February 13, 2024Arts Second City Expands to New York The improv comedy institution is under new ownership after missteps, and now it has a gleaming new home in Williamsburg.The improv comedy […] Read more
February 13, 2024Arts Beyoncé Announces New Country Album, ‘Act II,’ After Super Bowl Commercial The pop superstar used a Verizon ad to tell fans fresh music is on the way. A country-themed follow-up to “Renaissance,” which […] Read more
February 12, 2024October 21, 2024Arts 2024 Super Bowl LVIII Ads, Ranked Here is how our critic saw the Super Bowl commercials from best to worst.Here is how our critic saw the Super Bowl […] Read more
February 12, 2024October 21, 2024Arts How GKids Became the A24 of Animation The small distributor has outsize influence because it handles Studio Ghibli films in the United States. Its titles have earned 13 Oscar […] Read more
February 12, 2024October 21, 2024Arts Robert Downey Jr. and Christopher Nolan on ‘Oppenheimer.’ These Oscar nominees for “Oppenheimer” met years ago, but the director had no plans to cast this star then, noting, “I was […] Read more
February 12, 2024October 21, 2024Arts Quietly, After a $4 Million Fee, MoMA Returns a Chagall With a Nazi Taint The museum returned the painting three years ago to the heirs of a gallery once led by a German Jew. But one […] Read more
February 12, 2024October 21, 2024Arts When the Voice You Hear Is Not the Actor You See The playwright Lucas Hnath has been making magic with the sound of speech. Now he’s directing a play by Mona Pirnot, his […] Read more