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His forays into rockabilly music, wrestling and erotic films made him a cult hero in a career as confounding as that of his friend Andy Kaufman.

In Matthew Libby’s play, a brilliant young computer programmer finds himself at the center of one of the most contentious issues of the moment: immigration.

Prepare for the awards on Sunday with a primer on one of the four biggest categories, featuring Olivia Dean, Sombr, Addison Rae and more.

With President Trump threatening to seize the territory, curious listeners have discovered its poppy rock group Nanook.

Amid cancellations and turmoil, the National Symphony Orchestra is planning to stay. “I cannot make everybody happy,” its conductor said.

Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche teamed up in their heyday to save Los Angeles from lava in this big-budget 1997 film that defies all logic to fantastic, farcical effect.

Maurizio Pollini’s complete recordings for Deutsche Grammophon have been gathered in one place, allowing listeners to trace his entire career.

William Kentridge, Steve McQueen, Julie Mehretu, Tacita Dean and other leading figures celebrate a ferocious dealer and champion who changed their lives.

The studio’s latest series for Disney+ stars Yayha Abdul-Mateen II as a struggling actor whose superpowers are a problem.

In Marvel’s latest series on Disney+, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Ben Kingsley star as struggling actors who would rather play heroes than be heroes.

“The Outsiders” is the first new musical to open since 2022 to become profitable.

“Hamnet,” “Marty Supreme” and “Sentimental Value” are also in the running for best film at Britain’s equivalent of the Oscars.

Nearly half a century before “Heated Rivalry” skated its way to screens, a budding literary talent pseudonymously published some sporty smut of his own.

The Indigenous choreographer Cameron Fraser-Monroe is taking his ballet on tour, “back to the place where the story was kept.”

“Just think about it, ICE is so unpopular, they want FEMA to not use the word ‘ice,’” the late night host said of the immigration enforcement agency.

These shows can help you navigate a time of soaring insurance costs, confusing policy changes and medical misinformation.

Although known for promoting German painters, she also sought out artists who shunned painting in favor of newer mediums, like photography and film.

The artist formerly known as Kanye West, who first apologized in 2023 before taking it back, said a four-month manic episode in 2025 had led him to embrace swastikas and Hitler.

At the Singing Circle in Amsterdam, people with cognitive decline join together to lift their spirits and improve their lives.

Often drawing from reproduced images or newspaper photos, she made work that quietly yet memorably critiqued her country’s social and political order.

Broadway, Hollywood and television have been kind to Marc Shaiman. But there’s a reason the subtitle of his new memoir is “Showbiz Stories From a Sore Winner.”

The last surviving founder of Beyer Blinder Belle, he helped safeguard New York City’s past even as developers raced to push the city into the future.

Many of the top contenders can be watched at home. Here’s a guide to help you get a jump on the field.

A certain royal family known for dragons and blond hair arrives on the scene. One of our heroes, at least, seems appropriately wary.

One young woman’s mission of being rejected 1,000 times has inspired other social media users to seek out no’s.

Graves, who gave her last performance on Saturday at the Met, talks about “Carmen,” the doctor who told her she would never sing again and the Kennedy Center.

The actor has spent a decade dismantling his McDreamy persona from “Grey’s Anatomy.” He stars as an assassin in a new Fox thriller.

This Regency-era drama is back for a fourth season, and the 2026 Grammy Awards will air.

The buzzy Brooklyn band brought its off-kilter aesthetic to network TV this weekend, with performances that were both confounding and audacious.

His silly, vaudeville-style variety show was filled with his piano playing, skits, puppets and guest stars like Cyndi Lauper and Bon Jovi.

A covetous president grabbed up all the trophies on this week’s “Saturday Night Live” broadcast, hosted by Teyana Taylor, star of “One Battle After Another.”

Kyle Buchanan, our awards season columnist, breaks down the Academy Award nominations for 2026.

The doctors are seeing a lot of rare cases on this Fourth of July. Not even the fireworks-related injuries have been straightforward.

The whereabouts of a painting of Robert Burns by Henry Raeburn was unknown for two centuries. Now, the work is on display in time for the annual Burns Night honoring the writer.

One of the most influential voices of the seminal magazine The Source, he chronicled rap’s rise and its explosion into the cultural mainstream.

“One minute it’s playing Ludovico Einaudi, and then the next minute it’s playing stuff from the ’60s or two days ago,” said the “Game of Thrones” actress.

Harry Styles has a new album (and mega-residency at Madison Square Garden) on the way, and Sienna Spiro’s tearful ballad is climbing the Hot 100.

The soprano, who previously resigned as an artistic adviser, was scheduled to sing with the National Symphony Orchestra in May.

In 1961, the author inscribed a book for the sister, a nurse who cared for him at the Mayo Clinic. Her copy of “The Old Man and the Sea” is being donated to the Nobel Museum.

A panel recommended that Gabrielle Goliath represent South Africa at the event. But the culture minister rejected its suggestion.

In the first year of his second term, President Trump has made sweeping efforts to influence the arts and media in America.

The singer’s journey through gospel, soul, disco and Americana has been plagued by setbacks and struggles, but she has always found the path forward.

Anonymous Content, a production company whose top investor is Laurene Powell Jobs’s Emerson Collective, has named Darren Walker as president and chief executive.

Thomas Adès led the New York Philharmonic in an expanded version of his “America: A Prophecy” that strikes notes of caution and consolation.

This month’s picks include lonely swordsmen, buddy cops, and a World War II German tank.

The president has stacked a commission with allies as he has pushed to construct a 90,000-square-foot addition to the White House. A federal judge signaled he might block the project.

The pop star is returning with his fourth solo album on March 6. His Together, Together tour, which will hit seven cities, is scheduled to begin in May.

A beloved sports commentator, the W.N.B.A.’s leading scorer and the franchise known as America’s team go under the microscope.

Reflecting the power of nonfiction filmmaking, each contender involves subjects and even directors resisting authority in different ways.

Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

Judd Apatow, who co-directed, offered insights into the making of the two-part film, a loving portrait of a comedy giant who’s still sharp as ever.

Miet Warlop’s work is visually breathtaking, but there are deep questions to ponder beneath the showy surfaces.

The curtain is about to come down on two jukebox musicals, a thriller by Tracy Letts, and other Broadway productions.

As his character assumes the lead in a new season, Luke Thompson is bringing Shakespearean depth to one of the buzziest streaming shows of our time.

The author Janie Chang recommends novels about people who push back against the expectations of their time.

“At this point, it’s pretty clear world leaders make deals with Trump the way kids do on the playground,” Meyers said of the president on Wednesday.

The trailblazing conductor Marin Alsop will chair the jury for the inaugural Cliburn International Competition for Conductors in 2028.

Among scores of artworks, these 9 light up the Winter Show at the Park Avenue Armory, featuring more than 70 international dealers.

A couple of horror classics, a beloved sitcom and a great Paul Thomas Anderson film are among the gems leaving for U.S. subscribers next month.

This film about a fieldworker trying to make it in music offers a Mexican American spin on underdog dreamer movies like “8 Mile.”

Ariana Grande, Chase Infiniti and Paul Mescal were shut out, but voters made room for Delroy Lindo, Kate Hudson and “F1.”