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Jan 26, 2025

Hollywood Work Was Already Drying Up. Then the Fires Hit.
The wildfires have given new urgency to discussions about how to revive one of Los Angeles's defining, and dominant, industries: film and television production.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 26, 2025

Kobe Bryant Still Reigns Over Los Angeles on Hundreds of Murals
"There's always a few athletes that cross over into almost superhero world," said an artist whose mural became a site of mourning when the N.B.A. star died in a helicopter crash.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 25, 2025

Mike Hynson, Surfing Star of ‘The Endless Summer,' Dies at 82
The hit 1966 surfing documentary immortalized the maverick California wave rider as an archetype of the footloose rebel surfer.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 25, 2025

2 Novels for Cold Weather
Joan Aiken's neo-Gothic; Joseph Roth's family epic.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 25, 2025

Tamara Lawrance Wants Another Season of ‘The Traitors,' but for Actors
The "Get Millie Black" star is a fan of reality TV in general. "Sometimes mindless things are very, very healthy for you," she said.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 25, 2025

Ladies and Gentlemen, 38 Key Musical Moments on ‘S.N.L.'
As the show celebrates its 50th season, look back at some of its most fiery, shocking and groundbreaking performances.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 25, 2025

Steamy Romance Books To Cozy Up With This Winter
Books by Alyssa Cole, Talia Hibbert and more offer heartwarming banter and plenty of heat.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 25, 2025

Tom Green, Former Provocateur, Is Building Something New
A Y2K-era phenomenon most famous for his MTV prank show and surreal brand of comedy, Green pioneered ideas that thrive today.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 25, 2025

Japan Once Dominated the Art Market. Is the Country Ready for a Comeback?
Japanese collectors spent billions on European paintings during the bubble economy of the 1980s. Officials today hope to inspire a new generation of art lovers.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 25, 2025

How Kara Young, a Tony-Winning Actress, Spends Her Sundays
Kara Young spends a rare day off brunching with her family in Harlem and popping into beauty supply stores along 125th Street.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

Jo Baer, Minimalist Painter Who Rejected Abstraction, Dies at 95
After establishing herself as a leading proponent of nonrepresentational art, she left it behind — along with, to a significant extent, her position in the art world.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

Did This Real Wedding Toast Inspire ‘S.N.L.' to Create Domingo?
A bridesmaid celebrated her sister's wedding with a lengthy parody of "Satisfied" from "Hamilton." The rest, it seems, is sketch-show history.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

How ‘Nickel Boys' Achieved Its Singular Visual Style
The cinematographer and camera operator behind the Oscar-nominated film — shot almost entirely from the first-person perspective — explain how they did it.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

Not for Kids Only: 9 Children's Songs Worth a Listen
Hear tracks from Kermit the Frog, Caspar Babypants, Carole King and more.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

Malpaso Dance Company From Havana Brings Energy but Little Risk
The Cuban company's program at the Joyce Theater includes three U.S. premieres.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

Get a Hug From Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in ‘Nickel Boys'
The director RaMell Ross narrates a sequence from his film, which is shot from the point of view of its characters. The movie is nominated for best picture.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

‘Nickel Boys' | Anatomy of a Scene
The director RaMell Ross narrates a sequence from his film, which has been nominated for best picture.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

Putting His Father's Final Words Onstage, With a Little Ambivalence
The Portuguese director Tiago Rodrigues's latest show, "No Yogurt for the Dead," is based on his dying father's scribbles but resists sharing much emotion.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

Review: Yuja Wang Tries Something New With the Philharmonic
This star pianist fascinatingly, and with mixed success, led a trio of 20th-century chamber concertos from the keyboard.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

Trump Executive Order Prompts National Gallery to End Diversity Programs
The National Gallery of Art said it had closed its office of belonging and inclusion to comply with a presidential order.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

An Unearthed Tina Turner Outtake, and 9 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Kane Brown and Jelly Roll, Sexyy Red and Bruno Mars, Teddy Swims and others.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

Five Action Movies to Stream Now
This month's picks include craven rich kids, retired assassins and a cat cult.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

Angel Blue Doubted Her Path in Opera. Now She's a Star.
Once used to frequent rejection letters, Blue has become a regular on major stages and is singing the title role in "Aida" at the Metropolitan Opera.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shakira Will Perform at the Grammys
The Recording Academy, moving forward with the show as planned on Feb. 2 in Los Angeles, has also booked Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX and other stars.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris's Palais Garnier Opera House
It's been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 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
Jan 24, 2025

Where's My Gay ‘Bachelor'?
It is an idea whose time has come, even if it probably won't happen any time soon. But a gay man can dream, can't he?

