In this month’s picks, reflections on a comedian couple, a charged reality-TV series and activism in Northern Ireland.
Read MoreInternational Booker Prize Shortlist: 6 Novels With ‘Burning Humanity’ Today Us News
Books by Marie NDiaye, Daniel Kehlmann and Rene Karabash are among the shortlisted titles for the major award for fiction…
Read MoreBook Review: ‘A Good Person,’ by Kirsten King Today Us News
The sloppy, solipsistic narrator of Kirsten King’s novel, “A Good Person,” casts a witchy spell on a guy who dumped…
Read MoreBook Review: ‘Son of Nobody,’ by Yann Martel Today Us News
Yann Martel’s “Son of Nobody” joins many recent books that reimagine the classics, but offers a Nabokovian twist.
Read MoreMorton Feldman Was Loud. His Music Was Quietly Haunting. Today Us News
Feldman, born a century ago this year, wrote quietly sensual and humanist works in an age of structural rigor.
Read More‘The Book of Mormon’ Is Sorry if You Were Offended for 15 Years Today Us News
The taboo-busting, gasp-inducing Broadway musical comedy has been a hit with audiences and critics. But could it be produced today?
Read MoreStephen Colbert Marvels at ‘No Kings’ Rallies Worldwide Today Us News
“Just look at the crowd we got here in New York,” he said. “Oop, that’s the T.S.A. line at J.F.K.”
Read More‘Dog Day Afternoon’ on Broadway, With Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Is Underbaked Today Us News
A raucous adaptation of a gritty portrait of New York stifles tension with comedy, leaving its stars, Jon Bernthal and…
Read MoreBen Stevenson Dies at 89; Choreographer Made Houston Ballet Thrive Today Us News
He created dances performed around the world, and under his leadership the Houston company grew into one of America’s largest…
Read MoreMary Beth Hurt, Actress Acclaimed in ‘Interiors’ and ‘Garp,’ Dies at 79 Today Us News
She elevated supporting roles in films with insight and improvisational skill, a talent she took to Broadway as well, earning…
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