None of this makes the story, with its simplistic dynamics of criminal violation and righteous retribution, come alive, though; for that, some of the straightforward comic-book energy of the original would have helped. The best that “Born Again” can do is to deploy familiar characters and plot points in the standard Marvel fashion, revealing them … Read more
Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | YouTube In seemingly every crevice of the 97th Academy Awards, there was music, or a reminder of it. It was a song from a nominated film being performed, like Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande delivering one of their “Wicked” duets; or it was the best … Read more
After graduating from high school in Cincinnati, Mr. Jasper settled in New York, where he studied music composition at the Juilliard School. Enticed by the opportunity to study with the noted jazz pianist and composer Billy Taylor, he transferred to the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University in Brookville, N.Y., where he received a … Read more
Three piglets were stolen from an art exhibition in Copenhagen over the weekend after a provocative artist said they would be allowed to starve to death in a commentary about animal welfare in Denmark, one of the world’s largest pork exporters. The artist, Marco Evaristti, said in an interview on Monday that his exhibition, “And … Read more
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has returned to the small screen with a new cooking and lifestyle show that was released on Netflix on Tuesday. Filmed at a property near her home in sunny Montecito, Calif., the eight-episode series positions Meghan, 43, as a modern domestic goddess embracing the do-it-yourself delights of cooking, crafting and … Read more
The Indian drama “Dabba Cartel,” on Netflix (in Hindi, with subtitles, or dubbed), is a lively spin on the “regular people do crimes … and like it?” genre. It incorporates sudsy twists, vicious domestic subplots, corporate malfeasance and social critiques, and its foot stays on the gas. In the course of its seven episodes, characters … Read more
1. Father John Misty: “She Cleans Up” Last Wednesday, the singer-songwriter Father John Misty played Manhattan’s storied Beacon Theater for the first time. Toward the end of the sold-out show, he told the crowd he wanted to commemorate the occasion with a tribute: “Here’s five minutes from Jerry Seinfeld’s set from his Beacon run last … Read more
The opening line of Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” is one of the most famous in literature. But Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer, whose moody, monochromatic 2010 adaptation arrived at the Metropolitan Opera on Monday, conspicuously avoid placing those classic three words at the start. It’s an early declaration of independence, the kind that artists have always … Read more
Even by Manhattan real estate standards, Café Carlyle is an intimate venue. The storied Upper East Side cabaret is just 988 square feet and seats 90 patrons, which means a performer can hear an audience member’s cutlery, not to mention their whispers. When Hamilton Leithauser first played there in 2018, that cozy ambience posed an … Read more
A revival of “Fiddler on the Roof,” the much-loved 1964 musical, received the most nominations on Tuesday for this year’s Olivier Awards, Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys. The show got 13 nods — seven more than any other musical or play — including best musical revival, where it is up against a production of “Hello, … Read more