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

‘Eternal You' and the Ethics of Using A.I. to ‘Talk' to Dead Loved Ones
Examining what it means to make money by selling the bereaved on an illusion, the film feels like something of a warning.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

The Shortsighted Charm of ‘Indiana Jones' and ‘Star Wars' Video Games
Video games in the Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Spider-Man franchises promise immaculate visuals with doses of nostalgia. But they keep the industry stuck in the past.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

The Shortsighted Charm of Our Whip-Cracking, Web-Swinging Heroes
Video games in the Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Spider-Man franchises promise immaculate visuals with doses of nostalgia. But they keep the industry stuck in the past.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

A Horror Novel Inspired by Fanatic Fox News Devotees
Clay McLeod Chapman kept hearing friends say, of their Fox News-watching parents, "It's like they were possessed." That's what inspired him to write "Wake Up and Open Your Eyes."

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

How Riad Sattouf Uses His Cartoons to Draw a Window Into the Middle East
Riad Sattouf's saga of his parents' failed bicultural marriage, with its harsh depiction of life in rural Syria, has become a literary sensation.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 24, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Trump Ahead of His L.A. Visit
The comedian, who is based in Los Angeles, said that President Trump was visiting California on Friday "to blame us for the fires in person."

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Review: In ‘English,' Looking for a Language to Live In
For the students in Sanaz Toossi's dramedy about mother tongues and other tongues, the world's lingua franca is not exactly free.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

2025 Oscar Nominees for Costume Design Include ‘Wicked' and ‘A Complete Unknown'
They include the designers behind "Wicked," "A Complete Unknown" and "Conclave."

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Aaron De Groft, Museum Director Accused in Fake Basquiat Scheme, Dies at 59
In Orlando, he staged a blockbuster exhibit of works said to be newly discovered paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat. He was fired when the paintings turned out to be forgeries.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Bertrand Blier, Acclaimed Director of Sexually Blunt Films, Dies at 85
A much-decorated French filmmaker, he divided audiences and critics with explorations, often darkly comic but brutal, of misogyny and the male sexual imagination.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

8 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

In the TikTok Show ‘Famehungry,' All the World's an Audience
"Famehungry," a show that's performed simultaneously for in-person and online crowds, comes to New York in the wake of the app's brief ban in the United States.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

‘Lovers Anonymous' Is a Clever Turkish Dramatic Comedy
Set at the Love Hospital, where love is treated as a disease, the Netflix series is in turns biting and dreamy, cynical and cute.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

The Dalai Lama Shares Thoughts on China and the Future in a New Book
The spiritual leader of Tibet has published amply but seldom written in depth about politics. Now, as he approaches 90, he shares a detailed and personal account of his decades dealing with China.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Biggest Oscar Snubs and Surprises 2025: Sebastian Stan, Fernanda Torres and More
Sebastian Stan's Trump portrayal is also rewarded after the film had a hard time getting distribution, while Marianne Jean-Baptiste was overlooked.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

‘Flight Risk' Review: A Rather Bumpy Landing
Mel Gibson directs an uneven action film with Mark Wahlberg that feels pulled out of an earlier era.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Where to Stream ‘The Substance', ‘Wicked' and Other 2025 Oscar Nominees
Many of the top contenders can be watched at home. Here's a guide to help you get a jump on the field.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Where to Stream the 2025 Oscar Nominees: ‘The Substance,' ‘Wicked' and More
Many of the top contenders can be watched at home. Here's a guide to help you get a jump on the field.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Where to Stream ‘Anora', ‘Wicked' and Other 2025 Oscar Nominees
Many of the top contenders can be watched at home. Here's a guide to help you get a jump on the field.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

5 Paths Through the Winter Show, an Exhibition of Earthly Delights
The fair, with 77 exhibitors, is a mini-museum, featuring arts, antiquities and design objects, from old masters to art jewelry.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

What to Know About ASAP Rocky's Assault Trial
The rapper rejected a plea deal and will stand trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Why Scott Turow Brought Back His Most Famous Hero for ‘Presumed Guilty'
The novelist is 75. Rusty Sabich, the now-retired prosecutor he introduced in "Presumed Innocent," is 77 — and taking on a new case in "Presumed Guilty."

