CULTURE

He played rugged, capable men drawn from America’s past, present and possible future.He played rugged, capable men drawn from America’s past, present and possible future. Read More

Theater for a New Audience’s reimagining of the Shakespearean tragedy misses an opportunity to engage the play’s many echoes with our own tense era.Theater for a New Audience’s reimagining of the Shakespearean tragedy misses an opportunity to engage the play’s many echoes with our own tense era. Read More

The choreographer has a busy spring: early works at the Guggenheim’s swirling rotunda, a new appointment at Gibney Dance and a robust program at Bard.The choreographer has a busy spring: early works at the Guggenheim’s swirling rotunda, a new appointment at Gibney Dance and a robust program at Bard. Read More

For more than 50 years, the influential documentarian found inspiration in filming the ways his ordinary subjects lived their lives.For more than 50 years, the influential documentarian found inspiration in filming the ways his ordinary subjects lived their lives. Read More

The Tony winner returns to the stage in “Every Brilliant Thing,” an interactive monologue with a message of hope “that might be vital for somebody to hear.”The Tony winner returns to the stage in “Every Brilliant Thing,” an interactive monologue with a message of hope “that might be vital for somebody to hear.” Read More

To open a series of essays about U.S. presidents, George W. Bush pays tribute to George Washington, who “ensured America wouldn’t become a monarchy, or worse.”To open a series of essays about U.S. presidents, George W. Bush pays tribute to George Washington, who “ensured America wouldn’t become a monarchy, or worse.” Read More

Anthony Brandt, a musicologist whose work focuses on music cognition, talks about what this musical form and how human beings approach open-ended problems.Anthony Brandt, a musicologist whose work focuses on music cognition, talks about what this musical form and how human beings approach open-ended problems. Read More

“And because my network clearly doesn’t want us to talk about this, let’s talk about this,” Stephen Colbert said after CBS canceled a Texas congressman’s appearance on Monday’s “Late Show.”“And because my network clearly doesn’t want us to talk about this, let’s talk about this,” Stephen Colbert said after CBS canceled a Texas congressman’s appearance

Romeo Is a Dead Man features a Shakespeare-hating shape-shifter and plenty of zombies.Romeo Is a Dead Man features a Shakespeare-hating shape-shifter and plenty of zombies. Read More

The fuzzy provenance of a Franz Marc masterwork once owned by a Jewish banker, but now held by a German museum, has fueled a lengthy dispute over its ownership.The fuzzy provenance of a Franz Marc masterwork once owned by a Jewish banker, but now held by a German museum, has fueled a lengthy dispute over