Are we ready for a pandemic novel? Gary Shteyngart, the author of “Our Country Friends,” thinks so.Are we ready for a pandemic novel? Gary Shteyngart,…
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Late Night Is Aghast the G.O.P. Is Allegedly Linked to Jan. 6
“It’s a real ‘Ocean’s 11’ of people who can’t count to 10,” Stephen Colbert said.“It’s a real ‘Ocean’s 11’ of people who can’t count to…
View More Late Night Is Aghast the G.O.P. Is Allegedly Linked to Jan. 6Loose and Boxed Ammunition Found at Scene of Alec Baldwin Shooting
Court papers did not specify what kind of ammunition detectives recovered from a movie set where the actor had fatally shot a cinematographer with a…
View More Loose and Boxed Ammunition Found at Scene of Alec Baldwin ShootingA BRIC in Flux Turns Out an Intimate, Focused JazzFest
Though it was operating on fewer cylinders because of the pandemic, for the first time in its seven-year history the event sold out all three…
View More A BRIC in Flux Turns Out an Intimate, Focused JazzFestAdele Is No. 1 Once Again, With ‘Easy on Me’
The singer’s long-awaited comeback single is No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart with 54 million streams and strong showings for downloads and radio…
View More Adele Is No. 1 Once Again, With ‘Easy on Me’Book Review: ‘The Chancellor,’ by Kati Marton
Kati Marton’s biography charts Merkel’s childhood in East Germany, her slow entrance into politics and her four terms as the leader of her country.Kati Marton’s…
View More Book Review: ‘The Chancellor,’ by Kati Marton‘Raw,’ ‘Monogamy’ and Other Streaming Gems
A look at off-the-radar recommendations for home viewing, including French horror, American romantic indies and Asian action selections.A look at off-the-radar recommendations for home viewing,…
View More ‘Raw,’ ‘Monogamy’ and Other Streaming GemsReview: In ‘Fairycakes,’ the Woods Are Campy, Dark and Daft
Douglas Carter Beane’s winky fantasia finds Pinocchio, Puck and other unlikely characters meeting cute in a storybook setting.Douglas Carter Beane’s winky fantasia finds Pinocchio, Puck…
View More Review: In ‘Fairycakes,’ the Woods Are Campy, Dark and DaftSinger Ed Sheeran Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Mr. Sheeran said he would cancel upcoming public appearances while he is “self-isolating and following government guidelines.”Mr. Sheeran said he would cancel upcoming public appearances…
View More Singer Ed Sheeran Tests Positive for CoronavirusAfter 24 Years, a Conductor Returns to the Met Opera
Antonio Pappano is back for Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” at a turning point in his career.Antonio Pappano is back for Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von…
View More After 24 Years, a Conductor Returns to the Met Opera