Six new paperbacks to check out this week.Six new paperbacks to check out this week.Read MoreBooks and Literature, Transcendent Kingdom (Book), Gyasi, Yaa, Daddy: Stories…
View More New in Paperback: ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ and ‘Agent Sonya’Category: Culture & Traditions
What Makes Elon Musk Different
Two new books, Eric Berger’s “Liftoff” and Tim Higgins’s “Power Play,” explore Musk’s terrestrial and extraterrestrial pursuits — and what has made him so successful.Two…
View More What Makes Elon Musk DifferentAsian Composers Reflect on Careers in Western Classical Music
For all their shared experiences, each of these five artists has a unique story of struggles and triumphs.For all their shared experiences, each of these…
View More Asian Composers Reflect on Careers in Western Classical MusicThe Olympics Begin on NBC With Abstract Imagery, Drones and Dancing
The pandemic-era Tokyo Olympics began on NBC, with an uneasy balance of news and sports, along with reminders that this is big business.The pandemic-era Tokyo…
View More The Olympics Begin on NBC With Abstract Imagery, Drones and DancingLil Nas X and Jack Harlow’s Prison Break, and 13 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Remi Wolf, Camila Cabello, the War on Drugs and others.Hear tracks by Remi Wolf, Camila Cabello, the War on Drugs and others.Read…
View More Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow’s Prison Break, and 13 More New Songs‘Ted Lasso’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: A New Foil for Ted
The Season 2 premiere finds Lasso and friends demoted from the Premier League. And yet, not much has changed.The Season 2 premiere finds Lasso and…
View More ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: A New Foil for TedArturo Schwarz, Refugee Who Became a Surrealism Tycoon, Dies at 97
After expulsion from Egypt left him penniless, he befriended André Breton and Marcel Duchamp and amassed an enormous collection of priceless art.After expulsion from Egypt…
View More Arturo Schwarz, Refugee Who Became a Surrealism Tycoon, Dies at 97Vladimir Menshov, Surprise Russian Oscar Winner, Dies at 81
His “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” was named best foreign-language film in 1980, beating Truffaut and Kurosawa. U.S. critics demurred.His “Moscow Does Not Believe…
View More Vladimir Menshov, Surprise Russian Oscar Winner, Dies at 81Lil Nas X in the Pop Stratosphere
A conversation about his unconventional path to success, his unconventional methods of maintaining it and his possible futures beyond it.A conversation about his unconventional path…
View More Lil Nas X in the Pop StratosphereArtist Basuki Dasgupta talks about the goddesses he sees daily
Basuki Dasgupta talks about how his latest series of art is inspired by seemingly ‘everyday’ womenBasuki Dasgupta talks about how his latest series of art…
View More Artist Basuki Dasgupta talks about the goddesses he sees daily