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‘For Life’: How 50 Cent Helped One Man’s Tale of Injustice See Daylight
Austin Considine//42 views
Convicted on false testimony, Isaac Wright Jr. learned the law and got his life sentence overturned. 50 Cent knew a good story when he heard one. It’s not often...
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Arts Groups, Facing Their Own Virus Crisis, Get a Piece of the Stimulus
Julia Jacobs//28 views
As museums shutter and theaters go dark, cultural institutions have been calling for federal and local government help. Congress’s aid package will provide some...
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A D.I.Y. Dance for Your Home, From Yvonne Rainer
Brian Seibert//32 views/1 comments
The venerated choreographer invites you to try “Passing and Jostling While Being Confined to a Small Apartment.” Like many people around the world, the venerate...
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Wolf Kahn, Who Painted Vibrant Landscapes, Is Dead at 92
Neil Genzlinger//36 views
He played with color, creating scenes both calming and arresting. He said he wanted his colors “to be surprising to people without being offensive.” Wolf Kahn, ...
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Manu Dibango, Soulful Ambassador of African Music, Dies at 86
Jon Pareles//30 views
those we’ve lost His 1972 hit “Soul Makossa” arrived at the dawn of the disco era and made its way to dance floors across the United States, Europe and Africa. ...
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San Francisco’s Top Art School Plans Closing After Almost 150 Years
Zachary Small//40 views/1 comments
Efforts to save the alma mater of Annie Leibovitz and Kehinde Wiley collapsed as the coronavirus sent the Bay Area on lockdown. The San Francisco Art Institute ...
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The ‘Blurred Lines’ Case Scared Songwriters. But Its Time May Be Up.
Ben Sisario//35 views
Decisions in copyright cases involving Led Zeppelin and Katy Perry suggest the open season on lawsuits could be coming to a close. In the five years since a fed...
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Janet McTeer Gets a Thrill Out of Watching James Bond. But She Wants to Play Him, Too.
Kathryn Shattuck//37 views
My Ten The actress, whose latest season of “Ozark” arrives on Netflix March 27, says her husband’s poetry and “The Terminator” are essential to her life. For he...
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The Comfort of Childhood Media During Lockdown
Amanda Hess//34 views
Critic’s Notebook All I want to do is play Myst, an immersive computer game I was obsessed with when I was 11. We are entering Week 3 of social isolation, and I...
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What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘One Day at a Time’ and ‘Council of Dads’
Sara Aridi//34 views/1 comments
The fourth season of a beloved family sitcom lands on Pop TV, while a new drama series airs on NBC. ONE DAY AT A TIME 9:30 p.m. on Pop TV. Fans of this sitcom —...
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‘Better Call Saul’ Season 5, Episode 6 Recap: A Modest Proposal
David Segal//28 views
Better Call Saul Kim would like to marry Jimmy if she doesn’t leave him. Lalo would like to destroy Gus if he doesn’t kill him. And Mike plays private eye. In t...
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Eric Weissberg, ‘Dueling Banjos’ Musician, Dies at 80
Bill Friskics-Warren//33 views/2 comments
His melodic banjo work on a 1973 hit single (heard in the movie “Deliverance”) helped usher bluegrass music into the cultural mainstream. Eric Weissberg, a gift...
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To Help Performers in Need, Funky Videos at Your Fingertips
Jennifer Schuessler//31 views
The performer Taylor Mac and the playwright Suzan-Lori Parks have signed on to a video-sharing subscription service to raise money for New York colleagues in cr...
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Lil Uzi Vert Holds at No. 1, and Streaming Habits Are Shifting
Ben Sisario//37 views/1 comments
The Charts During the coronavirus crisis, listeners are turning to older songs and family music, but the biggest new releases are still going strong. During the...
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New York Philharmonic Cancels Season Because of Coronavirus
Zachary Woolfe//21 views
The orchestra is anticipating a loss of $10 million and said its endowment had declined by about 14 percent. The New York Philharmonic canceled the remainder of...