Arts
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Cannes Film Festival: 5 Things to Look for
With the most prestigious festival in the world starting Tuesday, here are the movies, artists and events we’ll be keeping…
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‘The Bachelor’ Promises True Love. So Why Does It Rarely Work Out?
Of the 40 combined seasons of “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette,” only eight couples have stayed together. We spoke to…
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Arooj Aftab Knows You Love Her Sad Music. But She’s Ready for More.
The genre-crossing songwriter’s introspective “Vulture Prince” was a pandemic hit. Now she is returning with “Night Reign,” an LP that…
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The Architects of Hades Strive to Bewitch Gamers Again
Supergiant Games, a small independent studio, had always tackled new projects. Then its dungeon crawler featuring the Greek pantheon became…
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What We Didn’t Learn From a Space Shuttle Disaster
As recounted in Adam Higginbotham’s “Challenger,” the 1986 tragedy that riveted a nation was a preventable lesson in hubris and…
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Will the Art Market Find Its Footing After Stumbling Sales and a Hack at Christie’s?
Speculation drove art prices to new heights during the pandemic, but declining sales and a cyberattack ignited new worries. Could…
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Roger Corman’s Best Movies: A Streaming Guide
The producer and director ran what was essentially a trade school for future stars and filmmakers like Jack Nicholson, Francis…
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Hobbled by Cyberattack, Christie’s Says Marquee Sales Will Proceed
The auction house failed to regain control of its official website on Sunday but said that its spring auctions would…
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Why ‘The Jinx’ Owes Its Existence to a Bizarre Movie About Robert Durst
Film can be influential in strange ways. The HBO series and follow-up wouldn’t have been made if a killer hadn’t…
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Adultery Gets Weird in Miranda July’s New Novel
An anxious artist’s road trip stops short for a torrid affair at a tired motel. In “All Fours,” the desire…