CULTURE

He tried to shed his Blackness, but his all-consuming murder trial put the historically lurid American psyche on full display.He tried to shed his Blackness, but his all-consuming murder trial put the historically lurid American psyche on full display. Read More

For decades, recordings left at studios have languished in storage rooms and basements. Master Tape Rescue, a company of two industry vets, is coming to save them.For decades, recordings left at studios have languished in storage rooms and basements. Master Tape Rescue, a company of two industry vets, is coming to save them. Read More

Songs by the pop singer reappeared on TikTok despite the platform’s ongoing licensing dispute with Universal Music Group, which releases Swift’s music.Songs by the pop singer reappeared on TikTok despite the platform’s ongoing licensing dispute with Universal Music Group, which releases Swift’s music. Read More

The classic coming-of-age novel has become a compelling, if imperfect, musical about have-not teenagers in a have-it-all world.The classic coming-of-age novel has become a compelling, if imperfect, musical about have-not teenagers in a have-it-all world. Read More

Simpson began acting while still a football star, appearing in titles as varied as “Roots,” “The Towering Inferno” and the “Naked Gun” films.Simpson began acting while still a football star, appearing in titles as varied as “Roots,” “The Towering Inferno” and the “Naked Gun” films. Read More

In O.J. Simpson’s life and trials, television was a spotlight, a microscope and a mirror.In O.J. Simpson’s life and trials, television was a spotlight, a microscope and a mirror. Read More

The composer Michael Gordon and members of Mantra Percussion tested the piece “Timber” in resonant spaces around the city. Here is what they learned.The composer Michael Gordon and members of Mantra Percussion tested the piece “Timber” in resonant spaces around the city. Here is what they learned. Read More

Portraits go undercover in the new Metropolitan Museum show “Hidden Faces,” about the practice of concealing artworks behind sliding panels and reverse-side paintings.Portraits go undercover in the new Metropolitan Museum show “Hidden Faces,” about the practice of concealing artworks behind sliding panels and reverse-side paintings. Read More