Just to apply for the visa, he has to travel to another country, in Jordan, because the U.S. has no way for Palestinians who are living under occupation in the West Bank to apply. It’s like two weeks left and we don’t know will he even be able to travel. And if he travels to … Read more
For Kelsey McKinney, the author of the new book, “You Didn’t Hear This From Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip,” spreading a good story occupied a morally gray zone throughout her childhood. McKinney, who is also the former host of the podcast, “Normal Gossip,” talks with Modern Love’s Anna Martin about navigating the ups and … Read more
‘Pedro Páramo,’ ‘Let’s Start a Cult’ and More Streaming Gems
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now. Rat Race New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, has had a challenging start to his week, with four of … Read more
ASAP Rocky, the Grammy nominated hip-hop artist and fashionista, was found not guilty on Tuesday of shooting a former collaborator. The jury deliberated for nearly three hours in a case that threatened to derail his career. Rocky, 36, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, faced two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, stemming … Read more
The Bridge Theater is within walking distance of the Tower of London, where in 1399 King Richard II was imprisoned and forced to abdicate England’s throne in favor of his cousin, who became Henry IV. Where better to stage a new production of William Shakespeare’s play about Richard’s downfall? From the playhouse foyer, theatergoers can … Read more
There are no villains in “Best Interests,” a heartbreaking limited series that arrives on Acorn TV on Monday. Instead, the series, a four-part British drama starring Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen, is about two people in impossible circumstances who are trying to do what they think is right. The episodes follow Nicci (Horgan) and Andrew … Read more
2. The Fall: “Totally Wired” Smash cut to two decades later, when Sante is living in New York, taking in the downtown scene and often swinging by the storied Times Square bar Tin Pan Alley, where her friend, the then-aspiring photographer Nan Goldin, was a bartender. One of Sante’s favorite things about Tin Pan Alley … Read more
“Conclave” won the best movie title at the EE British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday — adding the latest twist to a chaotic awards season in which no one movie has dominated the major ceremonies. The film, which stars Ralph Fiennes and was directed by Edward Berger, is … Read more
In one of the first signs of collective pushback to the Trump administration’s arts initiatives, several hundred American artists are calling on the National Endowment for the Arts to roll back restrictions on grants to institutions with programming that promotes diversity or “gender ideology.” Among the 463 writers, poets, dancers, visual artists and others who … Read more