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NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

At 80, Anthony Braxton Is Easier Than Ever to Celebrate
With new releases and concerts, Anthony Braxton's output as an artist and thinker is quickly available for longtime fans and initiates alike.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

Richard Lamparski, 93, Dies; Wrote ‘Whatever Became Of …?' Books
He turned an obsession with forgotten stars into a popular series, long before "Where Are They Now?" features became ubiquitous.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

Timothée Chalamet Draws Huge Crowd for ‘Marty Supreme' Merch Pop-Up
Mr. Chalamet's star power was in full force in Manhattan as fans clamored to get merch for "Marty Supreme," a movie none of them will see until Christmas.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

A War Photographer for Whom the Battle Continues
Rockoff, who risked his life to photograph the brutality of the Khmer Rouge, has struggled ever since. Now he says his historic negatives have been taken from him.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

Review: Even With Olga Smirnova, Dutch National Ballet Falters
For its season at New York City Center, its first major engagement here in years, the company disappoints with mediocre repertory.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

Five Free Movies to Stream Now
For the Thanksgiving holiday, this month's picks, including "Force Majeure" and "The Humans," look at family togetherness in all its mundane glory.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month's picks, there is cloud busting in Peru, a shadowy astronaut drama, doomsday preppers in New Zealand and more.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

French Ideas, Made in the U.S.A.
The Chicago-born curator Naomi Beckwith has been given free rein at the Palais de Tokyo to examine how American artists responded to thinkers from France.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

Eurovision Tightens Voting Rules to Tamp Down on Government Influence
In this year's contest, a campaign by Israel to encourage voting for its entrant drew criticism.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

Louis C.K. Kicks Off Beacon Theater Shows With Quieter Approach
"Ridiculous," the newest show of his prolific post-cancellation career, represents a break from the past along with continuity.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

Watch a ‘Wonderful' Moment From ‘Wicked: For Good'
The director Jon M. Chu narrates a sequence from his film featuring Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and Jeff Goldblum performing the song "Wonderful."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

‘Wicked: For Good' — Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's Never-Ending Press Tour
The pink-and-green-themed promotions were everywhere, with all the advantages and limitations that kind of marketing push entails.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

How 2 New Songs Made Their Way Into ‘Wicked: For Good'
Each witch gets a new number as part of an effort to flesh out the arc of the stage show's second act.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

6 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
Nov 21, 2025

‘Zodiac Killer Project': Hooked on True Crime
Charlie Shackleton explains how he would have made a film had he won the rights to a book on a murderer. The result is a fascinating look at a whole genre.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

‘Toy Story' at 30: Animation Has Never Been the Same
The Pixar Era kicked off 30 years ago with the first installment of the popular franchise. It's given us countless hits, but something has also been lost.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

‘Wicked: For Good' | Anatomy of a Scene
The director Jon M. Chu narrates a sequence from his film featuring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 21, 2025

‘I'll Go When You Go,' Jimmy Kimmel Tells Trump
"Let's ride off into the sunset together like Butch Cassidy and the Suntan Kid," Kimmel said after the president demanded (again) that ABC take him off the air.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

CIA Kryptos Auction: Anonymous Bidder Pays Nearly $1 Million for Secret to Decode Sculpture
The creator of the Kryptos panels, Jim Sanborn, sought to unburden himself of the puzzle, and then discovered before an auction he had archived its solution in the Smithsonian.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

‘Two Strangers' Review: Meeting Cute, Toting Baggage
The effervescent musical, a new London import, delivers lavishly on the promise of a rom-com: laughter, escape and fantasy.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

Frida Kahlo Portrait Sells for $55 Million, Setting Her Auction Record
The surrealistic self-portrait was made in 1940, a turbulent year in the Mexican artist's life as her health and marriage deteriorated.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

CIA Kryptos Auction: Anonymous Bidder Pays $770,000 for Secret to Decode Sculpture
The encoded panels' creator, Jim Sanborn, sought to unburden himself of the puzzle, and then discovered before an auction he had archived its solution in the Smithsonian.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

‘The Age of Disclosure,' Documentary About U.F.O.s, Gets a Congressional Audience
"The Age of Disclosure," a documentary featuring government and military officials, was screened for a bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

David Bellos, 80, Dies; Wrestled French Wordplay Into English
He translated nearly 30 books, including novels by Georges Perec, a master of linguistic games, and Ismail Kadare.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

Superman Comic Sets Auction Record, Selling for $9.12 Million
A family's forgotten copy of Superman No. 1, from 1939, was sold by Heritage Auctions.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

Superman Comic Sets Auction Record, Selling for $7.6 Million
A family's forgotten copy of Superman No. 1, from 1939, was $9.12 million, with fees.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

