Arts

Bobby Rivers, an affable and playful television host, entertainment reporter and film critic, died on Tuesday in Minneapolis. He was 70.The cause was complications of cancer, said his brother, Tony. He died...

Hanna Eshel waited more than 40 years for a stroke of luck in her art career.The pivotal event, when it finally arrived, was not a gallerist seeing the appeal of her work...

On a 60-degree Saturday in December — no longer unseasonably warm in Manhattan by today’s climate standards — hordes of holiday shoppers flooded the luxury shopping center that is SoHo. On a...

“A wild pet for the supercultivated,” as T.S. Eliot called him, is only half the story of William Blake (1757-1827), a poet who is more famous for his influence on certain moderns...

In February 1961, The New York Times, citing a study by the American Medical Association, ran a brief article reporting that Americans could very well enjoy a life expectancy of 120 years...

If the traditional Christmas meal is a feast, the traditional New Year’s Eve fare is hors d’oeuvres. To that end, this weekend is all about tidbits, the only kind of viewing that...

Pope.L, an uncompromising conceptual and performance artist who explored themes of race, class and what he called “have-not-ness,” and who was best known for crawling the length of Broadway in a Superman...

Whether you want to brave the crowds or beat them, here’s a guide to New Year’s Eve parties, shows, family-friendly events and other festivities in the New York area.To experience the Times...

For a spell this summer, it appeared as if Nashville was headed toward another season of polarization.In May, the superstar Jason Aldean released “Try That in a Small Town,” a middling single...

Season 5, Episode 7: ‘Linda’After eight episodes of frolicking in a Coen-ized version of gangland Kansas City in the early 1950s, the last season of “Fargo” shifted audaciously to a black-and-white homage...