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Oct 06, 2026

Here Are the Finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards
Novels by Edwidge Danticat and Valeria Luiselli are among the books up for the fiction prize, while Karl Ove Knausgaard's latest is a contender for the translated literature prize.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 06, 2026

Emmys Leave Their Broadcast Home for Amazon
The Television Academy is moving its awards telecast to streaming, following the lead of the Oscars.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 06, 2026

‘Dirty Dancing' Musical Heads to Broadway This Season
The musical, which underwhelmed critics but attracted audiences while touring for years, has been significantly overhauled.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 06, 2026

In This Painter's Seductive World, the Past and Present Meet
In Salman Toor's first major solo show in Europe, the artist borrows gestures and compositions from art history to put modern-day outsiders in the forefront.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 06, 2026

Artists' Studios Where Creativity Is on Display
The studio of the Pop master Tom Wesselmann opened briefly for a peek. Other exhibitions continue at the studios of Donald Judd and Sean Scully.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 06, 2026

What to Know About ‘Carrie' Before Watching the New TV Adaptation
The novel, written over 50 years ago, has had several adaptations, not all of them good. A new series from Mike Flanagan has Stephen King's imprimatur.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 06, 2026

Monster Mash-Up: New Comics for Fans of Horror
These spine-tingling stories cast light on creatures of the dark and reimagine superheroes with darker narratives, just in time for Halloween.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 06, 2026

Should Robert Rauschenberg's Art Studio Be Saved?
The potential sale of the groundbreaking painter's home in New York by his foundation, on the heels of the sale of his Florida studio, has alarmed many in the art community.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 06, 2026

Gears of War: E-Day Is Nostalgic With Rich Visuals
In Gears of War: E-Day, it's fun to see the origins of beloved characters in grand scale, even if its play feels conservative.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 06, 2026

The Ballet Star David Hallberg Returns to New York as the Man in Charge
Hallberg, the former Ballet Theater star, is now the artistic director of the Australian Ballet, which is bringing "Oscar," about Oscar Wilde, to City Center.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 06, 2026

Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, Shows Her Range
Hits like "Love to Love You Baby" and "I Feel Love" made her a face of disco, but a new compilation shows Summer's detours into rock, synth-pop, country and other sounds.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 06, 2026

Hans Werner Henze's Music Carried on Tradition With Skepticism
Hans Werner Henze, born 100 years ago and the son of a Nazi, captured the ambivalence of making art in the shadow of the 20th century.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 06, 2026

Late Night Roasts Vivek Ramaswamy for His Loose Grip
"It's fun to have a video of the exact moment you lost your campaign," Jimmy Fallon said after Ramaswamy struggled to lift a child during a campaign rally in Ohio over the weekend.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Author of Seminal Anticolonial Novel, Dies at 98
The Senegalese writer was lauded as one of the founding fathers of African literature despite publishing only two novels.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

Jeffrey Archer, Novelist Whose Real Life Rivaled His Thrillers, Dies at 86
In a life of achievement and disgrace, ambition, self-promotion, misbehavior and scandal were themes that he knew intimately and that propelled his best-selling novels.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

The City Leader Who Revived Central Park Dies at 85
Gordon J. Davis was New York City's first Black parks commissioner and one of the most effective. He also led Lincoln Center.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

British Museum Says It's Extending Bayeux Tapestry Viewing Hours
The museum has been struggling to fit ticket holders into the exceptionally popular display, and it's also up against the constraints of protecting the artwork.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

Nashville Symphony Receives $10 Million Lifeline From Oracle
The symphony announced last week that it was pausing the rest of the season after disclosing financial trouble. The concerts are back on now, thanks to a tech company gift.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

‘Kramer/Fauci' Review: A Thrilling Episode From the AIDS Battlefield
Daniel Fish's staging of a C-SPAN segment reveals the complex yet tender relationship between the fiery Larry Kramer and the diplomatic Anthony Fauci.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

