In the music video for “Ankles,” the first single from Lucy Dacus’s fourth studio album, the singer plays a pleasure-seeking Victorian-era damsel that has escaped from a painting to gallivant around Paris. Her foil is a stern museum guard trying to corral her back into her frame. Dacus came up with the idea as a … Read more
When the artist Michael Townsend first told the documentarian Jeremy Workman about the time he and his friends lived in a secret apartment tucked inside the Providence Place Mall, Workman thought he was being punked. Then Townsend pulled out a cracked iPad to show Workman some grainy video. “I just was dumbfounded and blown away,” … Read more
There’s an overwhelming amount of news to keep up with right now, and it can sometimes feel impossible to look away or take a break. Getting absorbed in a truly compelling story can be a great antidote to doom-scrolling, and if focusing on fiction isn’t working, you can try a crazy-yet-true audio narrative. These five … Read more
Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Sketch Pad Members of the dance company Ballet Hispánico weren’t the only ones who swirled amid the art in the museum’s rotunda during a recent presentation and tango class. Share full article By Annie Aguiar Illustrations by Vidhya Nagarajan March 29, 2025, 5:02 a.m. ET
The president has no direct role in appointing regents. But in the executive order, Mr. Trump called for Mr. Vance to work with the speaker of the House and the Senate majority leader, both Republicans, “to seek the appointment of citizen members to the Smithsonian Board of Regents committed to advancing the policy of this … Read more
‘Scream’ (2022) (April 11) Stream it here. Resurrecting the decade-dormant “Scream” franchise without the guiding hand of the late Wes Craven was a questionable choice, and this 2022 installment from the “Ready or Not” directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, doesn’t match the ingenuity or chills of Craven’s earlier installments. But it is still an … Read more
‘Scream’ (2022) (April 11) Stream it here. Resurrecting the decade-dormant “Scream” franchise without the guiding hand of the late Wes Craven was a questionable choice, and this 2022 installment from the “Ready or Not” directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, doesn’t match the ingenuity or chills of Craven’s earlier installments. But it is still an … Read more
Andrew Thompson, a senior at the University of Maryland, woke up on Wednesday to the news that his commencement speaker would not be a politician, tech executive or astronaut. Rather, he would be sent off into the work force by a cheery, fleece puppet the color of pea shoots: the “Muppet Show” star Kermit the … Read more
‘Something Is About to Happen’ Rent or buy it on most major platforms. For most of its two-hour run time, Antonio Méndez Esparza’s slow-burn thriller doesn’t feel like a horror movie. There’s no gore, evil spirits or gorgons. Yet, as it follows a middle-aged woman who loses her grip on reality, the film chillingly embodies … Read more
Season 3, Episode 8: ‘A Normal, Boring Life’ This week, we tackle what the question of a “normal” life looks like for a Yellowjacket. Meet Adult Melissa, otherwise known as Kelly, played by Hilary Swank. Adult Melissa thinks she has it pretty good. How did she achieve this? First, she faked her own death and … Read more