Arts & Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment
Confused by the ending to ‘Evil Does Not Exist’? Good.
Maddening movie endings may challenge American audiences, but they’re a critical part of cinema.
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Why Black Twitter was special
In his Hulu documentary “Black Twitter: A People’s History,” director Prentice Penny revisits a lost land of GIFs, gags and “Crying Jordan” memes.
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Jerry Seinfeld’s media tour could’ve been a plot on ‘Seinfeld’
The comedian wanted to put his Netflix movie “Unfrosted” in the spotlight. He ended up there instead.
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A lost octet by a forgotten master shines new light on American music
Clarinetist Graeme Steele Johnson revives Charles Loeffler’s “Octet for two clarinets, harp, string quartet and double bass” after 127 years in obscurity.
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Taylor Swift’s latest is ‘a downer’ for some. Enter the DIY remix.
The sad songs on Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” are being remade into emo, EDM, hip-hop and hard rock thanks to creative fans.
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‘Back to Black’ whitewashes a mercurial supernova of a star
The Amy Winehouse story gets a drab cautionary retelling in “Back to Black.”
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‘Bridgerton’ puts its chief gossip on trial
“Bridgerton’s” third season is about second chances; about makeovers and resurrections and fresh hopes, especially for those regarded as having few prospects.
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Greta Gerwig gets four-minute serenade as #MeToo roils Cannes
“Barbie” director Greta Gerwig is heading the jury and Meryl Streep is getting an honorary Palme d’Or, but politics and #MeToo also captured attention at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
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King Charles III’s blood-red portrait is a stylistic mess
The royal portrait by Jonathan Yeo has caused a stir online. It’s confused and unaccountably frightening, our critic writes.
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Hozier, the myth and the man, is here for you
The Irish musician talks activism and his chart-topping song ahead of his sold-out Friday concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion.
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‘IF’ is a flight of fancy that doesn’t take off
From John Krasinski, “IF” is a sweet, scattered family film.
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A song about Drake’s butt might be a real breakthrough for AI art
Willonius Hatcher, the maker of the Drake joke track “BBL Drizzy,” is full steam ahead on AI-assisted art. “It was made with love.”
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A staging of ancient myths, inspired by the death of Tyre Nichols
Psalmayene 24 directs an all-Black cast in a revival of Mary Zimmerman’s acclaimed “Metamorphoses” at Folger Theatre.
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DJ Akademiks accused of rape and defamation
DJ Akademiks, a podcaster and internet personality, was accused of sexual assault and defamation in a lawsuit filed on Monday.
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