Arts

Lily Allen didn’t know why she agreed to be interviewed for this article.On a recent morning, sitting outside a London cafe, the British singer said she had paused earlier for a moment...

“What did he just say?”Those are some of the most commonly uttered words in my home. No matter how much my wife and I crank up the TV volume, the actors in...

Here’s what Warner Bros. and DC think we need: another superhero movie about an earnest young man suddenly forced to shoulder responsibility and fight for justice.Here’s what we actually need: A superhero...

The morning after he uploaded his new movie “Froning: The Fittest Man in History” to the iTunes store, in early October 2015, the director Heber Cannon received a phone call from somebody...

It is one of those ironies rarely discussed in the fashion industry — a world focused, largely, on catering to (or exploiting, depending on how you look at it) the dreams and...

Text by Johanna LemolaPhotographs and Video by Saara MansikkamakiReporting from Harakka Island, FinlandJust a hundred yards off the shores of Helsinki, beyond its embassies and marina, its cafes and upscale homes, lies...

There is insight to be gleaned from Toplyn, McKee and the U.C.B. But at the heart of their entire enterprise is a lie, or at least a simplification. No theory of comedy...

Many creators, most in their 20s or early 30s, specialize within a particular niche. Joe Aragon (Cinema.Joe, 931,000 followers) is known for his breakdowns of coming attractions; Monse Gutierrez (cvnela, 1.4 million...

Four women in gold lamé jumpsuits with painted faces and floral headbands leaped in tandem, their shins bedecked with silver bells. Hands — each gripping a white handkerchief — cut the air...

For over 100 years, this family portrait held a secret: a fourth figure that had been painted out. Now, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has just acquired the painting, one of the...