Richard Lamparski, Author of ‘Whatever Became Of …?' Books, Dies at 93
He turned an obsession with forgotten stars into a popular series, long before "Where Are They Now?" features became ubiquitous.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

After the Louvre Heist, the Museum's President Defends Her Tenure
In one of her very few interviews since the museum heist, Laurence des Cars said the plan would increase much-needed security, but critics say it is too focused on new construction.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

Senate Democrats Investigate Kennedy Center Deals With Trump Allies
Under Richard Grenell, the performing arts center has given steep discounts to CPAC and FIFA, signed contracts with administration associates and spent lavishly on friends.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

‘The Family Plan 2' Review: A Relaxing Vacation? Maybe Not.
Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan return in a better executed, equally goofball sequel about a family's tangles with organized crime.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

After 167 Years in New York, a Priceless Coin Collection Heads to Toledo
The doubloons, dollars and denarii of the American Numismatic Society will leave their overlooked home in Manhattan for a more welcoming headquarters on the campus of the Toledo Museum of Art.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

Netflix Has a New House in the Suburbs: Come In and Chill
After a string of successful events and activities, the streamer has opened its first permanent home for branded fun, at a mall near Philadelphia.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

Arthur Jafa Crafts a Mixtape from MoMA's Art
In "Artist's Choice: Arthur Jafa," the artist mines the museum's vaults for an exhibition that gives new meaning to what he found there.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

Theater as a Safe Space? ‘Practice' Demolishes That Idea.
Nazareth Hassan's darkly witty satire follows an imperious director who pushes his eager actors to extremes.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

Ruth Asawa Turned Wire Into Her Lifeline
Her undulating looped-wire sculptures and drawings of flowers hint at personal depths, in a major retrospective at MoMA.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

‘Wicked: For Good' Review: Two Besties Till the End
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return to Oz for the second part of Jon M. Chu's maximalist adaptation of the Broadway musical.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

‘Train Dreams' Review: Life, Understood in Reverse
Joel Edgerton stars in a gorgeous film based on Denis Johnson's celebrated novella about a laborer in the Pacific Northwest.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

‘Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter' Review: When Fame Recedes
A documentary tracks the highs and lows of the 1990s fitness guru, now a food delivery driver in Las Vegas.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

‘Sisu: Road to Revenge' Review: Slapstick Rambo
In this sequel to the 2023 exploitation film, blood-splattered inanity becomes a delirium of popcorn fun.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

‘Rental Family' Review: Brendan Fraser, Lost in Impersonation
Brendan Fraser is quietly endearing in this fish-out-of-water tale of an American actor in Tokyo who accepts some highly unusual assignments.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

‘Cutting Through Rocks' Review: The Only Way Out
A documentary about Sara Shahverdi, the first woman elected to the council of her village in Iran, is propelled by her no-nonsense resourcefulness.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

‘The Age of Disclosure' Review: Release the Extraterrestrial Files
A documentary argues that the U.S. government needs to divulge what it knows about the phenomena formerly called U.F.O.s.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

‘Cactus Pears' Review: Finding Intimacy Amid Grief
This understated Indian drama follows closeted gay man gingerly initiating a romance with an old friend.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

The Grand Ole Opry at 100
As the country music institution celebrates a century of its radio broadcast, listen to how the show defined the culture — and was reshaped by it — decade by decade.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

In a Reimagined ‘Our Town,' Dance and Poetry Run for the Woods
In "My Town," Jack Ferver's one-person take on the Wilder classic with hints of "Wisconsin Death Trip," movement and storytelling are deftly intertwined.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

Told to Avoid D.E.I., Arts Groups Are Declining Grants Instead
Even with arts funding at risk, some organizations are rejecting federal money because of censorship concerns.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 20, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel Prepares for Hurricane Epstein
Kimmel wondered if President Trump might "pull a Taylor Swift and give us ‘The Epstein Files: Donnie's Version.'"

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

Believe It or Not, That $12 Million Gold Toilet Was Bought by … Ripley's
The entertainment company plans on displaying the toilet, saying its team is exploring "whether visitors may someday be allowed to use it."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

Newly Discovered Bach Pieces Are the Fruits of Decades of Detective Work
A pair of organ works that scholars believe were written by a teenage Johann Sebastian Bach were premiered in Leipzig this week and added to the composer's official catalog.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

Holiday Gift Ideas: What to Get an Ex, a Sick Parent and More Recommendations
Plus: what to get a sick mother, a minimalist son and more holiday present advice from T Magazine.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

How Magdalene Odundo Makes Ceramics Seem Like Bodies in Motion
For more than five decades, the ceramist Magdalene Odundo has been making abstract, time-intensive vessels that recall bodies in motion.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