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris's Palais Garner Opera House
It's been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

‘Emilia Pérez' Leads the 2025 Oscar Nominations With 13 Nods
"The Brutalist" and "Wicked" secured 10 nominations apiece in a year with a wide-open best picture race. Acting nominees include Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, Adrien Brody and Timothée Chalamet.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

‘Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story' Review: Her Life as a Cabaret
The fizzy, determinedly upbeat documentary charts how Liza Minnelli survived Hollywood. It's inspiring, jaw-dropping and conspicuously incomplete.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

FKA twigs Tests Her Pop Skills on ‘Eusexua'
For her third studio album, the shape-shifting English songwriter puts a beat behind her desires.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

2025 Oscar Nominations: ‘Emilia Pérez' Leads the Way With 13
"The Brutalist" and "Wicked" secured 10 nominations apiece in a year with a wide-open best picture race. Acting nominees include Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, Adrien Brody and Timothée Chalamet.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Oscar Nominations Snubs and Surprises: Sebastian Stan, Fernanda Torres and More
Sebastian Stan's Trump portrayal is also rewarded after the film had a hard time getting distribution, while Marianne Jean-Baptiste was overlooked.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Oscar Snubs and Surprises: Daniel Craig Misses; Fernanda Torres Scores
Sebastian Stan's Trump portrayal is also rewarded after the film had a hard time getting distribution, while Marianne Jean-Baptiste was overlooked.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

2025 Oscar Nominations: See the Full List
The movies competing for the 97th Academy Awards. The ceremony will air on March 2.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

2025 Oscar Nominations: ‘Emilia Pérez' and ‘The Brutalist' Get Multiple Nods
The two films secured nominations in most of the major categories, including best picture, a wide-open race. Acting nominees include Demi Moore, Cynthia Erivo, Adrien Brody and Timothée Chalamet.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Demi Moore Caps a Career Comeback With an Oscar Nomination
She starred in "The Substance," a body horror-satire that isn't normally academy fare. But it earned her some of the best reviews of her career.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Karla Sofía Gascón Makes Oscar History as First Openly Trans Actress to Be Nominated
The "Emilia Pérez" star isn't the first trans Oscar nominee. Anohni was up for best song, and Elliot Page was a contender before coming out publicly as trans.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

2025 Oscar Nominations: Updating List
The movies competing for the 97th Academy Awards. The ceremony will air on March 2.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

‘Rose' Review: After Loss, a New Lease on Life
The French New Wave veteran Françoise Fabian plays a widow who discovers that it's not too late to be delighted.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

New Takes on Pineapple Cake, a Classic Taiwanese Treat
Plus: trompe l'oeil ceramics, a Madrid hotel designed by Philippe Starck and more recommendations from T Magazine.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

‘C.B. Strike' Review: Cancellation With Extreme Prejudice
In a new season of the HBO and BBC series based on J.K. Rowling's mystery novels, a misunderstood artist is the victim.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

How ‘The Traitors' Deal With Early Eliminations
Reality stars covet spots on the popular competitive reality series, where early eliminations can carry a particular sting.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

‘Star Trek: Section 31' Review: Set the Phasers to Shun
This made-for-streaming Star Trek adventure starring Michelle Yeoh is an exhausting gallop of nonstop chatter and nonhuman abilities.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

‘Presence' Review: Paranormal Friend or Foe?
Steven Soderbergh's new chiller takes place in one of the most troubled of all movie locations: an outwardly normal family home.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

‘Inheritance' Review: A Thriller Without Thrills
Shot on an iPhone, this globe-trotting drama fails to deliver on its promises.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

‘The Colors Within' Review: Shades of Teenage Friendship
This anime, directed by Naoko Yamada, pales in comparison to the vivid vision of Totsuko, who experiences the spirits of her bandmates as colors.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

The Kelce Takeover Doesn't End at 1 A.M.
After retiring from the N.F.L., Jason Kelce has built a career as a football analyst, a podcast personality and an omnipresent pitchman. This month, he's a late-night host as well.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 23, 2025

Late Night Enjoys Trump's Uncomfortable Moment in Church
"New executive order: We are banning church," said Ronny Chieng, channeling the president's apparent annoyance when a bishop asked him to be merciful.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy' Combs Sues Courtney Burgess, Who Said He Had Sex Tapes
The lawsuit names Courtney Burgess, a one-time music industry bit player, his lawyer and the owner of the cable network NewsNation, which aired an interview with Mr. Burgess.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Chappell Roan Talks Modern Fame and Concert Themes in ‘Faces of Music'
In a new series, the pop star discusses the mechanics of modern fame, including her instructions to fans of what to wear to her concerts.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Judi Dench Says She No Longer Goes to Events Alone, Citing Vision Loss
The veteran English actress said that she now needed to attend public events with someone else, because of her worsening macular degeneration.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Ashley Bouder, New York City Ballet Veteran, to Retire
The ballerina is leaving the company in February after 25 years. She will dance the lead in "Firebird" in her final program.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Review: Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Offer a Rarity
Riccardo Muti led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in a program that featured Verdi's "Four Seasons" and Tchaikovsky.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Mel Gibson Returns as a Director with ‘Flight Risk'
For "Flight Risk," his first outing as a director in nearly a decade, the Oscar winner isn't quite taking center stage.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Carolyn Brown, a Shaper of Revolutionary Dance, Dies at 97
With Merce Cunningham, she forged one of the great partnerships in dance history. She later recounted those years in an incisive, unsparing memoir.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

At the Cloisters, Sor Juana's Words Ring Out in Song
The opera "Primero Sueño" translates Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's poem about the soul's journey into a musical promenade around the Cloisters.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

In ‘Prime Target,' Leo Woodall's Math Checks Out
A brilliant young mathematician becomes an enemy of the deep state in a paranoid new potboiler streaming on Apple TV .

