Food
The Pitbull Impersonator and Killer Whale Who Both Miss Their Moms
4 March 2024
The Pitbull Impersonator and Killer Whale Who Both Miss Their Moms
In her novel “Say Hello to My Little Friend,” Jennine Capó Crucet explores existential questions of isolation and belonging through…
A Shape-Shifting Novel About the Power of Stories
4 March 2024
A Shape-Shifting Novel About the Power of Stories
In Helen Oyeyemi’s “Parasol Against the Axe,” a woman’s trip to Prague becomes a meta-narrative about connection with art, people…
Inspired by a Real Mystery, This Novel Skewers the Art World
4 March 2024
Inspired by a Real Mystery, This Novel Skewers the Art World
In “Anita de Monte Laughs Last,” by Xochitl Gonzalez, two Latina women working a decade apart fight to break out…
Jazz Concerts Celebrate Met Opera Composers on an Intimate Scale
3 March 2024
Jazz Concerts Celebrate Met Opera Composers on an Intimate Scale
Terence Blanchard and Anthony Davis, recent pioneers at the Metropolitan Opera, returned to earlier works in a pair of performances…
‘Spaceman’ Has an Identity Crisis. So Do Plenty of Sci-Fi Space Movies.
3 March 2024
‘Spaceman’ Has an Identity Crisis. So Do Plenty of Sci-Fi Space Movies.
With the release of Adam Sandler’s odd, middling and expensive new Netflix film, a look at space movie misfires of…
In ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘The Zone of Interest,’ We Hear What We Are
3 March 2024
In ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘The Zone of Interest,’ We Hear What We Are
Humans have spent much of history coming up with novel ways to exterminate one another, but the defining feature of…
The ‘Dune’ Popcorn Bucket and the Golden Age of Movie Merch
3 March 2024
The ‘Dune’ Popcorn Bucket and the Golden Age of Movie Merch
The hilariously suggestive misfire is a reminder of the days when too-weird-to-be-true film mementos could be found in every kitchen…
Barbie and Bella: Two Different Shades of Female Liberation
3 March 2024
Barbie and Bella: Two Different Shades of Female Liberation
The Oscar best picture hopefuls “Barbie” and “Poor Things” look nothing alike, but their central characters go on similar journeys.
A New Keith Haring Biography Draws the Most Complete Picture Yet
3 March 2024
A New Keith Haring Biography Draws the Most Complete Picture Yet
In his thoroughly researched “Radiant,” Brad Gooch considers the short, blazing life of the ’80s artist, activist and man about…
A Fresh Look at a Sensational 1843 Murder Case and Its Fallout
3 March 2024
A Fresh Look at a Sensational 1843 Murder Case and Its Fallout
In “The Witch of New York,” Alex Hortis revisits a Staten Island case that helped usher in a lurid new…