Alice and Ellen Kessler, '60s Singing Sensations, Die at 89
The twin sisters from Germany, who were nightclub stars and regular guests on international variety shows, chose to end their lives together.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

Meryl Streep and More Stars Toast Tom Hanks in ‘This World of Tomorrow'
A crowd that included Meryl Streep, Martin Short and Steve Martin packed the Shed for the actor's new show, "This World of Tomorrow."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

U.K. Vows to Ban Resale of Concert Tickets Above Face Value
The move aims to prevent "touts," or scalpers, from charging exorbitant prices for sought-after shows.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

Review: Strauss's ‘Arabella' Returns to the Met Opera
The latest revival of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's final opera was a night of promising debuts and mixed success.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

These Books Were Judged by Their A.I. Covers, and Disqualified
A New Zealand book competition dropped two of a publisher's books because they had A.I.-generated covers. The publisher and the designer pushed back.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

This Play Recruited Actors With Anorexia. Was That Ethical?
Some psychologists and parents argued that it risked glamorizing the condition, but one performer described the experience as empowering: "Onstage, I can be who I really am."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

‘Sacramento,' ‘Happy Christmas' and More Streaming Gems
This month's off-the-radar streaming suggestions include modest but moving indie comedy-dramas, documentaries profiling comedy legends and more.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

Black Flag's Latest Reboot Has Everyone Talking (Even Greg Ginn)
At 71, Ginn has remade his hardcore institution once again — this time with zoomer-aged bandmates. Is it a punk statement or karaoke?

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

After the Death of Two Titans, Where Are the Next Giant Art Patrons?
With the passing of Leonard A. Lauder and Agnes Gund amid financial headwinds, arts organizations worry that the cultural megadonor may be a thing of the past.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

The Debate Over Colorblind Casting Isn't Settled After All
A Black Hedda Gabler on film and a white Korean robot onstage are sending mixed signals about the status of cultural diversity and representation.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

How to Talk About Money in Your Relationship, According to a Personal Finance Coach
Ramit Sethi, a personal finance author and coach, offers four lessons to help you stop arguing about money in your relationship and start living a "rich life" together.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

George Clooney, Adam Sandler and Noah Baumbach on Fame and ‘Jay Kelly'
The stars and the director look back on their days trying to break into the industry and how failure was part of the equation.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 19, 2025

Stephen Colbert Celebrates ‘Epstein Rockin' Eve'
"Stay up for a ball drop you're going to want to miss," the "Late Show" host said as Congress voted for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

Night of Modern Art History, Night of Spectacle at Sotheby's
At $236.4 million, a portrait by Gustav Klimt is the second most expensive painting at auction, while Maurizio Cattelan's golden toilet drew $12.1 million.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

At $236 Million, Klimt Piece Is Second Most Expensive Painting Sold at Auction
At $236.4 million, a portrait by Gustav Klimt is the second most expensive painting at auction, while Maurizio Cattelan's golden toilet drew $12.1 million.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

‘This World of Tomorrow' Review: Tom Hanks Is Back in Town
The movie star plays a man from the future at the 1939 New York World's Fair in an adaptation of some of his stories. Kelli O'Hara shines as his love interest.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

At $236.4 Million, Portrait by Klimt is Second Most Expensive Painting Sold at Auction
The portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, looted by the Nazis and spared from a blaze, was a highlight of the Sotheby's inaugural sale in its new home.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

‘Meet the Cartozians' Review: Who Gets to Be White in America?
Talene Monahon's captivating play uses a 1925 court decision to explore what identity means to Armenians here (a certain reality TV star included).

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

Public Theater's ‘Initiative': A Coming-of-Age Play Unfolds Over Five Hours
The characters in Else Went's quiet Off Broadway debut at the Public Theater try to make sense of the world while coming-of-age in the early aughts.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

‘Lahppon/Lost' Was a Hit in Oslo. But in the Sami Heartland?
The Norwegian National Ballet was nervous about taking a new work about a Sami uprising to the area where the historical event took place.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

On ‘Finally Over It,' Summer Walker Is R&B's Maestro of the Funny Side of Heartbreak
On "Finally Over It," the singer and songwriter rolls her eyes and brings in like-minded cynics for tracks that recall the soulful sounds of the '90s.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

Obsessed With ‘Wicked'? Try 9 More Songs From Beloved Musicals.
If you've got Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande on repeat, add these songs from "Rent," "Hadestown," "13" and more to the rotation.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

Artists Pick Their Favorite Films About Artists
Movies with artist-protagonists are known to be disappointing. These pass muster and even inspire.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

‘Lahpphon/Lost' Was a Hit in Oslo. But in the Sami Heartland?
The Norwegian National Ballet was nervous about taking a new work about a Sami uprising to the area where the historical event took place.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

