New productions of Shakespeare’s “Richard II,” Annie Ernaux’s “The Years,” Robert Icke’s “Manhunt,” Tennessee Williams’s “The ...

More precise names for the “Personal Life” section on Wikipedia. Tough-guy things I can do because I don’t wear a face mask.

The memes responding to Trump’s seesawing tariff policy hint at a collective psychological state.

Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for April 2025 release (or so). Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or ...

Last year, for my birthday, my wife gave me a copy of “ I Remember ,” an unusual memoir by the artist Joe Brainard. It’s a ...

For the cover of the April 21, 2025, issue, the artist Frank Viva attempts to portray the feelings that grip anyone following ...

The underground-comic artist visits the Whitney with his biographer, Dan Nadel, and considers some old friends: his own ...

People who love Phish do so with a quasi-religious devotion. People who dislike Phish do so with an equal fervor.

Aimee Semple McPherson took to the radio to spread the Gospel, but her mysterious disappearance cast a shadow on her ...

The Luddites lost the fight to save their livelihoods. As the threat of artificial intelligence looms, can we do any better?

Music is no longer a matter for the few,” Kurt Weill declared in 1928, the year he wrote “The Threepenny Opera.” In Weill’s ...

Short reviews of recent releases.