Arts
-
How Those ‘Barbie’ Dreamhouses Came to Life: ‘We All Had to Believe in It’
To make their Barbieland sets a reality, the movie’s production team embraced the surreal, going big on bright pinks and…
-
‘Annihilation,’ ‘Support the Girls’ and More Streaming Gems
This month’s rundown of off-the-radar picks on your subscription streaming services includes indies of all stripes, plus three documentary explorations…
-
At Two Summer Theater Festivals, Reassuring Signs of Life
The industry is facing challenges, but in western Massachusetts the quality of the works is as rich as ever, our…
-
An Exclamatory Playlist!
Wham! Neu! “Oh! Darling” and more artists and songs that make a statement.
-
Persuasion, Patience and Many Permits Brought Buddhist Relics to the Met
How the museum and Indian institutions overcame eight years of physical and diplomatic challenges to bring 125 rare Buddhist art…
-
Review: The Cocktail Wit Is Watered Down in a Rickety New ‘Cottage’
Jason Alexander directs a Broadway farce that aims for the high style of Noël Coward but falls on its face…
-
How the Indigo Girls Brought Barbie ‘Closer to Fine’
A 1989 song about soul searching has maintained cultural relevance for three decades, but the band has also long been…
-
Tony Bennett Used His Celebrity to Promote Civil Rights
The singer witnessed racism in the military and in the music industry, experiences that informed his decision to join the…
-
‘Barbenheimer’ Is a Huge Hollywood Moment and Maybe the Last for a While
The big launch of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” should have been a celebratory moment, but an industry on pause has darkened…
-
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Dueted. Their Stars Were Reborn.
The crooner and the pop star seemed like unlikely collaborators when they joined up in 2014. But the two masters…