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May 23, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel Digests Trump's Crypto Dinner
"Listen, he's only corrupt in his free time, guys," Kimmel said of the president. "When he's in the Oval Office, he's by the book. This is all completely on the up and up."

NYTimes Arts
May 23, 2025

The Year's Most Addictive Mobile Game Is Delightfully Absurd
The strange mash-ups in What the Clash?, which could require sliding slot cars past insouciant black cats, are reminiscent of WarioWare microgames.

NYTimes Arts
May 23, 2025

6 Comedy Specials Worth Watching Over Memorial Day Weekend
New hours from Sarah Silverman, Mike Birbiglia, Jerrod Carmichael and others range widely in subject and style. But they all provide laugh-out-loud moments.

NYTimes Arts
May 23, 2025

7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you're a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

NYTimes Arts
May 23, 2025

Tom Cruise Really, Really Loves Movies
One of the industry's biggest stars is also its most enthusiastic evangelist. He is hoping it pays off for the eighth "Mission: Impossible" film.

NYTimes Arts
May 23, 2025

A New Pee-wee Herman Documentary Peeks Inside the Playhouse
Paul Reubens's performance as Pee-wee Herman gave fans "license to be weird." At an underground cabaret, he cheered on his community of renegades.

NYTimes Arts
May 23, 2025

Why Silicon Valley's Most Powerful People Are So Obsessed With Hobbits
Tech power players and the global far-right are learning all the wrong lessons from "The Lord of the Rings."

NYTimes Arts
May 23, 2025

‘O.K.!' Review: When the Abortion Clinic Cancels
In Christin Eve Cato's new backstage dramedy, an actress's plan to terminate a pregnancy collides with the rollback of reproductive rights.

NYTimes Arts
May 23, 2025

For the Creators of ‘Adults,' Maturity Is Overrated
Despite their parents' best efforts, they both chose careers in comedy. Now they have their own show, a "Friends"-inspired sitcom for a new generation.

NYTimes Arts
May 23, 2025

A ‘Chicano Hieronymus Bosch' Has an Unflinching Vision of America
Vincent Valdez depicts moments from the country's past and present that many would prefer to forget.

NYTimes Arts
May 23, 2025

My Five Favorite Works of Art in Mexico City
Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn't miss in a city imprinted with seven centuries of cultural history.

NYTimes Arts
May 23, 2025

Andrew Veyette of City Ballet Has One Last Chance to Leave It All Onstage
The New York City Ballet principal Andrew Veyette is retiring after 25 years: "My path had a lot of peaks and valleys. Some very deep and some very high."

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

If This Movie Wins the Palme d'Or, It Will Extend a Staggering Streak
The distributor Neon has been on a run at the Cannes Film Festival, and it has three movies, including "Sentimental Value," considered front-runners.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

Judith Hope Blau, Who Turned Bagels Into Art, Dies at 87
She began selling necklaces strung with mini-bagels on a dare from her husband. Bagelmania (and a career as a toy designer) ensued.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

‘Sirens' Is a Poppy Summer Getaway
The new Netflix series, starring Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock and Julianne Moore, isn't breaking any boundaries, but it is often entertaining.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

James Corden, Neil Patrick Harris and Bobby Cannavale Lead Broadway ‘Art'
The three actors will star in a revival of Yasmina Reza's 1994 play, which begins performances at the end of August.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

Without a Prenup, David Geffen's Divorce Could Get Interesting
The billionaire's marriage to David Armstrong ended with the familiar "irreconcilable differences." Is Mr. Geffen's fortune in jeopardy?

