sardonic comedy.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

‘Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie' Review: Sharpened Insights
A documentary, adapted from the author's memoir about being attacked, adds a visual dimension to the story of his recovery.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

‘If I Go Will They Miss Me' Review: Wings of a Son's Desire
In this loving poem of a family drama, the writer-director Walter Thompson-Hernández and his ensemble get the details of a hopeful and thwarted childhood just right.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

‘Daniel and the Fiery Furnace' Review: Lions, Treaties and Fire
The filmmakers Daniel and Matthew Kooman use Old Testament lore as kindling for a tale that often veers into cliché.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

‘Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom' Review
Everybody's favorite woolly, wordless sheep returns in this charming, stop-motion spoof of Halloween movies, which will delight kids and adults alike.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

On ‘Cupertino,' Robert and Michelle King Go Online
The prolific producers target tech bigwigs in their newest show. "They're really the stupidest and dumbest people," Robert King said.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

How William Greaves's Old Footage Led to a Documentary on Harlem Years After His Death
After the maverick director William Greaves convened the movement's remaining members, it took 50 years and his family to bring the fireworks to the screen.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

‘Wicker' Filmmakers on Alexander Skarsgard's Costume
For "Wicker," the tale of a 17th-century husband conjured up by a basket maker, the challenge of designing the unlikely lover required months of testing.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Conjuring a Herd of Buffalo From Steel, Wood and Burlap
Over the summer, 40 life-size bison puppets were handmade at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn. This weekend, they'll stampede through New York.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Anthony Jeselnik Explains Why He Started a Book Club
But the comedian isn't naïve when he makes selections for his popular book club: "Most importantly, they're short."

NYTimes Arts
Sep 17, 2026

Late Night Slams Donald Trump Jr.'s Russian-Funded Wedding Party
"Here comes the bribe, from a Russian guy," Josh Johnson sang in response to news that a Russian businessman helped pay for the event.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 16, 2026

How Ed Sheeran's Tour Turned Into a Clash Over Palestinians and Antisemitism
Four supporting acts dropped out of Sheeran's tour, citing the right to free speech after the rapper Macklemore was removed over pro-Palestinian comments he had made onstage.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 16, 2026

Peter Max, Trippy Artist of Counterculture Era and Beyond, Dies at 88
With work that breathed the spirit of the 1960s, he became fabulously wealthy from licensing his paintings and posters in all their euphoric Day-Glo glory.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 16, 2026

‘S.N.L.' Adds Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie to Cast
The upcoming season of "Saturday Night Live" will feature Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter as new faces.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 16, 2026

New York Performing Arts Library Gets $60 Million Gift for Preservation
The anonymous donation, the library's largest ever, will support digitization of archival items related to theater, dance and music.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 16, 2026

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Is Wordsmaxxing With 1,400 New Definitions
Now you have no excuse for not knowing the meaning of "cuffing season," "shishito" or "glow-up."

NYTimes Arts
Sep 16, 2026

Gregor Benko, Who Resurrected a Vanished Musical World, Dies at 82
For over 60 years, he unearthed rare early piano recordings, illuminating an expressive, highly individual style that had fallen from favor.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 16, 2026

Emergency Hearing Sought Over Kennedy Center Closure
Lawyers for Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat who is suing the center, has asked a federal judge to consider whether the closure violates a previous court order.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 16, 2026

The Good List: 6 Things to Add Delight to Your Day
Born to party, air theremin and ‘ba-dee-ya.'

NYTimes Arts
Sep 16, 2026

Survey Says: ‘John Proctor' Is the Most-Staged Play in the U.S.
An annual review by American Theater magazine finds 20 productions of the high school drama around the nation.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 16, 2026

Kennedy Center Is in Limbo After Building Was Abruptly Shuttered
The public is not allowed inside but some staff members continued to report to work after officials temporarily closed the main building, citing hazardous conditions.

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