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Feb 10, 2026

Jon Stewart Defends Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show
"The Daily Show" host said it shouldn't be a performer's job to unify the country: "Isn't there another person whose job description is much more along those lines?"

NYTimes Arts
Feb 09, 2026

Catherine O'Hara Died From Pulmonary Embolism, Death Certificate Says
A death certificate released on Monday also said rectal cancer was an underlying cause for the comedic actress's death on Jan. 30 at 71.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 09, 2026

‘The All-American Halftime' Featured an Electric Anthem Unlike Hendrix's
Turning Point USA's "All-American" halftime opened with a guitar-solo national anthem. It was a striking contrast to Jimi Hendrix's rendition at Woodstock.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 09, 2026

Iván Fischer's Budapest Festival Orchestra Illuminates Mahler's Third
Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra led an illuminating journey through one of Mahler's less heard symphonies at Carnegie Hall.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 09, 2026

Like Fireworks: When Masters of Tap and Kathak Dance Meet
American tap greats collaborating with kathak dancers discover how to communicate through rhythm.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 09, 2026

A YouTuber's Film Beat ‘Melania' at the Box Office. Here's How.
"Iron Lung," a horror movie directed and funded by the video creator known as Markiplier, pulled in $22 million in its first weekend after fans across the country requested screenings.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 09, 2026

Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Review: A History Lesson Full of Puerto Rican Pride
The superstar showcased Puerto Rican pride during a 13-minute set that turned a global opportunity into an intimate, personal performance.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 09, 2026

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show: Best and Worst Moments
The Puerto Rican superstar's set included cameos, stunts and powerful statements.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 09, 2026

They Carry a Cake Onstage, and Share Dumplings Off
Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty, the stars of the new musical "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)," meet for a stroll one blustery afternoon.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 09, 2026

Bad Bunny Delivers a Joyful Halftime Show
The Puerto Rican musician celebrated Latino heritage and performed mostly in Spanish in a show that had become a political flashpoint amid his criticism of ICE.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 09, 2026

‘Love Story,' Plus 6 Things to Watch on TV This Week
The Ryan Murphy series about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette premieres, and a new A24 non-scripted series airs.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 09, 2026

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show: Takeaways and Best Moments
Popcast's immediate thoughts after Bad Bunny took the stage for a tribute to his native Puerto Rico.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 09, 2026

Bad Bunny Delivers Joyful Super Bowl Halftime Show
Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin joined the Puerto Rican musician in a show that celebrated Latino heritage and was performed mostly in Spanish. His appearance had become a political flashpoint amid his criticism of ICE.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 08, 2026

The Child in Bad Bunny's Halftime Show Was an Actor
There was much speculation about the boy's identity. The young actor posted on social media about his experience as part of Bad Bunny's performance.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 08, 2026

Bad Bunny Delivers a Love Letter to Puerto Rico at Super Bowl Halftime
His performance featured a sugar cane field, a wedding seemingly officiated onstage and a New York-style street scene, along with appearances by Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 08, 2026

The 2026 Super Bowl Ads, Ranked
Here is our critic's survey of this year's Super Bowl commercials, from best to worst to A.I.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 08, 2026

Turning Point USA's Halftime Show Pays Tribute to Charlie Kirk
Kid Rock was the headliner at the streamed concert pitched as a conservative alternative to Bad Bunny's main event at the Super Bowl on Sunday night.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 08, 2026

Live Updates: Bad Bunny Delivers Joyful Super Bowl Halftime Show
Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin joined the Puerto Rican musician in the first halftime show that was performed mostly in Spanish. His appearance had become a political flashpoint amid his criticism of ICE.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 08, 2026

Green Day Condemns ICE as Part of Super Bowl Festivities
The band's frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong, urged Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to quit their jobs, warning that the Trump administration would inevitably abandon them.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 08, 2026

