Arts
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Kamasi Washington Wants to Remain Unstoppable
Before Kamasi Washington unveiled his breakthrough opus, he admits, he second-guessed it. “The Epic” (2015) was a major moment, not…
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He’s Music’s Mr. Adjacent, Connecting Minimalism to Disco
Peter Gordon, who studied with Terry Riley, has always made music that is surprising but accessible. Now he’s starting his…
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‘Patriots’ Review: What Happened to the Man Who Made Putin?
Michael Stuhlbarg and Will Keen shine as a kingmaker and his creature. But in Peter Morgan’s cheesy-fun play, it’s not…
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PEN America Cancels Literary Awards Ceremony Amid Gaza War Fallout
The event had been set for April 29, but weeks of escalating criticism of the organization’s response to the war…
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Taylor Swift Has Given Fans a Lot. Is It Finally Too Much?
Swift has been inescapable over the last year. With the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” her latest (very long)…
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Game Reviews: Vibrant African Myths and an Undersea Satire
Precision is necessary in Tales of Kenzera: Zau, which brims with Bantu traditions. Through repetition, Harold Halibut demonstrates a subtle…
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Cher, Dave Matthews Band and A Tribe Called Quest Join Rock Hall of Fame
Mary J. Blige and Ozzy Osbourne were also voted in, but Sinead O’Connor, who died last year at 56, did…
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‘Cabaret’ Review: What Good Is Screaming Alone in Your Room?
Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin star in a buzzy Broadway revival that rips the skin off the 1966 musical.
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Tutu, Bloody Tutu: Another Dangerous Ballerina Hits the Screen
The vampire ballerina in the new movie “Abigail” has a long pop culture lineage. She and her sisters are obsessed,…
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Review: Children Sing of Resistance at the Philharmonic
Olga Neuwirth’s “Keyframes for a Hippogriff,” a chaotic explosion of postmodernism, had its American premiere, conducted by Thomas Sondergard.