One of the most significant innovations in recorded music took place a century ago in New York City. On Feb. 25, 1925, Art Gillham, a musician known as “the Whispering Pianist” for his gentle croon, entered Columbia Phonograph Company’s studio to test out a newly installed electrical system. Its totem was positioned in front of … Read more
In 1990, Amelia Rudolph was hiking through Tuolumne Meadows, a stunning mountain pass in Yosemite National Park, when she had an epiphany on a shiny granite bluff: “Could you make a performance here?” she wondered. “Could you dance on a cliff?” Rudolph, a dancer in the Bay Area who trained with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, … Read more
The filmmaking itself is more grounded. Conspiracy and paranoia have their own aesthetic designed to make the viewer feel powerless, as if some all-seeing eye is always on the job. Lesli Linka Glatter, an executive producer who also directed all six episodes of “Zero Day,” sought to create a sense of anxiety within scenes by … Read more
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is returning to Greece the bronze head of a griffin, the mythological creature, after determining that the artifact from the 7th century B.C. was likely stolen from an archaeological museum in Olympia in the 1930s. The museum said the head, which entered the collection as a gift from a former … Read more
Season 3, Episode 2: ‘Special Treatments’ “The White Lotus” has always been a show that centers sensuality, and so far in Season 3, the creator, Mike White, has amplified that dreamy, loopy, intoxicated feeling. In this week’s episode, in a sequence set during the resort’s dinner service, the guests — and we, the viewers — … Read more
One week before the Academy Awards, the Screen Actors Guild Awards honored the best performances in film and TV, as voted on by the members of SAG-AFTRA. Here is the complete list of SAG winners. Film Outstanding Cast “Conclave” Read a review. Actor in a Lead Role Timothée Chalamet, “A Complete Unknown” Actress in a … Read more
Lynne Marie Stewart, who played Pee-wee Herman’s perky, bouffant-wigged neighbor, Miss Yvonne, in the 1980s children’s television series “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” and the sweet, timorous mother of one of the main characters in “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” died on Friday in Los Angeles. She was 78. The cause of her death, at her sister’s home, … Read more
Reality television producers had been circling Alec and Hilaria Baldwin for years. His Hollywood fame and history of public combustibility, her social media following and their many children and pets were all classic ingredients for a slice-of-life series. Last year, the couple decided to let the cameras in. They did so at perhaps the most … Read more
Andrew Rackstraw has lived in Marlow, a small, wealthy town on the River Thames about 30 miles west of London, for nearly three decades. Its main streets are dotted with luxury boutiques, high-end cafes and stores like Saddle Safari, Mr. Rackstraw’s bike shop. With a population of about 14,000, Marlow also has a plush cinema … Read more
Who is nominated? “Wicked,” which leads all films with five nominations, will go up against the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” (four), ““Emilia Pérez” (three), “Anora” (three) and “Conclave” (two) for the guild’s top prize, best ensemble. In the best actor race, Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”), Timothée Chalamet (“A Complete Unknown”), Daniel Craig (“Queer), … Read more