E-Day's 6-Year Journey Inside the Rapidly Changing Xbox Industry
The pressure is on for the sci-fi game Gears of War: E-Day as an Xbox exclusive, with "blood, sweat, and tears" extending beyond its virtual battlefields.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

The Unlikely Theatrical Journey of Vincenzo Latronico's ‘Perfection'
A theatrical adaptation of "Perfection" by Vincenzo Latronico leans into political critique for an audience that looks a lot like the book's characters.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

Jeff Koons Is Selling $100 Million of His Personal Art Collection
Much of the trove, offered this fall at Christie's, comes from a buying spree in the late 2000s and includes Dutch Golden Age art and paintings by Picasso and Manet.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

‘Double Dare' Debuted 40 Years Ago. Children's TV Was Never the Same.
The host of the celebrated Nickelodeon children's show reflects on the decades since slime and slop first lovingly enveloped our youth.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

Alejandro G. Iñárritu Knows That ‘Digger' Is Polarizing. That's the Point.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu knows that "Digger" is polarizing. "I prefer that to the lukewarm reception," he says of the climate-change satire with Tom Cruise.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

LL Cool J Makes His Way Back Home With ‘NCIS: New York'
The veteran rapper and actor reprises his longtime "NCIS: Los Angeles" role of Sam Hanna for the procedural's new spinoff.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

Suzanne Farrell Brings Back Those Dancing Molecules
In "Pithoprakta," a rarely seen Balanchine work set to an extraterrestrial score, New York City Ballet dancers enter a new realm: "It was like nothing we had ever done before."

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

Christopher Jackson Is Back in ‘Hamilton.' He Still Has Something to Prove.
The actor, now 51, is reprising his Tony-nominated role on Broadway, as an older, wiser Washington.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 05, 2026

‘Carrie' and 10 More Things to Watch on TV This Week
The Stephen King novel is reimagined for a contemporary audience. And a documentary goes backstage with the reunited Oasis.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 04, 2026

‘Lanterns' Season 1 Finale Recap: The Scene of the Crime
The earthy first season of this intergalactic superhero series ended where it began and rarely left: rural Nebraska.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 04, 2026

Fall for Dance Returns, With an A-for-Effort Stunt
The Australian theater collective Pony Cam and Israel's Lior Tavori Dance Company were among the offerings in the final three of this year's programs.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 04, 2026

With ‘Verity,' Anne Hathaway Has Her Third No. 1 Movie This Year
"Verity," Hathaway's fifth film of the year, opened this weekend with $33 million months after "The Devil Wears Prada 2" and "The Odyssey" also topped the box office.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 04, 2026

‘S.N.L.' Recap: Taylor Swift Makes a Surprise Cameo and Trump Gets Some Last-Minute Promo
Taylor Swift made a surprise cameo during the opening monologue of Dakota Johnson, who was hosting "Saturday Night Live" this weekend with the musical guest Turnstile.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 04, 2026

‘S.N.L.' Offers Last-Minute Promo Help to Trump and Hegseth
Taylor Swift made a surprise cameo during the opening monologue of Dakota Johnson, who was hosting "Saturday Night Live" this weekend with the musical guest Turnstile.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 03, 2026

Peppino Mazzullo, Voice of Topo Gigio For Decades, Dies at 100
The actor played the role of the sweetly endearing mouse puppet, a character beloved by children all over the world — and, apparently, Ed Sullivan.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 03, 2026

Overlooked No More: Eugenia Errázuriz, Who Opened Doors for Picasso
She moved from Chile to Paris, where she used her wealth to support Picasso, Stravinsky and other artists. World War II forced her to go home, where she ended her life.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 03, 2026

Love and Pain Powered the Game-Changing Art of Krasner and Pollock
Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock are the focus of a blockbuster show at the Met Museum. Four paintings reveal how their high-intensity relationship became a laboratory for ideas.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 03, 2026

Stevie Wonder's Outtake and 8 More Songs We're Talking About
The prolific songwriter reaches back to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Songs in the Key of Life," Wynonna opens up, Jae Stephens knows what she's worth and more.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 03, 2026

Don't Tell Weird Al, but Kyle Gordon's Satires Are Great Earworms, Too
The artist behind "Mr. Jambo" and other viral spoofs may be the best musical parodist to emerge this decade.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 03, 2026

From a High-Intensity Marriage, Game-Changing Art
Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock are the focus of a blockbuster show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Four paintings reveal how their relationship became a laboratory for ideas.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 03, 2026

Matt Rife Got His Love of Horror Movies From His Grandma
"She always had the Syfy channel on, and I just wandered in on so many of them," the comedian and actor said. "It gets my adrenaline going."

