- Debut of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Musical in Minneapolis Draws Fansby Jeff Ernst on 21 Oct 2025
There was a flourish of purple at the State Theater for the debut of a new musical adaptation of the performer’s 1984 movie in his hometown in Minnesota.
- Alison Rose, The New Yorker’s Femme Fatale, Dies at 81by Penelope Green on 20 Oct 2025
She started as the magazine’s glamorous receptionist and became one of its more singular writers. In one of her last articles, she memorialized her time (and lovers) there.
- Roberta Alexander, Widely Acclaimed Soprano, Dies at 76by Adam Nossiter on 20 Oct 2025
An African American who spent much of her career based in the Netherlands, she said her race was less of a factor in Europe when being considered for a wide variety of opera roles.
- Sam Rivers, Bassist for Limp Bizkit, Dies at 48by Talya Minsberg on 20 Oct 2025
As a founding member of the band, he helped it achieve mainstream success.
- Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Will Appeal His Conviction and Prison Sentenceby Ben Sisario and Julia Jacobs on 20 Oct 2025
The mogul’s defense team notified the appellate court that it will challenge the jury’s verdict on prostitution-related charges and the four-year prison term he received.
- ‘Task’ Creator Discusses the Finaleby Alexis Soloski on 20 Oct 2025
In an interview, Brad Ingelsby, who created this HBO crime drama, discusses the series finale and whether anyone in the Delco region ever has a nice day.
- Can’t Believe the Louvre Robbery? These 6 Heist Movies Are Just as Wild.by Esther Zuckerman on 20 Oct 2025
If you thought that heist at the Louvre sounded like something out of a movie, this collection of heist films just might be for you.
- ‘Ragtime’ Review: Checking the Status of Our American Dreamby Laura Collins-Hughes and Sara Krulwich on 20 Oct 2025
Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz lead the glorious cast of Lear deBessonet’s inspiriting Broadway revival at Lincoln Center Theater.
- Remembering D’Angelo, a Classicist Who Moved Us Forwardon 20 Oct 2025
On Popcast, a conversation about the casual virtuosity of D’Angelo’s too-brief career with a pair of journalists who each interviewed him twice.
- Fallen Confederate Statues Take Center Stage in the Year’s Boldest Showby Jason Farago on 20 Oct 2025
“Monuments,” a group exhibition in Los Angeles, led by Kara Walker, places contemporary art face to face with statuary removed in the last decade.
- Can an Israel Philharmonic Concert Be Just About Music?by Joshua Barone on 20 Oct 2025
In the days following a cease-fire in Gaza, the orchestra returned to New York under circumstances that were more tense than usual.
- Ari Emanuel Buys TodayTix, Gaining Footing on Broadway and West Endby Michael Paulson on 20 Oct 2025
The ticketing company is already a significant player in the two big theater markets of New York and London.
- Three Women in Alaska Collaborate on an Exhibit About Climate Changeby Adam Popescu on 20 Oct 2025
Paintings, poems and science are on display at the Museum of the North in Fairbanks, illustrating the shared impact when carbon is released from the permafrost.
- Louvre Robbery May Have Been More About Stones Than Art, Experts Sayby Alex Marshall on 20 Oct 2025
Sunday’s robbery at the Paris museum could be the latest example of thieves targeting museums for jewels and precious metals to break down and sell on.
- Brandi Carlile Climbed Music’s Peak. Then She Had to Start Over.by Melena Ryzik and Chantal Anderson on 20 Oct 2025
After a whirlwind six years of working with icons and curating her own festival, the singer and songwriter was alone with her work, in search of a fresh spark.
- In ‘The Monster of Florence,’ a Hunt for Italy’s Most Famous Serial Killerby Elisabetta Povoledo on 20 Oct 2025
The new Netflix series explores various theories about who really carried out a series of murders that have captivated the nation for decades.
- Charm La’Donna Is a Hip-Hop Choreographer to Stars Like Kendrick Lamarby Margaret Fuhrer and Michelle Groskopf on 20 Oct 2025
The hip-hop choreographer brings irrepressible enthusiasm to her work for Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé and Dua Lipa.
- What to Know About Philip Pullman’s Trilogies, His Dark Materials and Book of Dustby Everdeen Mason on 20 Oct 2025
The beloved British fantasy writer Philip Pullman concludes his Book of Dust trilogy with Lyra Belacqua’s final adventure.
- New York’s Many Dystopian Fictional Futuresby Dan Saltzstein on 20 Oct 2025
If you’re a writer or filmmaker hoping to create a hell on earth, might as well start with the most famous city in the world.
- Advice on How to Watch a Movie Reviewed by The New York Timesby Alissa Wilkinson on 20 Oct 2025
A reader asks for help navigating the many places, online and off, where a new film might be showing.
- ‘Nobody Wants This,’ Plus 6 Things to Watch on TV this Weekby Shivani Gonzalez on 20 Oct 2025
The Netflix series staring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody returns for a second season. And on Bravo, housewives swap lives.