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

Scarlett Johansson Makes Her Debut as Director of ‘Eleanor the Great'
The star came across the script for "Eleanor the Great," already starring June Squibb, and instantly realized, "I know how to make it." Now she wants to direct again.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

At Cannes, Can You Trust the Length of a Standing Ovation?
The applause at premieres like "Mission: Impossible" or "The History of Sound" is often timed and reported breathlessly. But there's more to the story.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

In Sean ‘Diddy' Combs Trial, Kid Cudi Testifies to His Car Being Torched
The rapper testified on Thursday about the chaotic aftermath of Mr. Combs discovering his relationship with Casandra Ventura.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

Toyin Ojih Odutola Is Drawing Up Worlds
The Nigerian American artist takes pencil and pastel to monumental scale. Her newest works are her most personal yet, and her most universal.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

‘Fountain of Youth' Review: John Krasinski Goes Continent Hopping
An adventurer enlists his disapproving sister (Natalie Portman) in this Guy Ritchie movie with a hint of Indiana Jones.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

How ‘The Queen of Spades' Brought Two Tchaikovsky Brothers Together
The composer's brother Modest long wanted to collaborate. They didn't mean to, but got their chance to bring Pushkin to the opera stage.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

DanceAfrica Festival at BAM Holds Up a Mirror to Mozambique
This year's DanceAfrica festival at BAM features Song & Dance Company of Mozambique, which a member likened to a mirror for the nation.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

Mexico City to Welcome a New Frida Kahlo Museum
The future museum, adjacent to the famed Casa Azul, will be in a private residence acquired by Kahlo's parents.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

A New View of John Singer Sargent's American Socialites
The rich expatriates Sargent painted in London were dismissed as "dollar princesses." A new exhibition looks beyond that label to their achievements and inner lives.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

Kid Cudi Is Expected to Testify in the Sean Combs Trial
The rapper is scheduled to take the stand on Thursday to describe how his car was "blown up" after a threat by a jealous Mr. Combs.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

‘Bad Shabbos' Review: Guess Who's Kvetching About Dinner?
A newly engaged Jew and gentile plan to introduce their parents. But first: There's a crisis involving a body, a ticking clock and a doorman played by Method Man.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

‘The Last Rodeo' Review: One for the Money, Two for the Show
A family tragedy forces an aging bull rider back into the saddle in this blandly wholesome drama.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

Late Night Thinks Trump's ‘White Genocide' Video Was a Bit Much
"The guy who couldn't find South Africa on a map of Africa" subjected its leader to an extremely dubious video about his own country, Jimmy Kimmel said.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

Review: ‘Pee-wee as Himself' Finds the Man Behind the Man-Child
This fascinating though incomplete documentary tells Paul Reubens's story despite the subject's doubts about the project.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

4 Summer Books We're Looking Forward To
Gilbert Cruz, the editor of The New York Times Book Review, previews four books we're anticipating this summer.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

The Enduring Appeal of the American Drive-In
Has anything really changed at drive-in theaters across the country? A photographer based in Bozeman, Mont., visited a few to find out.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

Jeff Goldblum Says Jeff Goldblum is ‘Not a Performance'
In a wide-ranging interview on Popcast, the actor and musician insisted that the immutable Jeff Goldblum persona is "not a performance" — it's his lifeblood.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

‘The New Boy' Review: Finding a Light in the Darkness
Cate Blanchett stars as a nun who encounters an Indigenous Australian boy with special powers in this film about forced assimilation.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' Review: It's Not Me, It's Jane
A modern heroine learns about love, and a whole lot more, at a writing residency.

NYTimes Arts
May 22, 2025

Candida Alvarez's Full Life in Living Color
After mentoring a generation of artists, the seasoned "Diasporican" painter has a career in bloom, with a solo show and a bold dialogue with Bob Thompson.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

David Lazer, Executive Who Joined the World of Muppets, Dies at 89
At IBM, he hired a young Jim Henson to make humorous corporate films using his puppet creations. Mr. Henson later hired Mr. Lazer to help run his company.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

‘Business Ideas' Review: A Parable in a Cute Cafe
Milo Cramer's new comedy about work, survival and the quest for a meaningful life opens Clubbed Thumb's venerable Summerworks festival.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