Bad Bunny's Sign Language Interpreter Will Make Super Bowl History, Too
Puerto Rican Sign Language is not the same as American Sign Language. Celimar Rivera Cosme will uniquely capture the rapper's slang for the game's deaf viewers.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 08, 2026

DGA Winners 2026: Paul Thomas Anderson's Oscar Momentum Builds
The filmmaker beat out Ryan Coogler, Guillermo del Toro, Josh Safdie and Chloé Zhao. The prize is a strong predictor of the Oscars.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 08, 2026

Key Moments on Bad Bunny's Path to the Super Bowl Halftime Show
He's had big hits, won awards, co-starred with Adam Sandler and even came out on top at WrestleMania. Here's how the 31-year-old star got to music's biggest stage.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 08, 2026

Bad Bunny's Key Career Moments
He's had big hits, won awards, co-starred with Adam Sandler and even came out on top at WrestleMania. Here's how the 31-year-old star got to music's biggest stage.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 08, 2026

Paul Thomas Anderson Wins Directors Guild Award for ‘One Battle After Another'
The filmmaker beat out Ryan Coogler, Guillermo del Toro, Josh Safdie and Chloé Zhao. The prize is a strong predictor of the Oscars.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 08, 2026

Haruki Murakami Isn't Afraid of the Dark
The author, who brought Japanese literature into the global mainstream, grapples with aging and his place in the world of letters.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 07, 2026

Brad Arnold, Rocker Who Fronted 3 Doors Down, Dies at 47
He wrote the band's breakout hit, "Kryptonite," in a high school math class, and would go on to be nominated for three Grammy Awards.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 07, 2026

Suzannah Lessard Dies at 81; Stanford White Descendant Who Wrote a Haunting Family Memoir
Growing up in a family of secrets, on a compound designed by her great-grandfather, made her a writer who investigated the built world with a wary eye.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 07, 2026

Ejae, Sombr: 9 Songs We're Talking About This Week
Ejae and Sombr chased the Grammys with new releases, and Peter Gabriel began unfurling his next album.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 07, 2026

‘Send Help' and Other Great Movies About Castaways
"Send Help" is just the latest take on a survivalist premise that dates to the 1719 novel "Robinson Crusoe." These six movies offer fascinating twists.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 07, 2026

5 Super Bowl Halftime Shows That Sparked Controversies
America's largest stage has become the locus of a few heated conversations about politics, culture or propriety.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 07, 2026

This ‘Summer House' Star Loves to Eat Like a Child
"Technically, I'm a toddler," said Ciara Miller, who is back for the 10th season of the Bravo reality show. "Or I have the diet of one."

NYTimes Arts
Feb 07, 2026

Super Bowl Halftime Is the World's Biggest Stage. He Designs It.
From Prince's giant symbol to Kendrick Lamar's streetlamps, the set production designer Bruce Rodgers "makes the impossible possible."

NYTimes Arts
Feb 07, 2026

Partying With Charli XCX at Sundance After Premiere of ‘The Moment'
The "Brat" pop star isn't afraid to lean into her party-girl persona. But moving into film with "The Moment" has given her brand-new perspective.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

‘Melania' and the Real Housewives of Washington
The documentary highlights a few notable predecessors in the role, burnishing Mrs. Trump's image by extension. But one apt comparison is pointedly left out.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

Body of Nathan Smith, Lil Jon's Son, Found in Georgia Pond, Police Say
Nathan Smith, whose stage name is DJ Young Slade, was reported missing on Tuesday after running out of his home in a community north of Atlanta.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

Lil Jon's Son Is Found Dead in a Georgia Pond, Police Say
Nathan Smith, whose stage name is DJ Young Slade, was reported missing on Tuesday after running out of his home in a community north of Atlanta.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

White House Suggests Smithsonian Add a Trump Display
Administration officials met with staff at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery and discussed putting multiple artworks of the president in a section of the museum.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

Timothy Busfield Is Indicted on Charges of Child Sexual Abuse
A grand jury in New Mexico heard allegations that Mr. Busfield, the actor and director, had sexual contact with a child actor. He has denied the charges.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

These ceremonies have a tough act to follow: Italy's last Olympics spectacle.


NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

Review: Alexei Ratmansky, Ballet's King of Comedy, Fights Back
At New York City Ballet, Alexei Ratmansky exposes the current moment with a political satire based on "The Emperor's New Clothes."

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Season 1, Episode 4 Recap: Is There No True Knight?
Ser Duncan faces a bigger test of his mettle than even he bargained for after assaulting a prince — about six extra knights' worth.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

Five International Movies to Stream Now
This month's picks include a Korean political satire, an Indian thriller set in the world of dog-breeding, a biopic of a Czech athlete-turned-porn star and more.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

Bad Bunny's All-American, All-Spanish, All-Eyes-on-Him Super Bowl Halftime Show
Amid harsh rhetoric from the White House, the Puerto Rican superstar will take the stage on Sunday promising a message of unity: "The world will dance."

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

9 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
Feb 06, 2026

The 2026 Super Bowl Ads (So Far), Ranked
Here is our critic's survey of this year's Super Bowl commercials, from best to worst to A.I.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

5 Children's Movies to Stream Now
This month's picks include the newest installment in a sci-fi saga for teenagers and a feature version of a beloved TV show for tots.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

Bad Bunny's All-American, All-Spanish, All-Eyes-on-Him Super Bowl
Amid harsh rhetoric from the White House, the Puerto Rican superstar will take the stage on Sunday promising a message of unity: "The world will dance."

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

‘High Spirits' Review: A Ghostly Delight From Encores!
A revival of a 1964 musical, which puts a supernatural spin on a Noël Coward play, features a starry cast: Andrea Martin, Phillipa Soo, Steven Pasquale and Katrina Lenk.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

Farewell, Pocket Books
Our books reporter Elizabeth A. Harris explores the disappearance of mass market paperbacks — and talks with Stephen King about what paperbacks have meant to him.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

‘Queen of Chess' Review: The Surprising Story of a Grandmaster
Framed as a sports tale, "Queen of Chess," directed by Rory Kennedy, recounts the life of Judit Polgar, who battled sexism as much as rival players.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

7 Brothers, a Rom-com and a Dream
These siblings (and an in-law) turned their childhood love of movies into a family enterprise that has resulted in "Solo Mio," starring Kevin James.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

Saying Goodbye to the Mass Market Paperback
The mass market paperback, light in the hand and on the wallet, once filled airport bookstores and supermarket media aisles. You may never buy a new one again.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

The Fight Between a Watch Heiress and an Art Museum on the French Riviera
An eccentric watch heiress wants to revoke her grandfather's donation of Jean Cocteau artworks after the museum built to display them was overwhelmed by a freakish storm.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 06, 2026

Late Night Finds Trump Out of Place at Prayer Breakfast
The annual National Prayer Breakfast "is supposed to be a normal, nonpartisan event," Seth Meyers said, "but, of course, Donald Trump is incapable of being normal."

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Smithsonian Folklife Festival Gives Way to Trump's Patriotic Fair
The summer festival, held annually since 1967, will not take place as usual on the National Mall, which will instead host the president's Great American State Fair.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

‘The Pitt' Season 2, Episode 5 Recap: Reunited
Robby and Langdon finally collide, and the vibe is predictably tense. That sabbatical can't some soon enough.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

‘The Strangers: Chapter 3' Review: Devils in Disguise
The final installment in the trilogy reboot of "The Strangers," a genuinely terrifying 2008 home invasion film, brings the masked nonsense to a close.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