- Broadway Actors Reach Deal, but Musicians Still Threaten Strikeby Michael Paulson on 19 Oct 2025
The Broadway League and Actors’ Equity Association reached a tentative agreement early Saturday. Union members must decide whether to ratify it.
- ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ | Anatomy of a Sceneby Mekado Murphy on 19 Oct 2025
The director Bill Condon narrates a musical dance sequence featuring Jennifer Lopez.
- ‘Larsen C’ Review: Grand, Dark and Inhumanly Coldby Brian Seibert on 19 Oct 2025
At the new Powerhouse: International festival in Brooklyn, Christos Papadopoulos debuted an oblique, glacially cool work with seven dancers.
- On ‘Saturday Night Live,’ a Milestone for Domingoby Dave Itzkoff on 19 Oct 2025
Marcello Hernández’s viral character kicked off an episode hosted by Sabrina Carpenter, while President Trump visited a most unlikely podcast.
- How RoseLee Goldberg’s Performa Turns Visual Artists Into Performersby Hilarie M. Sheets on 19 Oct 2025
RoseLee Goldberg of New York’s Performa has long encouraged visual artists to take the leap of translating their ideas into real time and space.
- The Artist Fia Backström Explores Community, Without the Peopleby Shivani Vora on 19 Oct 2025
An exhibition by the artist Fia Backström at the Queens Museum uses photos, textiles and videos to look at the Great Society from the perspective of the downtrodden.
- David Attenborough Becomes Oldest Daytime Emmy Winner at 99by Derrick Bryson Taylor on 18 Oct 2025
The British documentarian and naturalist beat the record set by Dick Van Dyke, who won a Daytime Emmy last year at 98.
- Inside the Obama Presidential Center Coming to Chicago’s South Sideby Sam Lubell and Evan Jenkins on 18 Oct 2025
A look inside Barack Obama’s “living, breathing cultural and gathering space” (with an N.B.A.-size basketball court). Not everyone is cheering.
- How to Watch the International Chopin Piano Competitionby Joshua Barone on 18 Oct 2025
The International Chopin Piano Competition is entering its final round, with performances that attract millions of viewers.
- Patricia Arquette Likes to Get Dirty When She Makes Artby Kathryn Shattuck on 18 Oct 2025
“It’s part of the process to me,” said the Oscar and Emmy winner, now starring in the true-crime drama “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.”
- Can Taylor Swift Be an Underdog and the Biggest Pop Star on Earth?by Shaad D’Souza on 18 Oct 2025
Feelings of persecution have long driven Swift’s most powerful songwriting. But even as fans and critics dinged her latest album, her numbers continue to explode.
- Landscape or Architecture? They Boldly Blur Boundariesby James S. Russell on 18 Oct 2025
Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, married partners, discover expressive possibilities by sculpting landscapes that shape buildings.
- Does A.I. Count as Art? Ask the Curatorsby Craig S. Smith on 18 Oct 2025
While some art institutions are eagerly engaging artificial intelligence, others are less enthusiastic.
- China Institute Gallery Unveils ‘Urgent’ New Contemporary Artby Shivani Vora on 18 Oct 2025
A last-minute cancellation led the nonprofit to pull together a timely new exhibition of contemporary Chinese works in just a few months.
- The Morgan Presents Renoir As We’ve Never Seen Himby Dale Berning Sawa on 18 Oct 2025
The new show focuses on the famed Impressionist’s works on paper. Were they masterpieces? Less than? That is for visitors to decide.
- Saif Azzuz Explores Fire and Water in His Artby Emily Wilson on 18 Oct 2025
This California-based artist sees art as a community endeavor, and the land as a relative to be cared for.
- Camille Pissarro, a Man Behind Impressionism, Gains Favor in Denverby Michael Janofsky on 18 Oct 2025
The 19th-century artist Camille Pissarro inspired others who became far more famous than he was, but many admirers say he was equally accomplished. An upcoming exhibition makes the case.
- Museum of the African Diaspora Forges Ahead Amid Attacks on D.E.I.by Robin Pogrebin on 18 Oct 2025
Even as race-conscious cultural programming is under attack, this San Francisco museum is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an ambitious show exploring Blackness and the cosmos.
- In 10 Years at Met Opera, Nadine Sierra Keeps Getting Betterby Joshua Barone on 18 Oct 2025
Nadine Sierra started at the Metropolitan Opera with promise. Watch as she turns into a full-fledged star.
- Bringing the Portland Art Museum Back to Lifeby Ted Loos on 17 Oct 2025
In Portland, as in other cities and towns across America, art institutions have sought revivals — or even recreations.
- Review: At Ballet Theater, Tharp Comes to Push and Conquerby Brian Seibert on 17 Oct 2025
American Ballet Theater opened its season with an all-Twyla Tharp program, featuring her first dance for the company, “Push Comes to Shove,” and the for-the-ages “Bach Partita.”
