A lonely schoolboy named Bertil makes a magical friend who goes by Nils in “Nils Karlsson Däumling,” a children’s opera by Thierry Tidrow based on a fairy tale by Astrid Lindgren. Nils teaches Bertil to change his size by singing a spell-like song. For contemporary classical composers, writing children’s opera can be similarly transfiguring — … Read more
For much of her high school career, Sadie Sink took her lessons inside an old lifeguard shack that had been converted into a schoolhouse for the child actors on the set of “Stranger Things.” When the cast wasn’t battling Demogorgons in a parallel dimension, “everyone was studying different things at the same time,” Sink told … Read more
In the early years of her nearly six-decade marriage, Dolly Parton noticed that her husband was spending a lot of time at the bank, where he had developed crush on a teller. She told him to knock it off. She later channeled her feelings into “Jolene,” a hit 1973 song. Her fans have been singing … Read more
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. Bad Fashion Police On Friday, President Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a … Read more
Jay-Z filed a lawsuit on Monday against the anonymous woman who withdrew her rape lawsuit against him last month, asserting that she and her lawyers knew the allegations were false but proceeded with the claim anyway. The lawsuit, brought in federal court in Alabama, where the woman lives, was filed against both the accuser and … Read more
Jay-Z filed a lawsuit on Monday against the anonymous woman who withdrew her rape lawsuit against him last month, asserting that she and her lawyers knew the allegations were false but proceeded with the claim anyway. The lawsuit, brought in federal court in Alabama, where the woman lives, was filed against both the accuser and … Read more
This month’s noteworthy Netflix departures in the United States include a chilling indie, a South Korean classic, two honest-to-goodness great popcorn flicks and a very funny skewering of England’s most famous family. (Dates reflect the first day titles are unavailable and are subject to change.) ‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’ (March 15) Stream it here. … Read more
Jack Vettriano, a self-taught Scottish painter best known for “The Singing Butler,” who overcame critical derision to become one of the best selling painters in Europe, has died. He was 73. His death was announced in a statement on his website, which did not cite a cause or say when or where he died. Mr. … Read more
Every month, Netflix adds movies and TV shows to its library. Here are our picks for some of March’s most promising new titles for subscribers in the United States. (Note: Streaming services occasionally change schedules without giving notice. For more recommendations on what to stream, sign up for our Watching newsletter here.) ‘The Leopard’ Starts … Read more
Hal Hirshorn, an artist known for his ubiquity around New York City’s cultural scene, who nevertheless managed to exist outside its manic commercial hustle, using antique cameras and homemade paints to produce haunting photographs and landscape paintings, died on Feb. 4. He was 60. His sister, Harriet Hirshorn, said the cause was coronary artery disease. … Read more