Arts

Wayne Shorter, “House of Jade” (1965)For “Juju,” arguably the most indispensable album from Shorter’s golden period with Blue Note Records in the 1960s, he was joined by a rhythm section of Coltrane...

Whether with a gun, a mastermind or a monster, most thrillers thrill by invoking the specter of death: Who’s going to die and how? But “Love,” which opened on Tuesday at the...

But on the scale of intrigue, there could be no topping “Nefertiti,” the title track of a Davis quintet album released in 1968. A 16-bar composition with a slithery melody and a...

For years, TEFAF Maastricht has been famous for its botanical arrangements: flower towers, cascades of blossoms, and eye-catching displays that redefine the term “wallflower.” The theme is a fitting ode to spring...

Richard Anobile, a prolific creator of film books whose friendly collaboration with the anarchic comedian Groucho Marx on a project called “The Marx Bros. Scrapbook” turned sour when Mr. Marx sued to...

The price was nonetheless a new auction high for Kandinsky.“It’s not quite at the point of orchestral abstraction,” said Richard Nagy, a London-based dealer who specializes in early 20th-century German art. “But...

Still, not everything could be cleared, or was worth the money to do so. The band rerecorded what it says are tiny elements — drumbeats, horn hits, vinyl scratches — and went...

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies...

Parker Posey stars in “The Seagull/Woodstock, NY,” as Chekhov comes to the Catskills.

This month’s departing titles on Netflix in the United States include two cult-favorite television shows worth your attention, a slapstick comedy with a peculiar origin story and two dramas that should have...