Arts
Staff Recs: Childhood holiday nostalgia
The holidays never fail to make us miss our own childhood whimsy.
Review: The Guggenheim’s new exhibition teaches a history lesson about a fleeting art movement
Visit “Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910–1930” for Orphism’s enchanting color, and leave with a newfound understanding of the cultural and technological innovations that captivated early 20th-century Paris.
Ranked: Every 2024 Netflix Christmas rom-com
This year, Netflix put out four new holiday romantic comedies, ranging from trashy to genuinely fun.
Let out of the doll box: My retirement from ‘The Nutcracker’
After 10 years of shows, this is my first year not performing, and I have countless memories and emotions to reflect on.
Review: ‘Queer’ is full of psychedelics and painful pining
Luca Guadagnino’s latest drama — an adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ eponymous novella — honors its source material in its suspension between drugs and relationships.
Review: ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ distills national tensions into a suspenseful family drama
Director Mohammad Rasoulof crafted a masterful reflection on the Iranian “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement entirely in secret.
Review: The comforting magic of ‘Before We Forget Kindness’
The latest book in Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s popular series “Before the Coffee Gets Cold” is the ultimate dose of whimsy and escapism.
The Rockettes don’t know when to tap out
The Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes has complicated its timelessness and tradition with too much technology, instead of fixing existing issues.
Broke People Play Festival expands to uplift more student artists
The student-led festival showcases one-act and full-length plays that are written, directed and performed by NYU students.
Review: On ‘Puss & Poems,’ no one complains like Jake Shane
TikTok superstar Jake Shane wears denim on denim, threatens to make meth and gets his Postmates stolen on his debut comedy album “Puss & Poems.”
Q&A: Lili Anolik on literary ‘It’ girls Joan Didion and Eve Babitz
The journalist discusses her book, “Didion and Babitz”, which delves into the tumultuous relationship between the two writers, from their beginnings in Vogue and Rolling Stone to their deaths.
Review: ‘The Great Gatsby’ disguises mediocrity with a star-studded cast
As literary adaptations take over the Broadway stage, “The Great Gatsby” fails to set itself apart.
