Arts

Roger Sweet, a toy designer who created the musclebound hero He-Man for Mattel as well as other characters for the popular Masters of the Universe cartoon and toy franchise in the 1980s,...

Federal regulators on Tuesday ordered a review of all station licenses owned by ABC, an extraordinary move to pressure a major television network whose programming has frequently angered President Trump.The agency overseeing...

new video loaded: Poetry Month Reading RecommendationsIt’s National Poetry Month! Greg Cowles, an editor at The New York Times Book Review, recommends some poetry books while writing poems with fridge magnets.By Greg...

The Met’s endowment is now valued at $216 million, down from $340 million in 2022.Gelb said that he did not intend to cancel any more productions, but that he could not rule...

And of course, Michael never got to be a kid, really, because Joe took that away from him. So as an adult, he is always seeking out children. But the movie knows...

Josefina Aguilar Alcantara, a leading Mexican folk artist who sculpted evocative clay figurines depicting everyday life in her village — portraying people as varied as wedding guests and prostitutes — and who...

Buff, waxed or otherwise, thousands answered an open casting call to become the next “Baywatch” discovery — or just “Drowning Swimmer No. 2.”

new video loaded: Why Are We Obsessed With Antigone?Antigone, an ancient Greek play, is being adapted in several theaters across New York City. Our critic Helen Shaw explains why Sophocles’s anti-heroine is...

new video loaded: Our Spring Book RecommendationsA few editors from the New York Times’s Book Review give their recommendations for what new releases you should be reading this spring.By Jennifer Harlan, MJ...

Our awards season columnist Kyle Buchanan talks about the most suspenseful Oscar of 2026 — for best actor.