NYTimes Arts
Oct 03, 2026

An A.I. Songwriting Experiment: Humans Against the Machine
Five humans convened for a weekend to create new music from scratch. Could they do better than A.I.? Could you even tell the difference?

NYTimes Arts
Oct 03, 2026

In ‘One Helluva Ride,' Michael Douglas Recalls Life in the Spotlight
At 82, the famously roguish leading man has written a memoir, "One Helluva Ride," that's as candid and intimate as it is feisty.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

He Wrote the Book on the Sedgwick ‘Family Disease,' and Succumbed to It
John Sedgwick was born into an illustrious family, but privilege was only part of the story.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

Missouri Man Discovers Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers Is His Biological Father
Michael Goessling's first phone call with his biological father brought a shock: He was speaking to Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

The Kennedy Center Honors Will Be Held at Capital One Arena
The center is moving its marquee event off site as it pushes for court approval of a plan to close its main building for a two-year renovation project.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

New York City Ballet's Gala: Stevie Nicks, Fashion and Dance. What Could Go Wrong?
New York City Ballet hosted its annual fashion gala, this season pairing three choreographers with designers. The faux pas really added up.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month's picks include killer sharks, vengeful lawmen and an umbrella-gun assassin.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in October
A new adaptation of a Steinbeck classic and a documentary about a beloved comedian are among this month's highlights.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

A Show Gives a Taste of What a U.S. Pavilion in Venice Might Have Been
Some of the artist Robert Lazzarini's works from his Venice Biennale proposal are on display at the MassArt Art Museum.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

At New York City Ballet's Fall Gala, Sarah Jessica Parker and Steve Nicks Bring the Fairy Dust
There were cascading ribbons, a flower crown and a "Landslide"-inspired performance at the New York City Ballet's annual fall fashion gala.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

7 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
Oct 02, 2026

‘Friday Night Lights' at 20: Can We Ever Get Back to Dillon?
The football drama's themes of community and hope are just as moving today, but ever more distant.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

How Miranda Lambert Helped Ella Langley Make History with ‘Choosin' Texas'
As her co-written song "Choosin' Texas" continues to dominate, the country star returns with her most joyous album to date.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

In ‘Creation Stories and All the Important Importants,' a Dream Evaporates
An overachiever who had her life mapped out hits a roadblock in Mfoniso Udofia's haunted, surreally comic new play at LCT3.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

Forget Quiet Luxury. In Ancient Rome, the Fashion Was Loud.
An exhibition in Copenhagen reveals how imperial expansion delivered the vivid dyes, exotic fabrics and real-hair wigs that Romans used to broadcast their status.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

‘The Last First: Winter K2': Review
Directed by Amir Bar-Lev, the film forgoes the optimistic gloss typical of the genre and gets at the complex reasons that people scale peaks.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

‘Friday Night Lights' Oral History: ‘I Remember Watching and Bawling'
Twenty years after the beloved football and family drama premiered, Peter Berg, Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Taylor Kitsch and others look back on its legacy.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

Mahershala Ali and Bassam Tariq on Faith and Love in ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother'
"Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother" was conceived well before the star and the director met for "Blade." But it was fatherhood that informed the new movie.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

Her Singles Made Her a Star. A First Album Took More Work.
Yendry's one-off songs made fans of Cat Power and Barack Obama. Her debut LP, "Como Agua," is a statement of her complex identity.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

A ‘Family Disease' Stalked the Sedgwicks. He Hoped to Escape It.
The writer John Sedgwick was born into an illustrious family, but privilege was only part of the story.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