At Sean ‘Diddy' Combs Trial, Details of a Raid That Found Guns and Baby Oil
In an effort to present Mr. Combs as the leader of a criminal enterprise, an investigator testified about the drugs, guns and other items found in his Florida mansion.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Salt-N-Pepa Demands Its Master Recordings in Lawsuit
The rap group accused Universal Music Group of ignoring federal copyright law by not giving up the original copies of its earliest work.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Bruce Springsteen Releases EP Including Remarks That Angered Trump
After Bruce Springsteen criticized the Trump administration on tour, the president said he should "KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT." Instead, Mr. Springsteen included his comments on a new release.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

How Do You Follow One of the Craziest Cannes Movies Ever?
Julia Ducournau, who won the Palme d'Or for "Titane," returns with the body-horror tale "Alpha." The critical reception has not been kind.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Morgan Wallen Retreats Into Sadness, While His Protégés Party On
The country superstar's "I'm the Problem" is a despondent self-portrait. But a generation of singers blending Southern rap and Nashville songwriting are thriving.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

‘Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole' Review: Dimming a Great Talent
Dulé Hill stars as the silky crooner in a play about the last broadcast of his variety show, in 1957.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Hans Noë, Architect, Sculptor and Proprietor of Fanelli Cafe, Dies at 96
He designed innovative houses and sculptures, but his most visible role in New York City's cultural life was as an accidental restaurateur, running the venerable Fanelli Cafe.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

The Monster-Slaying Game You Can Play Almost Anywhere
For decades, tech enthusiasts have made the 1993 video game Doom playable on screens of all sizes, including treadmills, calculators and pregnancy tests. (Even this article.)

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Can Shoplifting Be Justified? This Artist Wants You to Decide.
Dries Verhoeven has constructed a replica grocery store for his latest provocative performance.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Chris Brown Released on $6 Million Bail by London Court
The R&B singer was charged last week with grievous bodily harm over a 2023 incident in England. His release from custody means he can proceed with a world tour.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Tom Hanks Will Perform His Play ‘This World of Tomorrow' Off Broadway
"This World of Tomorrow," based on the actor's 2017 short story collection, is scheduled to begin performances in October at the Shed.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Kid Cudi Will Testify in Sean ‘Diddy' Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial
Casandra Ventura had testified that the mogul threatened to have the entertainer's car blown up after learning about their relationship.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Kid Cudi Will Soon Take Center Stage at the Sean ‘Diddy' Combs Trial
Casandra Ventura had testified that the mogul threatened to have the entertainer's car blown up after learning about their relationship.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Ronny Chieng Takes Issue With Kristi Noem's Takes on Immigration
"We're going to have to take you out of U.S.A.," the "Daily Show" host said after the homeland security chief couldn't correctly define habeas corpus and suggested a game show for citizenship.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

‘Lilo & Stitch': How a Fuzzy Blue Alien Became a Disney Cash Cow
Step aside, Moana, Elsa and Simba. In recent years, Stitch has quietly become one of Disney's most popular — and most merchandised — characters.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Superflex Wants to Change the World and Thinks You Can Too
The Danish artists have pushed beyond the gallery and into the outside world, making works designed to serve communities — human and otherwise.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Organizations Work to Embrace the Soft Power of Art
Across the globe, more and more cities and countries are investing in the arts, with the aim of driving economic growth — and burnishing their images.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

‘Modern Love' Podcast: Friends for 16 Years. Lovers for One Night.
They always wondered what it would be like to sleep together. By the time they were ready to find out, it was almost too late.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

‘Bowl EP' Review: Sessions in Love
Nazareth Hassan's play follows the tender romance (and acid-fueled hallucinations) two skateboarders share.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Aix-en-Provence Celebrates Cézanne With Monthslong Series of Events
Aix-en-Provence, the French city where the artist spent most of his life, is celebrating all things Cézanne this summer with the reopening of his estate and studio.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

100 Years On, Robert Rauschenberg and Joan Mitchell Still Hold Sway
Foundations for Joan Mitchell and Robert Rauschenberg are among the most influential grant-makers at a time when private funding for artists is more important than ever.

