Arts
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Susanna Hoffs Has a Dollar Bill Signed by William S. Burroughs
What books are on your night stand? “Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius,” by Nick Hornby. “Lincoln in…
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The Enduring Appeal of ‘Wagatha,’ Now on Stage and Screen
A dramatization of the trial between the wives of two soccer stars is returning to the West End in London,…
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The Glorious and Barbarous Bartering of Settlers of Catan
With calculated trades of wood for brick and sheep for wheat, Catan players love building cities and bullying friends. The…
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Johnny Depp Film About Louis XV Will Open Cannes Film Festival
The inclusion of “Jeanne du Barry,” directed by Maïwenn, is Depp’s first public embrace by the film industry since he…
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What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in April
Want to see new art in the city? Check out Che Lovelace and Tauba Auerbach in Chelsea and Shellyne Rodriguez’s…
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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Review: This Ain’t No Game
A famed video game character side-scrolls once again to the big screen in this bland, witless and flagrantly pandering animated…
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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Mary Lou Williams
We asked a dozen musicians, scholars and critics to help take us on a tour of the music and mind…
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Review: In ‘Shucked,’ a Glut of Gleeful Puns and ‘Cornography’
A countrified musical about corn, and filled with it, too, transplants itself to Broadway, with songs by Brandy Clark and…
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It’s Their Content, You’re Just Licensing it
Recent automatic updates to e-book editions of works by Roald Dahl, R.L. Stine and Agatha Christie are a reminder of…
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‘Beef’ Review: Mad in America
A thrilling dark comedy explores the complexity of anger, through a road-rage feud between two drivers who are more alike…