Arts

2024-10-09 21:03:29

How Book Bans Happen Under the Radar

Elizabeth Harris, Farah Otero-Amad, Karen Hanley, Claire Hogan, Laura Salaberry and Gabriel Blanco

Politics

Thousands of books have been publicly challenged and removed from libraries in the past couple of years. Elizabeth Harris, who covers books and the publishing industry for The New York Times, explains how books are being pulled from libraries in a quiet process called weeding. Weeding normally allows librarians to keep collections current, but some lawsuits argue that it has been used instead to remove books for content about racism, sexuality and gender.

2024-10-09 21:03:28

Removing Books From Libraries Often Takes Debate. But There’s a Quieter Way.

Elizabeth A. Harris

Politics

Weeding, or culling old, damaged or outdated books, is standard practice in libraries. But in some cases it is being used to remove books because of the viewpoint they express.

2024-10-09 21:03:27

Shaker Cradles For Adults? Frances McDormand Explores Care and Community

Bob Morris

Politics

A soulful exhibition curated by the actress and her friend Suzanne Bocanegra, an artist, explores caregiving and community.

2024-10-09 21:03:25

The Quick-Witted, Self-Lacerating James Blunt Would Like a Word

Rob Tannenbaum

Politics

Twenty years after his hit “You’re Beautiful” turned him into an overnight star, the British singer and songwriter takes his music — and his haters — to task.

2024-10-09 21:03:24

The $550 Million Question: How Does David Geffen Hall Sound?

Javier C. Hernández

Politics

The New York Philharmonic’s home underwent an extensive renovation that was finished two years ago. But that was only the beginning of the quest for the perfect sound.

2024-10-09 21:03:23

Waiting Hours for 3 Minutes in the Criterion Closet (Well, Van)

Annie Aguiar

Politics

A mobile version of movie fans’ favorite stockroom drew hundreds of New York Film Festival visitors eager to experience what celebrities do in popular videos.

2024-10-09 21:03:21

The Real Housewives Weren’t There, but Their Fans Were

Vidhya Nagarajan and Annie Aguiar

Politics

At a Bravo-themed brunch, we met some devoted watchers of “Vanderpump Rules,” “Below Deck” and other staples of reality television.

2024-10-09 21:03:20

Ali Wong and Hannah Gadsby Paint Different Portraits of Fame

Jason Zinoman

Politics

Her gossipy portrait of singlehood as a celebrity is a sunny contrast to the darker view of her Netflix stablemate Hannah Gadsby.

2024-10-09 21:03:19

The Role of New York’s Lauded Looted Art Unit Is Challenged in Court

Graham Bowley

Politics

The fight is over an Egon Schiele drawing held by the Art Institute of Chicago that the Manhattan district attorney’s office seized as Nazi loot. But it has wider implications.

2024-10-09 21:03:17

Welcome to Mike Kelley’s World: Beautiful, Ugly, Funny and Dumb

Emily LaBarge

Politics

The American artist died in 2012, but a new exhibition in London shows how his deadpan-weirdo works continue to resonate today.

2024-10-09 21:03:15

‘La Máquina’ Is a Starry Mexican Boxing Drama

Margaret Lyons

Politics

The Spanish-language Hulu drama, starring Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal, skews more loopy and mysterious than gritty.

2024-10-09 21:03:14

Is It Too Late Now to Say Sorry? 8 Songs for the High Holy Days.

Marc Tracy

Politics

Apology, forgiveness, moving on: These are some of humanity’s richest themes, and they have rich songs to match.

2024-10-09 21:03:12

Cissy Houston Saw Music’s Peaks and Life’s Valleys

Wesley Morris

Politics

The singer, who died this week, was the mother of Whitney Houston and a contender for the greatest voice of the country, our critic says.

2024-10-09 21:03:11

Jenna Fischer, ‘The Office’ Star, Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Hank Sanders

Politics

“I am now cancer free,’’ the actress announced on Instagram, noting that she was diagnosed with Stage 1 cancer in December and that early detection had played a key role in her successful treatment.

2024-10-09 21:03:10

Jimmy Kimmel: Putin Is Trump’s ‘KGBFF’

Trish Bendix

Politics

Kimmel shared tidbits from Bob Woodward’s new book, including that Donald Trump had spoken with Vladimir Putin seven times since leaving office — “which is less than Ivanka, but more than Tiffany.”