Simon Fisher-Becker, a British character actor best known for his small but memorable roles in the “Harry Potter” and the “Doctor Who” franchises, died on Sunday. He was 63. His death was announced on social media by his husband, Anthony Dugdale. No cause was given. Mr. Fisher-Becker was a versatile character actor whose career spanned … Read more
Ending a two-month strike, the prestigious Atlantic Theater Company and the labor union representing its crew members said Monday that they had reached a tentative agreement that they anticipated would allow the theater to resume performances. The agreement will be closely scrutinized by New York’s other Off Broadway theaters because the union, the International Alliance … Read more
The all-nighter is a time-honored tradition of higher education (and also — let’s be honest, as I write this review in the late evening hours — of journalism). The best kind of all-nighter isn’t the solo cram session but a social event, a time of bonding through exhaustion and desperation, with the aid of caffeine … Read more
The new district attorney of Los Angeles County said he would ask a court to withdraw a resentencing petition put forward by his predecessor in the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, two brothers who brutally murdered their parents more than 35 years ago. But a similar effort initiated by a court is expected to … Read more
King Charles III, a classical music fan who has studied the cello, piano and trumpet, released an eclectic playlist on Monday featuring 17 artists, including Beyoncé, Bob Marley and Grace Jones. Music “has that remarkable ability to bring happy memories flooding back from the deepest recesses of our memory, to comfort us in times of … Read more
The businessman Paolo Zampolli has counted Donald J. Trump as a friend for decades. In the 1990s, when Mr. Zampolli ran a modeling agency, he played matchmaker for Mr. Trump, introducing him at a party to his future wife, Melania. Now Mr. Zampolli, 55, is helping Mr. Trump in another way: reshaping the John F. … Read more
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. This week’s installment tests your knowledge of long-running squabbles between writers (all of whom happen to be dead, so no one can jump in with the last word). In the five multiple-choice questions below, tap or click on the answer … Read more
A century after the original golden era of railroads, trains are once again the talk of travel. In Europe, especially, train travel is surging as an environmental alternative to short-haul flights, with more night trains, high-speed routes and transnational collaboration between rail companies. Political ties between European countries may be jittery, but the cities are … Read more
Being the 6-year-old daughter of Mark Krotov, the publisher and one of the editors of the literary magazine n+1, is an all-access pass to New York City’s foreign films and contemporary art. “She’s always very, very receptive to stuff,” he said of his daughter, Daria Krotov-Clarke, whom he and his wife, Chantal Clarke, a writer, … Read more
“It’s funny how little memory I have of balloons growing up,” said DJ Morrow, one of the greatest avant-garde balloon artists in the United States. “It’s almost like because it was around me constantly I didn’t even notice them.” They were, that is, like air. Morrow, 29, lives in a small apartment in Houston, and … Read more