Books
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An American Leads the Odesa Philharmonic to Berlin
BERLIN — There was a warm ovation as the musicians of the Odesa Philharmonic Orchestra came onstage here on Tuesday evening, and cheers when the ...
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Venice: Could ‘Banshees’ Be Colin Farrell’s Oscar Breakthrough?
VENICE — When it comes to feuds, this year’s Venice Film Festival has really overdelivered. First, the director Alejandro G. Iñárritu went after ...
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A Movie House Divided
Are you ready to see some movies? We are. But if news reports are right, you, like us are also worried about the state of the nation. According ...
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A Chess Champion Resolves Her ‘Queen’s Gambit’ Lawsuit Against Netflix
Lawyers for the pioneering chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili filed papers in federal court on Tuesday suggesting that they had settledher ...
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DJ Khaled’s Latest All-Star Album, ‘God Did,’ Is His Fourth No. 1
Each new LP by DJ Khaled, hip-hop’s indomitable guru of positivity, is an all-star summit, chocked with A-list guest stars. “God Did,” his 13th ...
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The Artist Who Throws Newton a Curve
COSTA MESA, Calif. — As a teenager in Brooklyn, Fred Eversley filled a pie pan with Jell-O and spun it on a turntable in his father’s basement ...
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A ‘Virtual Rapper’ Was Fired. Questions About Art and Tech Remain.
The story of FN Meka — a fictitious character billed as the first musical artist partly powered by artificial intelligence to be signed by a ...
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‘1776’ in 2022: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of a Dual Reality
“Our contribution to the history of the production is our bodies, our physical selves,” Crystal Lucas-Perry said of the Broadway revival of “1776 ...
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‘Queen Sugar’ Ends on Its Own Terms
Since “Queen Sugar” debuted on the Oprah Winfrey Network in September 2016, it has been lauded for its intricate, intimate portrayal of Black ...
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Agatha Christie’s Latest Biographer Plumbs a Life of Mystery
AGATHA CHRISTIEAn Elusive WomanBy Lucy Worsley415 pages. Pegasus Crime. $29.95. Agatha Christie’s best books have crisp dialogue and high ...