- How Prison Inspired Jafar Panahi to Double Down on Filming Illegallyby Nicole Sperling on 17 Oct 2025
During filming, the authorities discovered “It Was Just an Accident.” But a French producer had been engaged to finish this ultimate winner of the top prize at Cannes.
- Ace Frehley, Kiss Guitarist and Founding Member, Is Dead at 74by Gavin Edwards on 17 Oct 2025
A consummate showman, he was known for playing guitars rigged with pyrotechnic effects and for his distinctive stage persona.
- Jim Downey, SNL’s Secret Weapon, Finally Gets His Spotlight Momentby Jason Zinoman on 17 Oct 2025
A documentary about the writer Jim Downey is streaming just as he can be seen in “One Battle After Another” and a new Tim Robinson series.
- Five International Movies to Stream Nowby Devika Girish on 17 Oct 2025
This month’s picks include a poetic documentary from South Africa, a Cold War thriller from Yugoslavia, a coming-of-age story set in the Dominican Republic, and more.
- On ‘Abbott Elementary,’ Tyler James Williams Shows His Workby Alexis Soloski and Cody Cutter on 17 Oct 2025
A former child actor, Williams endured some fallow young adult years to emerge as a skillful, likable performer and director on this ABC sitcom.
- Baek Sehee, South Korean Author of ‘I Want to Die, but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki,’ Dies at 35by Jonathan Wolfe and John Yoon on 17 Oct 2025
She turned recorded sessions with her therapist into a best-selling memoir, helping to normalize conversations around mental health in South Korea.
- Review: Gerhard Richter at Fondation Louis Vuittonby Emily LaBarge and Elliott Verdier on 17 Oct 2025
A vast retrospective in Paris brings together six decades of work by the 93-year-old German artist.
- Covering an Artist With Unconventional Materials: Strict Rules and Timeby Julia Halperin on 17 Oct 2025
A culture reporter is always watching for art that challenges us to look at the world, and our lives, differently. An artist who lived in a cage for a year ticked that box.
- How Kiss’ Ace Frehley Made ‘New York Groove’ His Ownby Brian Raftery on 17 Oct 2025
The Kiss guitarist, who died on Thursday at 74, scored his only Top 20 solo hit with a cover that’s endured for decades.
- Five Free Movies to Stream Nowby Brandon Yu on 17 Oct 2025
This month’s films, including Joshua Oppenheimer‘s “The Act of Killing” and Bong Joon Ho’s sophomore breakout, observe the awful things that we are capable of doing.
- Watch Jennifer Lopez Dance in ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’by Mekado Murphy on 17 Oct 2025
The director Bill Condon narrates a sequence involving some complicated choreography.
- Little Nightmares III’s Clever Puzzles Are Tastefully Morbidby Christopher Byrd on 17 Oct 2025
Little Nightmares III is tastefully morbid, with its clever cooperative puzzles unfolding in a desert, candy factory, carnival and asylum.
- 7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Weekby The New York Times on 17 Oct 2025
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
- ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Review: Netflix’s Heart-Pounding Documentary Raises Some Ethical Concernsby Alissa Wilkinson on 17 Oct 2025
Geeta Gandbhir’s film examines the killing of a Florida woman and “stand your ground” laws, but the issues it raises are bigger than those statutes.
- ‘Good Fortune’ Review: Aziz Ansari’s Socially Conscious Comedyby Jeannette Catsoulis on 17 Oct 2025
Keanu Reeves plays an inexperienced angel who acts above his pay grade in Aziz Ansari’s socially conscious comedy.
- In Chicago, Two Museums Explore the City’s Latino Communitiesby Tanya Mohn on 17 Oct 2025
The Chicago History Museum will explore the heritage and traditions of Latinos, and the National Museum of Mexican Art will trace the role of Mexicans in railway work.
- At the Detroit Institute of Art, an Exhibition Connects Native American Artistsby Jane L. Levere on 17 Oct 2025
An exhibition of works by contemporary Native American artists is meant to show ties between ancestors, teachings, values, stories, the future and one another.
- The Smithsonian American Art Museum Offers a Fresh Look at Grandma Mosesby Rebecca L. Davis on 17 Oct 2025
This famous commercial artist loved by millions never got the critical acclaim she probably deserved. A museum looks to change that.
- The High Museum in Atlanta Charts the Mystical Art of Minnie Evansby Julia Halperin on 17 Oct 2025
The nationally touring retrospective is the culmination of a rising tide of interest in female artists who cited visions as a source of inspiration.
- Trump’s Dinner for Ballroom Donors Leaves a Bad Taste in Kimmel’s Mouthby Trish Bendix on 17 Oct 2025
Wealthy businesspeople who gave money to build a White House ballroom curried favor with the president, “just as our founding fathers intended,” Jimmy Kimmel said.