Books
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He Made ‘Seven Brides’ Less Sexist. But Can He Stage It?
David Landay, an author of the 1982 stage musical, reworked a kidnapping scene for a 2021 production. Now he’s suing…
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Basking in the Sunshine With Picasso and Friends Before the Deluge
A show about Lee Miller focuses on her personal life, as wife, consort of Man Ray, muse to Picasso. She…
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Trinity Church’s ‘Messiah’ Is Still the Gold Standard
The church’s urgent and eloquent version of Handel’s classic oratorio remains an inspired communal rite.
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Andre Braugher Died of Lung Cancer, His Publicist Says
Mr. Braugher, who died this week, received the diagnosis a few months ago. The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” actor won an Emmy…
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Nancy Silverton Finally Discovered the Joy of Sprinkles
Not only is her latest cookbook her first best seller, the veteran chef has come around to whimsical rainbow flair…
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It’s My Privilege: Glorious Memoirs by the Very Rich
A look back at a time when the super-wealthy felt they had nothing to lose by letting readers inside their…
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For Kate Christensen, Bad Prose Can Never Yield a Great Book
What books are on your night stand? I’m living temporarily in a rented house in Iowa City, teaching at the…
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Greta Gerwig to Head Cannes Film Festival Jury
The director and writer behind “Barbie,” “Little Women” and “Lady Bird” will help pick the winner of next year’s Palme…
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My Jewish Charlie Brown Christmas
The Peanuts special is the most overtly Christian TV holiday classic. So why does it speak to me so deeply?
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‘The Crown’ Season 6, Part 2 Review: Getting Back to Granny
The final episodes of Peter Morgan’s Emmy-winning epic make a marked return to what the story knows best: the woman…