‘Moulin Rouge!' Musical Will End Its Broadway Run This Summer
The final New York performance will be July 26, seven years after it opened; international and touring productions continue.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Savannah Guthrie's Video Shows a Rare and Anguished Reality
Morning show hosts have shown a vulnerable, candid side to their audiences before, but not like this.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Art Gallery Shows to See in February
This week in Newly Reviewed, Andrew Russeth covers Keith Haring's rollicking murals, John Duff's gritty inventiveness and a group show focused on the human body.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

The Philadelphia Museum of Art Restores Its Old Name
After an unpopular name change, and its firing of the director responsible for it, the museum is working to rehabilitate its image.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Ted Berger, Indefatigable Patron of Artists and Schools, Dies at 85
As head of the New York Foundation for the Arts, he oversaw almost $23 million in grants and helped bring arts education to struggling schools.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Toni Morrison's Best Books: A Guide
Her novels reveal a deeply American desire for freedom and adventure, and one of her work's great joys lies in always finding something new to discover. Here's where to start.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

‘Sirat' Review: A Shocker in the Desert
The Galician director Oliver Laxe delivers a mesmerizing thriller about a man's search for his lost daughter, set amid raves in the punishing Sahara.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Tom Stoppard Is Gone. In ‘Arcadia,' His Wit Still Sparkles.
A new London production of the playwright's masterpiece has extra poignancy just months after his death.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Carnegie Hall's 2026-27 Season: What We Want to Hear
Highlights include the hall's first "Ring," cycles of sonatas by Beethoven and Mozart and a birthday celebration for Steve Reich.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Jimmy Kimmel Hints ‘Melania' Box Office Was a ‘Rigged Outcome'
Late night hosts were skeptical of a $7 million opening weekend for the new Amazon film about the first lady.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Outside the Art World's Echo Chamber, at Art Basel Qatar
More than half the exhibited artists were from the Middle East, North Africa or South Asia, giving visitors an opportunity to discover fresh voices.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

One Episode of ‘Wonder Man' Points a Way Forward for the Marvel Universe
Marvel's character-driven show on Disney provides an intriguing alternative to the company's big-screen spectacles.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Who Is That Masked Man? The Orchids Aren't Telling.
Mr. Flower Fantastic, guest designer for the New York Botanical Garden's Orchid Show, lets his art speak for itself, never showing his face.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

‘DWI: Drinking With Instruments': Experiments in Tipsy Music Making
In "DWI: Drinking With Instruments," musicians played some thorny new music twice: the first sober, the second under the influence.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

The Churn of Fast Fashion, Slowed Down
A group exhibition at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn takes an idiosyncratic look at the global textile trade.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

A Stunning ‘King Lear' That Reveals, Finally, a King in Full
Ten actors wear the crowns in Karin Coonrod's production, which is rich with twilight revelation, at La MaMa in Manhattan.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

How Trump Brought the Fight Over American History to Philadelphia
The administration took a crowbar to a site that focused on George Washington and slavery. But can the contradictions of the Founding Era be erased?

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

At the Bronx Biennial, the Promise of New Voices
This group show is less self-conscious than slicker surveys, but its offerings are just as worthwhile.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Save the ‘Sistine Chapel of the New Deal' in the Cohen Federal Building
The rare murals in the Cohen Federal Building celebrate vital American values of dignity and community. Now they could meet the same fate as the White House's East Wing.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

‘The President's Cake' Review: Party Politics
Shot in Iraq, this period piece depicts a young girl's efforts to prepare for a celebration of Saddam Hussein's birthday.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

‘Pillion' Review: Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling Star in ‘Dom-Com'
A shy young man is captivated by a hunky biker in this bold, funny and achingly tenderhearted B.D.S.M. romance.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

‘Pillion' Review: An Opposites-Attract ‘Dom-Com'
A shy young man is captivated by a hunky biker in this bold, funny and achingly tenderhearted B.D.S.M. romance.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

‘Kokuho' Review: Over Decades, an Artist's Life
This nearly three hour historical drama became Japan's highest grossing live action film of all time, and for mostly good reason.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

