Six decades after she played Scout in the film version of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Mary Badham takes on the role of a neighbor in…
View More Mary Badham, Who Starred in ‘Mockingbird’ Film, Joins Broadway TourCategory: Culture & Traditions
A Poem (and a Painting) About the Suffering That Hides in Plain Sight
With war looming, W.H. Auden stood in a museum and was inspired to write. The resulting poem, “Musée des Beaux Arts,” is one of the…
View More A Poem (and a Painting) About the Suffering That Hides in Plain SightNoViolet Bulawayo Allegorizes the Aftermath of Robert Mugabe
In “Glory,” a dictatorial elderly horse is unseated from his rule over the fictional African nation of Jidada.In “Glory,” a dictatorial elderly horse is unseated…
View More NoViolet Bulawayo Allegorizes the Aftermath of Robert MugabeMitchell Ryan, Who Played the Villain in ‘Lethal Weapon,’ Dies at 88
Mr. Ryan, who appeared in the TV series “Dark Shadows,” played a brutal businessman in “Santa Barbara” and a wealthy father in the sitcom “Dharma…
View More Mitchell Ryan, Who Played the Villain in ‘Lethal Weapon,’ Dies at 88Tony Walton, Award-Winning Stage and Screen Designer, Dies at 87
He worked with the directors Mike Nichols, Bob Fosse and Jerry Zaks, winning three Tony Awards and an Oscar for “All That Jazz.”He worked with…
View More Tony Walton, Award-Winning Stage and Screen Designer, Dies at 87William P. Barr’s Good Donald Trump and Bad Donald Trump
William P. Barr’s memoir, “One Damn Thing After Another,” recounts his life and, in particular, his time as Donald Trump’s attorney general.William P. Barr’s memoir,…
View More William P. Barr’s Good Donald Trump and Bad Donald TrumpToo Close to Putin? Institutions Vet Artists, Uncomfortably.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led arts organizations to reconsider who performs, forcing them to confront questions about free speech and policing political views.Russia’s invasion…
View More Too Close to Putin? Institutions Vet Artists, Uncomfortably.Hollywood Bets Big on the Bad Entrepreneur
With limited series like “The Dropout,” “WeCrashed” and “Super Pumped,” the culture is saturated with ripped-from-the-headlines tales of self-immolating moguls.With limited series like “The Dropout,”…
View More Hollywood Bets Big on the Bad EntrepreneurMiddle Grade Fiction That Sees the Forest for the Trees
In Pam Muñoz Ryan’s “Solimar,” Ben Okri’s “Every Leaf a Hallelujah” and Marjorie Liu’s “Wingbearer,” saving humanity can begin with a single sprout.In Pam Muñoz…
View More Middle Grade Fiction That Sees the Forest for the TreesWith ‘Lucy and Desi,’ Amy Poehler Gets to the Heart of a Marriage
The performer and director wanted to deliver a down-to-earth portrayal of a couple whose union was far from perfect, even if viewers wouldn’t accept that.The…
View More With ‘Lucy and Desi,’ Amy Poehler Gets to the Heart of a Marriage