Arts

Dear readers,Back before the memoir boom, when the barbarous neologism “autofiction” was not yet in vogue, a more titillating vocabulary was deployed when works of fiction flirted with personal disclosure. The facts...

A longtime “Freaks and Geeks” fan reconsiders what it means to be one of the cool kids.

Paal Enger, a rising prospect for a celebrated Norwegian soccer club who traded a game that he loved for another — art theft — that he absolutely relished, culminating in his infamous...

She was a frequent sight on the series, which began in 2019, and impressed fans with her straightforward attitude.

There are two sides to Tiago Rodrigues, the Portuguese director who has led the Avignon Festival since last year. One — gentle, introspective, given to dissecting intimate human conflicts — has long...

‘MaXXXine’The latest entry in Ti West’s horror franchise follows Maxine Minx (Mia Goth), a porn actress who survived a massacre on a farm in Texas, as she tries to forge a new...

Did Alicent truly believe that Viserys was talking about their son? Or was that merely what she wished to believe? (As important, should a drama hinge its central conflict on the kind...

It’s Independence Day, when Americans traditionally gather to grill meat and blow things up while they celebrate the nation’s founding — but in our recommended books this week, we’re casting an eye...

More than that, the moment was necessary. Both the performance and surprise promotion gave a needed jolt to Ballet Theater’s summer season, a sleepy one so far that has included the company...

She painted and sculpted, but she was best known for her oversized still lifes, painted from photographs and crowded with color and detail.