‘Dracula' Review: Fangs and a Lot of Fragrance
Luc Besson's extravagantly silly twist on the timeless monster, played by Caleb Landry Jones, is deliciously operatic but ultimately a letdown.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

‘Jimpa' Review: In Search of a Queer Education
A nonbinary teenager pays a visit to their grandfather, a gay professor, in this intergenerational story that slips from sweet into cloying.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

‘Calle Málaga' Review: Living an Even Better Life
The Spanish actor Carmen Maura shines as a widow forced to sell her childhood home in Morocco in this film by Maryam Touzani.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Bad Bunny Means a Breakthrough for Puerto Rican Athletes, Too
Puerto Rican football players are thrilled that Spanish will resound at the Super Bowl. "The stage is bigger than the N.F.L. itself," one lineman said.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Best One-Night Stand Romance Books, According to Hannah Bonam-Young
The best-selling author Hannah Bonam-Young recommends swoon-worthy love stories with spicy beginnings.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 05, 2026

Rethinking Shakespeare in Shanghai
A recent production of "Othello" proves that small creative flowers can grow between the dreary slabs of cultural concrete laid by the Communist Party.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

Blanche Marvin, 100, Dies; Critic Was, Maybe, ‘Streetcar' Inspiration
She was a ubiquitous presence at London theaters and claimed to have inspired the name — and final words — of Tennessee Williams's Blanche DuBois.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

Alvin Ailey Company to Get $10 Million Endowment to Fund Top Job
The gift from Daria Wallach, a retired leader in the financial services industry, is to endow the company's artistic director.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

Libby Howes, a Promising Young Actress, Left New York in 1981 and Disappeared. What Happened?
Libby Howes was an imposing presence onstage with the Wooster Group. But after abruptly leaving New York in 1981 she became a theater world mystery. What happened?

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

A.I. Loves Fake Images. But They've Been a Thing Since Photography Began.
An exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam reminds us that photography has always had a complicated relationship with the truth.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

The Real Story Behind Jennette McCurdy's Novel ‘Half His Age'
McCurdy's new book is a work of fiction, but writing it helped her work through some complicated memories from her own life.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

In ‘Nadja,' Dracula's Daughter Goes Downtown
This triumph of low-budget filmmaking will shimmer for a week at Brooklyn Academy of Music.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

The Bedazzling, Wild Designs of Modernism's Forgotten Genius
The architect Bruce Goff built a mind-blowing array of eccentric, occasionally campy buildings, which are featured in a joyful new show.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

10 Composers, 2 Directors, 1 Opera: ‘Complications in Sue'
Opera Philadelphia's latest premiere is like an exquisite corpse, with a libretto by Michael R. Jackson and starring Justin Vivian Bond.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

In Mona Hatoum's Art, a Warning for a Wobbling World
Mona Hatoum's work riffs on themes of conflict and displacement to highlight the instability of our times.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

‘You Wanna Be on Top?' Lifting the Veil on ‘America's Next Top Model'
A new documentary, "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model," about the TV series from the 2000s aims to lift the veil on the show. These moments helped define its thorny legacy.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

‘America's Next Top Model': Unhinged Moments That Helped Define the Show's Legacy
A new documentary, "Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model," about the TV series from the 2000s aims to lift the veil on the show. These moments helped define its thorny legacy.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

How Miss Piggy Went From Minor Muppet to TV's Top Hog
Miss Piggy began as a bit player, but a sassy attitude and a karate chop carried her to the pinnacle of pop culture. A new Muppets special premieres on Wednesday.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

‘Starman' Review: What's Really Out There?
The theories laid out by the aerospace engineer Gentry Lee in this new documentary may blow your mind.

NYTimes Arts
Feb 04, 2026

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Impulse! Records
Listen to our experts' selections from one of jazz's great labels, with tracks from Sonny Rollins, Archie Shepp, Gato Barbieri and more.

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