CATEGORIES
THE SHOCK OF THE OLD
Kristian Bezuidenhout releases the subtle power of the fortepiano.
DEADWOOD
An American’s brutal apprenticeship in the delicate art of bonsai.
LYRICS FROM TAYLOR SWIFT'S FUTURE MIDNIGHTS
SHOUTS & MURMURS
HINGES GRAHAM SWIFT
One morning in April, their father, Ted Holroyd, suddenly died and a few days afterward Annie and her older brother, Ian, both still a little dazed, went to see the minister who, as Annie put it, was going to do” their father’s funeral.
S&P Lunch 174 Fifth Ave.
TABLES FOR TWO
THE PRICE OF POWER
For decades, J. Edgar Hoover was the man America trusted.
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Benjamin Wallace-Wells on the prospects of Trumpism; fashion tips from the G.O.P.; offstage with Interpol; Nan Goldin has the power; turkey any way you want it.
MEMORY SERVES
How Annie Ernaux turns the past into art.
ROYAL DESCENT
Season 5 of The Crown,” on Netflix.
ALL FOR ONE
Quiara Alegria Hudes reinvents her memoir in My Broken Language.
Everything Nice
The boundless optimism of the Spice Girls.
Suzuki Method – No Strings Attached
What the Suzuki method really taught.
Returns – Annie Ernaux
The last time I saw my mother at her home, it was July, a Sunday. I travelled there by train. At Motteville, we sat in the station for a long time. It was hot. It was quiet, both in the compartment and outside.
Emma Thompson – Acting Up
Emma Thompsons third act.
Content Warning
THIS PRODUCTION contains strobe lights, loud noises, and haze.
LCD Soundsystem, Orchestral B.I.G.
Barring an intrusion from you-know what, the imminent cold-weather concert season should recover much of its pre-pandemic fastball, as musicians fan out across stages big and small
Nikyatu Jusu's Fables
The director of Nanny, this year's most acclaimed film at Sundance, blends West African folklore and horror.
Ailey, Dorrance Dance, Ratmansky’s Voices”
The emo, electronics-heavy music of the nineteen-eighties British New Wave band Tears for Fears is the unlikely—but oddly compelling—basis for “LOVETRAIN2020,”
Artful Science, Mayan Gods, Senga Nengudi
The Chicago-based phenom Nick Cave is best known for his “Soundsuits,” elaborate wearable assemblages that dazzle whether they’re presented as sculptures or seen in motion during performances.
THE NEW YORKER
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Steven Spielberg, Trans History, Action Sequels
Filmmakers’ real-life stories are fictionalized in some noteworthy new movies, including “The Inspection” (Nov. 18), written and directed by Elegance Bratton.
Fleishman 1S in Trouble
“Sweeney Todd,” “Camelot,” Basquiat x Warhol It’s been a year since Stephen Sondheim died and, not surprisingly, his œuvre is getting a hefty workout.
GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN
“Thierry Mugler: Couturissime,” opening at the Brooklyn Museum on Nov. 18, celebrates the career of the provocative French designer, who counted Grace Jones, Tippi Hedren, Lypsinka, Ivana Trump, and Cardi B among his muses.
THEY SHOOT, HE SCORES
How Carter Burwell writes film music that keeps audiences guessing.
SORRY SPECTACLE
The case against the Twitter apology.
PAST IMPERFECT
A new translation grapples with sexual violence in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
The Genius of Patti Smith
With A Book of Days, the iconic artist cements her status as literary rock star.
A Critic at Large the Never-Ending Story
Can the multiverse keep expanding forever?
A Reporter at Large a Reckoning
At a dangerous time in Iran, the celebrated director Asghar Farhadi is on trial for using a student’s ideas.
Siegfried & Roy – The Original Tiger Kings
The improbable rise and savage fall of Siegfried & Roy