NYTimes Arts
May 21, 2025

Best Small-Town Romance Books
The romance author Ashley Poston recommends books bursting with quaint charm, sizzling banter and plenty of heart.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Review: How Music Came Down to Earth, in ‘Goddess'
Amber Iman lives up to the title of a musical about the divine gift of song.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

George Wendt's Norm Made Every ‘Cheers' Entrance Feel Fresh
George Wendt of "Cheers," who died on Tuesday, could walk into a bar and imply his character's entire life outside it.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Banu Mushtaq's ‘Heart Lamp,' a Story Collection, Wins International Booker Prize
Banu Mushtaq's "Heart Lamp," translated by Deepa Bhasthi, had received little notice in Britain or the United States before Tuesday. Now, it's won the major award for translated fiction.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Fortnite's Darth Vader Is A.I.-Powered. Voice Actors Are Rebelling.
The actors' union that began striking against video game companies last summer has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

George Wendt, Who Played Norm on ‘Cheers,' Dies at 76
A burly, easygoing Chicago native, he became a staple of living rooms across the country for more than a decade as one of America's favorite barflies.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

George Wendt, a.k.a. Norm From ‘Cheers,' Is Dead at 76
The burly, easygoing Chicago native became a staple of living rooms for more than a decade as one of America's favorite barflies.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

A London Show Unlocks the Mysteries of Antony Gormley's art
The British artist, whose early lead works are on display at a London gallery, explains the discoveries that drew him to sculpture and his use of his own body as his model.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Los Angeles Mayor Seeks to Lure Filming Back by Cutting Red Tape
With film and TV production in Los Angeles down by roughly one-third in recent years, Mayor Karen Bass took steps to make it easier to shoot at top locations.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

State of the Arts in 2025: Precarious, Promising, or a Bit of Both?
At the Art for Tomorrow conference in Milan, participants faced sobering financial and geopolitical realities, while still finding reasons for hope and joy.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

‘Pernille' Is a Brilliant Norwegian Dramedy
The series, about an endearingly ordinary woman who works in child welfare, is a lot like Pamela Adlon's spirited FX dramedy "Better Things."

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

A 7-Song, 130-Minute Jam Band Primer
Listen to noodling tracks by Dave Matthews Band, Grateful Dead, Goose and more.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Cassie's Mother Testifies at Sean ‘Diddy' Combs's Trial About Bruises and a Payment
At the mogul's sex-trafficking trial, Casandra Ventura's mother said she sent $20,000 to Mr. Combs because "I was scared for my daughter's safety." It was returned.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Spike Lee May Be in Cannes, but His Heart Is Courtside With the Knicks
The director brought his latest collaboration with Denzel Washington, "Highest 2 Lowest," to the festival, but he really wanted to talk basketball.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Coming to City Center: A Flurry of Dance From Around the World
Fall for Dance will have its most international lineup since the pandemic; and the center's 2025-26 season will feature Paris Opera Ballet and Dutch National Ballet.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

On TikTok, ‘Propaganda' Lists Go Viral
TikTok users are building eye-catching lists of their dislikes and are labeling them as propaganda that they're "not falling for."

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

‘Lilo & Stitch' Review: Creature Chaos
The live-action remake of the hit 2002 Disney film is mostly serviceable and often adorable, even if the best parts of the original got left behind.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Shane Doyle, Founder of a Storied East Village Venue, Dies at 73
An Irish expatriate, he created Sin-é, a bare-bones cafe that became an unlikely magnet for stars like Sinead O'Connor, Bono of U2 and Iggy Pop.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

With a New Fair in Qatar, Art Basel Branches Out in the Mideast
Because of its enormous wealth, the Persian Gulf has long been viewed by the international art trade as a prime market for expansion.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

How Grace Potter Lost (and Found) a Solo Album, and a New Life
The Grace Potter and the Nocturnals frontwoman made an LP with T Bone Burnett that got held. Sixteen years later, after a twisting tale of love and music, it's arriving.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Breuer Building Gets Landmark Status Before Sotheby's Moves In
The modernist former home of the Whitney Museum of American Art had its interior designated for protection by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Timothee Chalamet Was a Knicks Superfan Before He Was Famous
Tim Chalamet, an unknown teenager, was with the Knicks in the hard times. Timothée Chalamet, the famous actor, is loving every second of the team's deep playoff run.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Late Night Is Concerned About (the Truth Behind) Biden's Health
"They used to say it's not the crime, it's the cover-up, but it's starting to feel like politics is all cover-up," Jon Stewart said.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Art Basel Announces New Fair in Qatar
With its enormous wealth, the Middle East has long been viewed by the international art trade as a prime market for expansion.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

