Books
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‘Hunters’: David Weil on Hunting Nazis as Collective Catharsis
The Amazon thriller, starring Al Pacino, returns for Season 2 with its sights on the ultimate target: Hitler.
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5 Broadway Veterans on Race and Representation in Theater Design
“Theater traffics in unconscious symbolism.” Set designers, lighting designers and a sound designer talk about skin tones, aesthetics and more.
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Shakespeare in the Park Will Stage ‘Hamlet’ This Summer
Ato Blankson-Wood will star as the aggrieved prince in a modern-dress production directed by Kenny Leon.
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Jon Meacham Grew Up With Civil War Bullets in His Backyard
The presidential biographer was raised on a battlefield, so when he was dispirited by the state of the union, it…
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9 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
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Review: ‘The Last of Us’ Is a Zombie Thriller About Single Parenting
HBO’s video-game adaptation doesn’t reinvent the apocalypse genre. But it injects an undead story with new life.
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‘Beautiful Beings’ Review: Boys Will Be Boys Will Be Violent Jerks
In this brutal Icelandic drama, four teenagers — both bullies and the bullied — struggle and rage against a world…
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Why Do Some Films Get Restored and Others Languish? A MoMA Series Holds Clues.
History, finances and practical concerns all played a role in preserving the movies being shown at To Save and Project.
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Murillo, Not So Saintly: A Quiet Master Reassessed
In the 17th century, plague and famine devastated Seville. The Baroque painter turned this strife into engrossing parables of a…
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‘The Traitors’ Was a Sensation in Britain. Can It Conquer the U.S.?
A cross between “Survivor” and the party game Mafia, the competitive reality show arrives on Peacock after a British version…