Arts

Hygge lives on at the Minnesota Orchestra.Visitors stepping into Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis on a recent, frigid Saturday were greeted with a roaring fireplace and Scandi furniture strewed with blankets. Snacks were...

Donald J. Trump has always tried to choose his own stage settings, be it looming over a built-for-TV boardroom in “The Apprentice” or descending down the Trump Tower escalator in 2015. For...

The Metropolitan Opera’s next “Ring” cycle is years away. But for local Wagnerians champing at the bit, the New York Philharmonic offered a teaser this weekend in the form of Lorin Maazel’s...

The moment well after midnight when one day slides into the next is usually a lonely time, observed by security guards and nurses, insomniacs and students cramming for exams. But this weekend,...

Pomp and circumstanceOn Monday, President-elect Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated for his second term. And one question that rushes through the minds of Americans (or at least culture journalists at The...

A onetime foulmouthed white rapper remade as an icon of right-wing country rebellion. An iconic disco-pop outfit with a crossover hit often understood to be about gay cruising that has become a...

Mufasa has life in him after all.“Mufasa: The Lion King,” a photorealistic “Lion King” prequel, arrived on cat paws at the Christmas box office, collecting a weak $35 million in its first...

When Dave Chappelle hosted “Saturday Night Live” in 2016, four days after the presidential election, he ended his monologue with a thought about President-elect Donald J. Trump. “I’m wishing Donald Trump luck,”...

The French photographer Raoul Minot took clandestine photos of Nazi-occupied Paris. Now, his images serve as a reminder of the power of art.

“Saturday Night Live” begins the back half of its 50th season this weekend. Here, we kick off a series of features exploring and assessing its history and cultural impact.From the first episode,...