Arts

A new production of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle at the Berlin State Opera, featuring the eminent conductor Daniel Barenboim, was one of the most highly anticipated events on the classical music calendar this...

It’s interesting that it took so long for you to make your next film because “Tár” doesn’t feel dated at all. The way it understands smartphone culture and the power of social...

In a 35-year career celebrated at MoMA this fall, the artist has concerned himself with “the poetry of looking,” blurring the line between party and protest. But, increasingly, it’s politics on his...

USA Network airs its NASCAR documentary series. And the third season of the CW show based on the DC Comics character premieres.

There’s bacon and eggs, and then there’s bacon and eggs at the Cthulhu Prayer Breakfast. Named after the cosmically malevolent and abundantly tentacled entity dreamed up by Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the event,...

DEMOCRACY’S DATA: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read ThemBy Dan BoukIllustrated. 384 pages. MCD. $30.The U.S. census has inspired a surprising amount of poetry, Dan Bouk notes...

Dear readers,Welcome to the beefcake edition of Read Like the Wind. Our theme here is bulk: The two books that follow are big, brawny tomes that you can repurpose as dumbbells when...

“Am I missing something here?” is a question prompted by many dance performances. In my mind, the thought often has an anxious tone, since I consider it my job as a critic...

“Lower Decks,” whose third season will continue to arrive through October — all the “Trek” shows post episodes weekly — was created by Mike McMahan, who was a writer and producer on...

Joey DeFrancesco, who was widely credited with bringing the organ back into vogue in jazz circles in recent decades, has died. He was 51.His wife, Gloria, posted news of his death on...