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If we're really serious about changing how social networks operate, far more radical interventions are required. Here are three possible ways to rescue social media from the market-based pre…
The poet, who wrote for many years in obscurity, "kept small stacks of paper in every room of the farmhouse " just in case. She wrote whenever the rhymes blossomed: sometimes in the middle o…
Charles Rivkin, former Ambassador to France and assistant Secretary of State, is the new chair of the Motion Picture Association of America (and the representative for the six "old-line" stu…
She denies this firmly, but ... wow. "Her more than 30 books have covered topics including linguistics, psychoanalysis, literary theory and feminism. Her many prestigious honors include the …
Want to know how the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster affected the entire music industry, from management to tours to sponsorship and owning venues? The NYT explains, and explains the …
They're fed up and don't want to take it anymore, after the last two years of the prize have resulted in wins from U.S. authors. "The crescendo of frustration may have reached a peak. A grou…
Though Coates said he was "really tired and kind of suspicious" as the book became a bestseller and cultural touchstone in 2015 - and he resisted his friend Kamilah Forbes' ideas about turni…
The statue of a Black woman in a country where 98 percent of statues are of white men, is nearly 23 feet tall and was inspired by Mary Thomas, Queen Mary, a 19th-century rebel queen who led …
Shreve enjoyed putting her protagonists, usually women, in stressful situations. She "drew critical acclaim and a large following with books like 'The Weight of Water' (1997), an intricate s…
John Legend steps into the sandals of Jesus. And Benedict Cumberbatch stars in a new movie about grief and loss.
A new electro-folk singspiel by the authors of "100 Days" finds horror under the skin of a seemingly idyllic childhood.
An insatiable curiosity led him to contemplate Jewish superheroes, bad acting, the sexualized worlds of Weimer Berlin and Risqué Paris, and more.
Familiarity with Tolstoy's novel is no prerequisite for enjoying this antic show by the Berlin-based troupe Gob Squad.
Mr. Coates's "Between the World and Me," which began as a personal address to his son, is being adapted for a communal performance at the Apollo Theater.
"A strong case could be made for [Gerald] Murnane, who recently turned 79, as the greatest living English-language writer most people have never heard of. ... Yet his work has been praised b…
For the prizewinning journalist Lawrence Wright, the affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton on the "Cleopatra" set was made for the stage.
This may not be the first time someone has said that the Met's audience is a bunch of babies, but it'll be the first time that it's literally true. "The company will present 10 free performa…
"Mr. Wilson, a longtime professor at the University of California, Berkeley, grew up listening to jazz and spirituals. He studied African music in Ghana under one of his two Guggenheim Fello…
The movie is beloved. But it also pits girls against girls. How, then, do you make a stage musical that satisfies fans and meets our cultural moment?
After 23 years in politics, the English star of "Elizabeth R" returns to the American stage in a torrential revival of Edward Albee's play.
Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.
Beyond the blockbuster musicals (and Harry Potter) this month, there are a handful of potential gems like "Saint Joan," "Miss You Like Hell" and "Iceman Cometh."
"A podcast offers up intellectual property in a particularly appealing format - compared with a book or even a script, it's a stronger proof of concept of how a show or movie would actually …
This retelling of the ancient Greek queen's plight, set in the modern Midwest, is hilarious until it takes a grisly turn.
A spate of works like "The Wolves" and "The Wholehearted" use sports to explore ideas about femininity, self-image and power.
