‘Adolescence’ Stars Discuss Their Father-Son Bond, and Questions of a Sequel
In the three weeks since “Adolescence” arrived on Netflix, the drama about a 13-year-old boy accused of killing a schoolgirl after seeing misogynistic content online has soared in popularity. It has also made a star out of Owen Cooper for his portrayal of the teenager, Jamie Miller. Even so, Cooper, 15, had to return to … Read more
Little Island Welcomes an Ambitious Sophomore Season
Little Island, the floating park atop a collection of funnel-like columns in the Hudson River, will welcome a flurry of programming to its theaters with no walls this summer, the second season of programming funded by Barry Diller and his family foundation. Filling its three open-air performance spaces — the Amph, the Glade and the … Read more
In Ed Atkins’s World, the Uncanny Is Realer Than the Real
It’s awful having a body. It oozes, leaks, spurts. It is unpredictable, uncontrollable, ails, fails, betrays and embarrasses. It’s not nice to admit, but you know it, and I know it. The artist Ed Atkins definitely knows it. A major new retrospective of Atkins’s work, running at Tate Britain in London through Aug. 25, features … Read more
Rare Beatles Audition Tape Surfaces in a Vancouver Record Shop
The tape sat unremarkably on a shelf behind the counter, collecting dust for five, maybe 10 years — so much time that Rob Frith says he lost track. Frith, 69, could not seem to recall how it had found its way to Neptoon Records, his store in Vancouver, British Columbia, which in its 44 years … Read more
A Nail Art Neophyte Sits Down With a Manicurist
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. When I set out to write an article about the New York-based, Instagram-famous nail artist Mei Kawajiri, I had never gotten a professional manicure before. Or, really, any manicure at all. My mom — a … Read more
Nintendo Switch 2 Will Release in June and Emphasize Streaming
As part of its marketing campaign for the Nintendo Switch 2, company executives on Wednesday announced new details about its next video game console, whose initial lineup will include fresh entries in popular franchises like Mario Kart. The Switch 2 will be released on June 5. The new console will include a microphone to chat … Read more
‘Truelove’ Explores Truth, Love and Endings
“Truelove,” available now, on Acorn, is an ensemble drama about assisted suicide, about the bonds of friendship and the well-worn paths of regret. Later in its six-episode season, it is also a murder show, which feels a lot less special. But I guess by the time you’ve got morose British people walking by the seashore, … Read more
In ‘The Friend,’ A Great Dane and His Co-Star, Naomi Watts, Learn New Tricks
Typically on movie sets, only big stars get those fancy, oversized trailers for dressing rooms. But on “The Friend” an unknown was a really big star. Even bigger than his fellow actor Naomi Watts. Quite literally: The newcomer, Bing, is the Harlequin Great Dane at the center of “The Friend,” the new film based on … Read more