In This Show, Four Years of High School Unfold Over Five Hours
The characters in Else Went's quiet Off Broadway debut at the Public Theater try to make sense of the world while coming-of-age in the early aughts.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

‘Selena y Los Dinos' Review: Still Dreaming of You
In this look back at the singer Selena, the director Isabel Castro presents home video footage and photographs that have not been seen in other documentaries.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

Vanity Fair's New Hollywood Issue, First Under New Editor, Is All About Men
Mark Guiducci gave his first issue of Vanity Fair over to the guys.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

Body Slams, Curated: Pro Wrestling Enters Its Museum Era
The over-the-top spectacle has been slicing into the art world, with gallery shows, performances and a forthcoming major exhibition.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

George Benjamin and Pierre-Laurent Aimard: Friendship in Music
The composer George Benjamin and the pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard met as students. In a new piece, they perform at the keyboard together.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

The Art of Britain's Windrush Generation Has Never Felt More Relevant
At a time of rising xenophobia and nativism, their work examines the meeting of different cultures, and their own right to belong.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

‘25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' Review: A Delightful Competition
Adult actors play fierce middle-school spellers in a wonderful revival of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin's musical.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

How Much Sex, Drugs and Violence Can Be in a PG-13 Movie?
The movie ratings board has pulled back the curtain on how it approaches hot-button topics, including nudity, marijuana and guns.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

Daniele Rustioni, Old-School Conductor, Joins the Met Opera
Daniele Rustioni is already busy as the Met's new principal guest conductor, with three shows onstage this fall.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

New to Cyberpunk Books? Here's Where to Start.
The science fiction writer Chloe Gong recommends new and classic books that push the boundaries of the genre, with plenty of techno thrills.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

A.I. Video Is Threatening Our Ability to Trust Documentaries
A combination of technological developments and market forces is undermining the trust between viewer and filmmaker. What's at stake is history itself.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 18, 2025

Late Night Is Amused by Trump's About-Face on the Epstein Files
"We have nothing to hide," President Trump said about releasing the documents. Jimmy Kimmel shot back: "I have some bad news: There's no ‘we.' It's just you, bro."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

Bill Ivey, 81, Dies; Quelled Conservative Ire Over U.S. Arts Agency
As the head of the National Endowment for the Arts, Mr. Ivey, a leader in country music, shifted the agency's focus away from avant-garde work and won more funding.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

Met Returns Buddhist Painting Thought Taken During the Korean War
The 18th-century painting, which the Met acquired in 2007, is believed to have been removed from a South Korean temple while it was controlled by the U.S. Army.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

Met Museum Employees Petition to Create Union
The proposal, for a union to represent nearly 1,000 employees, would make the Met one of the largest unionized museums in the country.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

Bill Ivey, Who Soothed Critics of Federal Arts Agency, Dies at 81
By reducing the National Endowment for the Arts's focus on avant-garde work, he eased conservative anger and won increased funding.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

With New Condé M. Nast Galleries, the Met Museum Gets Fashion Forward
The Costume Institute is bringing its annual blockbuster show to a permanent home off the Grand Hall, due in part to Anna Wintour's efforts to get "out of the basement."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

Review: ‘The Monkey King' Premieres at San Francisco Opera
Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang's "The Monkey King," based on "Journey to the West," brings an old superhero to the opera stage.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

With New Condé Nast Galleries, the Met Museum Gets Fashion Forward
The Costume Institute is bringing its annual blockbuster show to a permanent home off the Grand Hall, due in part to Anna Wintour's efforts to get "out of the basement."

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

Tom Cruise Accepts an Honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards
The star was feted along with Debbie Allen, Dolly Parton and the production designer Wynn Thomas at a show that has become an awards campaign stop.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

A Day at the Beach Hunting Mammoths
"Citizen paleontologists" can keep the fossils they uncover around Europe's largest port. All the professionals ask is that those amateurs let them know.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

These Six Artworks Could Predict the Auction Market
The art market had a summer of closures and consolidations. But major collections, blue-chip art and guarantees have pushed expectations high for the marquee sales.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

Has This Director Made the Year's Most Terrifying Movie?
With the existential action thriller "Sirat," set in the rave culture of Morocco, Oliver Laxe says that he was not out to shock, but that he is still haunted by one scene.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

A Fats Waller Musical All But Disappeared (Until Now)
The jazz pianist and composer wrote music for the World War II hit "Early to Bed," which was running when he died at 39. Two concerts will bring its songs back to life.

NYTimes Arts
Nov 17, 2025

Broadway's Radical ‘Oedipus,' With Mark Strong and Lesley Manville
Icke dusts off the classics the way a restorer brightens an old master painting. His latest project stars Mark Strong and Lesley Manville.

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