In This Utopian Video Game, It's Always Sunny in Pittsburgh
An academic's miniature Grand Theft Auto goes beyond critiquing capitalism to show what might come after.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

How Weird is ‘Weird Girl Lit'?
Romantic delusion. Social alienation. Body horror. Just a few of the elements celebrated online — if not always by the writers who earn the label.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

Best Werewolf Romance Books, According to Laurie Gilmore
The best-selling author Laurie Gilmore recommends books that take all the best bits of a literary love story and take them from fun to feral.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

‘Tyler Perry's Doing Life' Review: A Mysterious Hero
Perry's latest melodrama follows a romance between a prison inmate and the woman he saved during a riot.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

After 17 Years, a TV Critic Lets the Credits Roll
In thousands of reviews, Mike Hale developed a reputation for being thoughtful yet brutally honest.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 02, 2026

Late Night Is Stunned by Trump's New Stereotype
The president told attendees celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House to watch their step while touring the unfinished ballroom: "Only a Hispanic could survive that fall."

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Art Gallery Shows to See in October
This week in Newly Reviewed, Travis Diehl covers Celeste Dupuy-Spencer's visionary pictures, Marc Kokopeli's jewelry store, Michael Assiff's depictions of environmental spoilage, and Alfredo Jaar's riffs on American logos.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Rick Ross Is Arrested on Battery Charges After Ex-Girlfriend Reports Abuse
The rapper, whose legal name is William Leonard Roberts, is accused of attacking a woman who was his girlfriend at the time at their home on Aug. 28, the authorities said.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

‘It's a Wonderful Life' Plans a Broadway Debut With Andrew Rannells
The show, "a live radio play," will run during this year's holiday season. The cast includes Andrew Rannells, Megan Hilty, Tituss Burgess, Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Review: Tiler Peck the Choreographer Channels Tiler Peck the Dancer
Peck's choreography in "Grandes Études" for the Northern Ballet shows off qualities she is known for as a ballerina: speed, virtuosity, musicality.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Swedish Company Uses A.I. Likeness of Greta Garbo in Ad
An ad produced by the manufacturing company SKF Group featured a digital version of the Swedish American actress, who died in 1990. Not all viewers found the replica convincing.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Steven Spielberg, Alec Baldwin and Gov. Kathy Hochul Turn Out for Dudamel
"I'm so happy here. Honestly," Gustavo Dudamel, the superstar conductor, said at the New York Philharmonic's season-opening gala on Wednesday.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

‘Verity' Review: Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson Compete in Pulpy Thriller
Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson vie for Josh Hartnett and the moral high ground in this batty melodrama.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Best Movies and Shows Streaming in October 2026: ‘VisionQuest,' ‘Crystal Lake' and More
"The Lowdown" is back for another season and a Tenzing Norgay biopic arrives.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Andrew Scott in ‘Sea Wall' and 26 Other Off Broadway Shows to See in October
Andrew Scott stars in a "Sea Wall" being captured for the screen, and "In the Heights" gets a gala revival as New York City stages approach their autumn peak.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Andrew Scott in ‘Sea Wall' and 27 Other Off Broadway Shows to See in October
Andrew Scott stars in a "Sea Wall" being captured for the screen, and "In the Heights" gets a gala revival as New York City stages approach their autumn peak.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Sienna Miller, of ‘War,' Knows What She's Fighting For
The actress is a little tired of playing actresses. But "War," a new HBO divorce drama, gave her a chance to complicate the role.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Best Movies and Shows Streaming in September 2026: ‘The Lowdown,' "War,' ‘Tenzing' and More
"The Lowdown" is back for another season and a Tenzing Norgay biopic arrives.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

How Deana Lawson, the Photographer Who Reimagined Portraiture, Came to Shift Her Own Perspective
Why Deana Lawson, one of photography's greatest contemporary portraitists, suddenly found herself drawn to the "wall of shame."

