CULTURE

“Confessions II” features songs from the pop star’s coming album of the same name. At one point, green lasers shoot from the pelvises of gyrating women.“Confessions II” features songs from the pop star’s coming album of the same name. At one point, green lasers shoot from the pelvises of gyrating women. Read More

A winding interview with the pop globalist about her legacy of art and incitement.A winding interview with the pop globalist about her legacy of art and incitement. Read More

“There’s nothing better than talking to a boy on the phone! How do you make a genuine connection to someone? You can’t get tone through texting.”“There’s nothing better than talking to a boy on the phone! How do you make a genuine connection to someone? You can’t get tone through texting.” Read More

Powered by exceptional performances from Jamie Bell and Richard Gadd, “Half Man” captures rare moments of male tenderness — before inevitably punishing them.Powered by exceptional performances from Jamie Bell and Richard Gadd, “Half Man” captures rare moments of male tenderness — before inevitably punishing them. Read More

The choreographer took a barefoot leap for modern dance 100 years ago. Her influence continues to reverberate.The choreographer took a barefoot leap for modern dance 100 years ago. Her influence continues to reverberate. Read More

While the 1999 movie went for melodrama, this stage adaptation with songs by Aimee Mann honors the memoir’s coolly clinical prose.While the 1999 movie went for melodrama, this stage adaptation with songs by Aimee Mann honors the memoir’s coolly clinical prose. Read More

“Musical Bodies,” a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, revels in the blurry boundaries between humans and instruments.“Musical Bodies,” a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, revels in the blurry boundaries between humans and instruments. Read More

The confusion surrounding the concerts planned for the National Mall highlights the partisan tensions around national celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary.The confusion surrounding the concerts planned for the National Mall highlights the partisan tensions around national celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary. Read More

The painting resurfaced in 2024 and a woman contends in her lawsuit that the work is a portrait of her great-aunt that vanished after the Nazi takeover of Austria.The painting resurfaced in 2024 and a woman contends in her lawsuit that the work is a portrait of her great-aunt that vanished after the Nazi takeover

“We are skewering a value system,” the creator Jonathan Tropper said of the series. “But at the same time, we’re making the show aspirational.”“We are skewering a value system,” the creator Jonathan Tropper said of the series. “But at the same time, we’re making the show aspirational.” Read More