Uri Shulevitz, 89, Acclaimed Children’s Book Author and Illustrator, Dies

Uri Shulevitz, a Polish-born children’s book author and illustrator who survived a harrowing childhood traversing Europe to escape the Nazis and wove those experiences into arresting works like “How I Learned Geography” and the graphic novel “Chance: Escape from the Holocaust,” died on Feb. 15 in Manhattan. He was 89. His death, in a hospital, … Read more

10 Outrageously Great Lady Gaga Deep Cuts

▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube 5. “Free Woman” This is technically the only official single on this playlist, but it’s a particularly underappreciated one, from Gaga’s 2020 album, “Chromatica.” “Free Woman” is a thumping electronic anthem that rewrites the sometimes rote script of “empowerment pop” into something more deeply felt and personal. … Read more

Five International Movies to Stream Now

‘Coconut Head Generation’ Stream it on Ovid. A room, a dusty projector and a small screen mounted on the wall. That’s pretty much all there is to the Thursday Film Series, a movie club started by students at the prestigious University of Ibadan in Nigeria, which forms the focus of Alain Kassanda’s documentary. But from … Read more

Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott, Nina Hoss and More, Off Broadway in March

‘All Nighter’ One of the spring’s most intriguing ensembles gathers Julia Lester (“Into the Woods”), Kathryn Gallagher (“Jagged Little Pill”), Kristine Froseth, Alyah Chanelle Scott and the rising star Havana Rose Liu (“Bottoms” and a staggering number of upcoming high-profile screen projects). They portray the friends and roommates assembled by the gifted comic playwright Natalie … Read more