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

‘Modern Love' Podcast: Neko Case: ‘If I Didn't Yell the Truth, What Good Was I?'
The singer-songwriter speaks out about her troubled family history and reads a Modern Love essay about an estranged mother and daughter.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Bringing Anne Frank's Secret Annex to New York, and the World
Covered windows, peeling wallpaper: For the first time outside of Amsterdam, an exhibition reconstructs Anne's hiding place during the devastation of the Holocaust.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Questlove on Parsing 50 Years of Music for His ‘S.N.L.' Documentary
Digging through more than 900 episodes was bound to yield some surprises — and some warm memories. The experience didn't disappoint.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Kidz Bop Is Still Going, 50 G-Rated Albums Later
Kidz Bop 50 is here, marking the latest of the enduring brand's kid-friendly sanitization of pop music.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Predicting the Oscar Nominations in a Wild and Wide-Open Season
You can count on films like "Emilia Pérez" and big stars like Timothée Chalamet and Ariana Grande, but this year may hold some surprises, too.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Winter Books to Read When It's Cold Outside
Chilly thrillers, snowy fantasies and Alpine adventure novels exquisitely capture the atmosphere of the season.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Late Night Tries to Keep Up With Trump's Executive Orders
"If you could put anything in front of him yesterday, he would have signed it," said Ronny Chieng. "Melania, now's your chance to update the prenup."

NYTimes Arts
Jan 22, 2025

Claire van Kampen, 71, Playwright and Arranger of Period Music, Dies
After she married Mark Rylance, the two often collaborated; her specialty was arranging music for Tudor-era plays.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 21, 2025

Garth Hudson, One-Man Band Within the Band, Dies at 87
A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original member of an influential group that mixed rock, r&b and country.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 21, 2025

Garth Hudson, One-Man Band With the Band, Dies at 87
A multifaceted musician, he was the last surviving original member of an influential group, with its blend of rock, r&b and country.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 21, 2025

Garth Hudson: 11 Essential Songs
The last surviving original member of the Band died on Tuesday. He was a master on keys and saxophones who could conjure a panoply of scenes and eras.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 21, 2025

‘Vanya on Huron Street' Review: Chekhov in Brooklyn
Instead of a departure, the writer and director Matthew Gasda's take on "Uncle Vanya" at the Brooklyn Center for Theater Research tends to adhere to the original.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 21, 2025

‘Prime Target' Is a Charming Popcorn Thriller
Don't think overly hard about the premise. Just enjoy the constant cliffhangers and beautiful people.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 21, 2025

David Lynch's Enchanting Sound Worlds
Music played a huge role in defining the filmmaker's distinctive atmosphere on the big and small screens. Hear 13 examples.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 21, 2025

Garth Hudson, Multifaceted Musician With the Band, Dies at 87
He was the last surviving original member of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s and '70s, with its blend of rock, r&b and country.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 21, 2025

Joel Paley, Writer of ‘Ruthless,' an Off Broadway Hit, Dies at 69
The show, with music by Marvin Laird, portrayed a schoolgirl's murderous theatrical ambition. Paley also performed in the parody dance group Les Ballets Trockadero.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 21, 2025

Jules Feiffer, Acerbic Cartoonist, Writer and Much Else, Dies at 95
In his long-running Village Voice comic strip and in his many plays and screenplays, he took delight in skewering politics, relationships and human nature.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 21, 2025

The Most Anticipated Book Adaptations of 2025: Movies and TV Shows
Hilary Mantel's "The Mirror and the Light," a new "Bridget Jones" and Michael Bond's Paddington Bear series are some of this year's most anticipated adaptations.

NYTimes Arts
Jan 21, 2025

Thomas Sondergard Brings Nordic Music and Hygge to Minnesota Orchestra
With the Nordic Soundscapes Festival, Thomas Sondergard puts his stamp on the Minnesota Orchestra (and its interior spaces).

NYTimes Arts
Jan 21, 2025

Against All Odds, a Vegas Theater Scene With a ‘Sense of the Wild West'
Local artists straddle aesthetic and artistic worlds in the land of mega-spectacles and oversize flash.

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