At the Sean ‘Diddy' Combs Trial, Cassie's Mother and Others to Testify About Abuse
Prosecutors are aiming to fill in the picture of the mogul's relationship with Casandra Ventura by questioning his former assistant and Ms. Ventura's mother.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

The Marine Veteran Who Counteracts Boot Camp With Ballet
Before he served in Iraq, Román Baca was a ballet dancer. Now he helps other veterans deal with their trauma — through dance.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

John Mulaney's Weird Talk Show on Netflix Suddenly Found Its Way
"Everybody's Live With John Mulaney" understands what's wrong with the genre. Still, it took time to hit on the ambitious free-for-all it is now.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

‘Bus Stop' Review: Travelers Find Shelter From a Storm
Intimacy is at the heart of this rare revival of William Inge's 1955 play, about stranded passengers learning from one another and about themselves.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Santa Fe Opera Continues to Draw Performers From Across the Globe
Nearly 70 years old, the Santa Fe Opera and its summer season draw singers, directors, designers, conductors and apprentices from across the globe.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

Opera Companies Find Savings and Gains Through Collaborations
Co-productions can help companies across the globe save money, collaborate artistically and ensure that lesser-known works are seen by more audiences.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

The Soprano Sonya Yoncheva Has Many Roles, On and Off the Stage
Sonya Yoncheva discusses her turn as Lisa in "The Queen of Spades" at the Metropolitan Opera, her summer concerts, her production company and more.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

‘Book of Marvels' at the Morgan, Oddities From Cannibals to Giant Snails
At the Morgan Library, 15th-century illuminated atlases embody the medieval appetite for wonder and myth.

NYTimes Arts
May 20, 2025

With ‘Van Gogh's Flowers,' the New York Botanical Garden Brings the Artist to Life
The New York Botanical Garden's new exhibit draws inspiration from Vincent van Gogh for a colorful explosion of 18,000 sunflowers and other plants.

NYTimes Arts
May 19, 2025

Head of Trump's Kennedy Center Calls for Inquiry Into Its Finances
The center's new president said prosecutors should look at its "criminal" debt and deferred maintenance, as the center announced dance and theater offerings that include some with nonunion casts.

NYTimes Arts
May 19, 2025

Met Museum Surrenders Artifacts Thought Looted From Iraq
The Manhattan district attorney's office said the objects had been identified as illicit during an investigation of an art dealer suspected of having trafficked in stolen antiquities.

NYTimes Arts
May 19, 2025

Trump's Kennedy Center Comes Into Focus With Theater and Dance Plans
Some big shows and troupes will perform, while others will stay away. And in a shift, the center will present some Broadway shows with nonunion casts.

NYTimes Arts
May 19, 2025

Ari Aster Hasn't Seen the Reviews for ‘Eddington'
The Covid-era satire has been divisive at Cannes, but the director has not seen the reviews. He's focused on his fears about where the world is headed.

NYTimes Arts
May 19, 2025

Jim Butcher and His "Dresden Files" Series Have Survived the Darkness
Now in its 25th year, The Dresden Files and its author have survived the darkness, fictional and otherwise.

NYTimes Arts
May 19, 2025

In ‘Sirens,' Meghann Fahy Sounds the Alarm
This former "White Lotus" supporting actress takes the lead in a new Netflix series, as a woman bringing chaos to a wealthy enclave.

NYTimes Arts
May 19, 2025

Dawn Richard Recalls Witnessing Sean ‘Diddy' Combs's Violence Against Cassie
After four days of testimony from Casandra Ventura, the mogul's former girlfriend, prosecutors are questioning collaborators and friends about their relationship.

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