Books
-
‘Stars at Noon,’ ‘Vortex’ and More of This Year’s Streaming Gems
A look back at some of the finest under-the-radar streaming picks of the year.
-
The Portrait Hung in Joan Didion’s Home. But Who Painted It?
No one in Didion’s circle knew the mysterious painting’s origin. The publicity created by an auction of her belongings brought…
-
Cormac McCarthy Loves a Good Diner
His novels are full of food scenes, often in modest digs. Why do they resonate so much?
-
From Pest to Ecosystem Engineer: The Beaver Gets a Makeover
“Beaverland,” by Leila Philip, offers an appreciative account of the North American rodent, whose habit of taking down trees and…
-
The Sound of Sonny
Aidan Levy has written a revealing, comprehensive biography of the improviser-hero Sonny Rollins.
-
A Belarusian Writer Who Calls for Poems Made of Barbed Wire
In “Motherfield,” her first collection to appear in English, Julia Cimafiejeva grapples with questions of language, nationalism and oppression.
-
Best of Late Night 2022: A Rebuilding Year
After a year of significant change, as hosts like Trevor Noah and Samantha Bee signed off, the future of late-night…
-
Review: In ‘Between Riverside and Crazy,’ Real Estate Gets Real
Stephen Adly Guirgis’s 2014 play finally comes to Broadway, its hilarious, loving and unvarnished vision of the universal human hustle…
-
Getting Close to Sondheim: New Books Try to Capture His Essence
Memoirs by his collaborators are among the works available now, and several others are on the horizon.
-
New Broadway Labor Agreement Includes Pandemic-Prompted Changes
The deal, ratified by members of Actors’ Equity, provides salary increases for performers and stage managers, and allows producers to…