Books
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A Trombonist on a Mission to Break Barriers in Classical Music
Hillary Simms is the first woman to become a member of the American Brass Quintet. She says the field needs…
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Emmy Awards Will Be Postponed Because of Actors’ and Writers’ Strikes
The ceremony, originally planned for Sept. 18, may be pushed into January in hopes that the labor disputes will be…
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Big Hair and Big Thoughts at a Paris Museum
An exhibition with over 600 items explores the evolution of women’s hairstyles, questions around body hair and more. But hair…
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Ato Blankson-Wood on Playing a Hamlet Who ‘Leads With Love’
The actor is starring in a modern-dress production of the play through Aug. 6 at the Delacorte Theater in Central…
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Read Your Way Through Maine
Reading and writing are deeply valued in Maine. The novelist Lily King recommends fiction, nature writing, memoirs, children’s books and…
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How Those ‘Barbie’ Dreamhouses Came to Life: ‘We All Had to Believe in It’
To make their Barbieland sets a reality, the movie’s production team embraced the surreal, going big on bright pinks and…
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‘Annihilation,’ ‘Support the Girls’ and More Streaming Gems
This month’s rundown of off-the-radar picks on your subscription streaming services includes indies of all stripes, plus three documentary explorations…
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At Two Summer Theater Festivals, Reassuring Signs of Life
The industry is facing challenges, but in western Massachusetts the quality of the works is as rich as ever, our…
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An Exclamatory Playlist!
Wham! Neu! “Oh! Darling” and more artists and songs that make a statement.
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Persuasion, Patience and Many Permits Brought Buddhist Relics to the Met
How the museum and Indian institutions overcame eight years of physical and diplomatic challenges to bring 125 rare Buddhist art…