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Writing under a pseudonym, Madeleine Wickham cultivated an international following for her series centered on a young woman addicted to shopping.

Savvy theater makers are exploring the debasing effects of online culture on relationships.

After the police found the Grammy-nominated performer in his home with fatal wounds, his son was taken into custody, the authorities said.

La actriz Allison Mack, que fue enviada a prisión por los delitos que cometió como miembro de la secta, cuenta su historia por primera vez en un nuevo pódcast.

The illuminated manuscript, confiscated from the Rothschild banking dynasty during the Holocaust, is expected to draw at least $5 million.

Jessie Buckley, star of “Hamnet,” on the primal love — and grief — of motherhood.

We look at the finest in science fiction, horror, action and international films, all available to stream.

Some of the year’s most thrilling music was its oldest: Rock icons dug into their archives, underground ’90s rap and indie figures put out long-awaited vinyl and more.

Popping up once a year, works like Dickens’s holiday tale, “Amahl and the Night Visitors” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” help us gauge where we are in our lives.

“Pluribus,” “The Beast In Me” and “Die My Love” take viewers inside the minds and egos of their complex protagonists.

The director on what he’s thinking of post-“Sinners,” how the loss of Chadwick Boseman affected him and why he turned down the invitation to join the academy.

Lea Michele’s star turn in “Chess.” Kara Young as an 8-year-old. A 12-minute monologue delivered from a cloud. These are our favorite scenes from this year.

The actress Allison Mack, who was sent to prison for crimes she committed as a member of NXIVM, tells her story for the first time in the new podcast.

As the group’s singer and principal songwriter, he brought a new sound that broadened the boundaries of country music in the 1990s.

Ronny Chieng dissed new fitness plans from the Trump administration for travelers in American airports: “We can’t even walk to the gate. They had to invent floors that walk for us.”

Western museums are returning the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, but a state-of-the-art museum to display them is still a long way off.

June Squibb stars in the Broadway premiere of Jordan Harrison’s meditation on grief and the nature of human and artificial intelligence.

The plan will protect 6,000 acres of land in northern New Mexico, and the state is giving more than $900,000 toward the effort.

Nine Inch Nails’ music for “Tron: Ares,” Nala Sinephro’s compositions for “The Smashing Machine” and more.

Thinking outside the canon, and finding the gritty and the beautiful, within it.

Nnena Kalu, who uses cardboard and tape to create her work, received the prestigious art award.

Free admission begins in January, thanks to a donation. Officials expect visitation to climb as the Queens-based museum celebrates its 50th anniversary.

The producer dreamed up TaTa Taktumi and brought her to life with help from the software Suno. She’s arriving at a fraught moment for artificial intelligence in music.

A tech giant has teamed up with local artists, adding vibrant colors and quirky characters in an effort to humanize its futuristic ride.

In “Cape Fever,” a young maid finds herself dealing with ghosts from the past and a manipulative employer.

Passing on the classic 555 number, “Stranger Things” is the latest show to offer Easter eggs for viewers who try to call a fictional character.

An award-winning poet and writer of fiction, she moonlighted as a competitive horsewoman and owned a horse farm outside Columbia, S.C.

Top picks for seasonal TV cheer include concerts from Nashville and the Tabernacle Choir, along with a new “Nutcracker” on PBS.

Autobiographical stories and mystery games resonated in a chaotic year.

Our critic Jason Farago shares what you shouldn’t miss in a bustling city that is best discovered at a leisurely pace.

The classic show arrived on HBO Max with an embarrassing remastering error. But the show’s creative mastery remains undeniable.

As Gen Alpha’s attention drifts from TV and movies, video creators like Alan Chikin Chow are eager to fill the void.

A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought.

“Call me a boomer, but these participation trophies have gone too far,” Stephen Colbert said before presenting himself with the First Annual Stephen Colbert Joke Prize.

The Tony-nominated playwright was arrested last month on suspicion of attempted drug smuggling. He was released on Monday, Japanese officials said.

Calling his work “subjective documentary,” he seemed to take an almost anthropological delight in chronicling the absurdities of human behavior.

Twyla Tharp led the way with her distinct brand of American classicism, along with other artists who stepped it up.

The movies and TV series competing for the 83rd Golden Globes. The ceremony will air on Jan. 11.

Two workmanlike pieces by the teenage Bach had their New York premiere at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

The statue and a marble head of a Greek orator seized from the Met Museum were among dozens of items found to have been looted that were handed over to Turkey at a ceremony in Manhattan.

Some saw cynicism in the photographer’s pictures of everyday life in Britain during his nearly six-decade career. But he said he wanted to honor the ordinary.

The studio’s film “One Battle After Another,” and an HBO show it owns, “The White Lotus,” scored the most nominations for movies and television shows.

Melania Trump went minimal, Gloria Gaynor dressed to shine, but the star of the night was the president.

Ms. Perry and Mr. Trudeau, the former prime minister of Canada, posed together in photos and videos on Instagram, making them “Instagram official.”

Two armed men stole over a dozen pieces of art from a São Paulo exhibition featuring works by the French painter and other artists.

President Trump expressed his love of “Phantom of the Opera,” got in more digs at Jimmy Kimmel and joked — perhaps — about adding his name to the arts center he has taken over.

Though its stars are up for acting prizes, the film is not in the running for best musical or comedy, only for box office achievement.

The town experiences a tragedy of new proportions. The lead perpetrator this time isn’t Pennywise.

“It spoke to me about these particular times that we’re living in,” the actress said about her first screen role in several years.

On a recent recording, and in concerts this month, Baranski reads Dickens’s holiday classic with the Skylark Vocal Ensemble.

Joyful, melancholy, heroic: Paul Taylor’s “Esplanade” celebrates its 50th anniversary and the extraordinariness of ordinary movement.

The solo developer behind Skate Story pitched his underworld trek to publishers as Tony Hawk’s Journey Dark Souls.

Past presidents have attended the marquee event, but on Sunday Mr. Trump was the first to host it, putting his cultural takeover of Washington in sharp relief.

The first two episodes of Taylor Swift’s documentary series air, and “South Park” wraps up its 28th season.

But what was the payout? A critic survives the four-season journey to the premium art fair in Hong Kong, Basel, Paris and now Miami Beach. Here are his takeaways.

In her 40s, the self-described New Jersey housewife started building a women’s fiction empire, churning out dozens of popular books.

The first week of the company’s annual season at City Center featured “Jazz Island,” an earnest premiere by Maija García, and a treasure by Alonzo King.

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds.

This season’s bounty includes volumes on far-out artists, unusual cats and enviable gardens.

Jost appeared as the defense secretary in a rare role away from the Weekend Update desk while Melissa McCarthy hosted for the first time since 2017.

In an interview, he revealed the Indian ragas, indie movies, comedy shows and museums in the city that stayed with him.

Lauren Rothery’s “Television” finds an action star and two writers dazed by the changing rules of the entertainment industry.

Copo, Diana, Suzy, Tomasa, Lana, Riso and Charlotte dance and prance inside the big tent.