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

‘Verity' Review: Magnificent Confession
Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson vie for Josh Hartnett and the moral high ground in this batty melodrama.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

‘Lady' Review: The Grande Dame and the Director
A loopy mockumentary starring Sian Clifford as a delusional aristocrat is surprisingly moving.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

‘Digger' Review: Even Tom Cruise Can't Save This Strained Satire
Though mightily he does try. The star brings his usual high energy to the role of a Texas oil tycoon in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's ponderous climate comedy.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

‘The Influencer Project' Review: Terminally Online
A content creator receives harassing messages in this found-footage horror movie set in Copenhagen.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

26 Fun Things to Do in N.Y.C. in October
This month brings a major manga exhibition, birthday tributes to John Coltrane and Steve Reich and a night with Michael Douglas.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

‘Atonement' Review: Looking for Forgiveness
Based on a true story, this film centers on an American Marine trying to contact the family of the Iraqis he killed.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Jamie Wyeth, Meet Uncle Winslow
Jamie Wyeth makes a pilgrimage to Portland, Maine, to view rare works by Winslow Homer, who has been a potent influence on three generations of Wyeth artists.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

‘April X' Review: Before He Was Ilya
Connor Storrie ("Heated Rivalry") plays a grifter on a search to find his sister, who disappeared after a deal gone wrong.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

With Songs by Neko Case, ‘Thelma & Louise' Shifts Into a Musical Gear
Thirty-five years after the road trip movie's release, a stage adaptation with music by Neko Case wants to be a another rallying cry for women.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Wynonna Judd Has No Secrets Left, but the Pain Endures
A new album reinvents this country music legend's sound and lays bare a lifetime of heartbreak.

NYTimes Arts
Oct 01, 2026

Late Night Is Skeptical of A.I. Leaders Self-Regulating
"Sure, we don't need laws! I'm sure we could trust these guys," Jordan Klepper said of technology executives on "The Daily Show," after Trump asked them to police themselves.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 30, 2026

The Most Disturbing 2000s Reality Show Doesn't Seem So Crazy Anymore
Erin Lee Carr's new documentary revisits the 2004 makeover show "The Swan," which gave 32 women extensive plastic surgery and anticipated where beauty culture was headed.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 30, 2026

‘You Can See Everything,' if You Could Only Secure a Ticket
The buzziest screening at the New York Film Festival is a three-hour documentary in which Nathan Fielder questions Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced Theranos founder.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 30, 2026

Bruno Kramm, German Goth Musician Who Moonlighted in Politics, Dies at 58
When he wasn't playing with the groundbreaking dark-wave band Das Ich, he was a prominent figure in his country's fight for online free speech and digital privacy rights.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 30, 2026

The Good List: 6 Things to Add Delight to Your Day
Alone together, Keanu's joy division and how to silence the doubt

NYTimes Arts
Sep 30, 2026

‘NAZA' Review: Intimate Interviews About War's Human Costs
The haunting documentary, by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, interviews anonymous Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers as they recount their military actions in Gaza.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 30, 2026

Google Wants Hollywood to Stop Being So Afraid of Technology
100 Zeros, a collaboration between Google and Range Media Partners, aims to give the tech giant a foothold in movies, TV and emerging forms of entertainment.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 30, 2026

Calder Sculpture ‘Mountains and Clouds' Is Restored in Senate Office
The effort to reunite two halves of Alexander Calder's monumental "Mountains and Clouds" hit many snags, until donors and legislators from both parties stepped in.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 30, 2026

Three Great Documentaries to Stream
This month's picks feature an unfinished opera, an excavation of Chilean history and teen environmental sleuths.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 30, 2026

Can Trump Legally Demolish the Kennedy Center? Experts Say Not Easily.
The president has entertained the idea of tearing down the performing arts venue. Analysts say any plan would face multiple daunting challenges.

NYTimes Arts
Sep 30, 2026

Can Trump Demolish the Kennedy Center?
President Trump was photographed holding a rendering of the Kennedy Center being demolished. Our reporter Julia Jacobs explains how destroying the arts venue would face legal hurdles.

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