Culture Desk
Conversations about movies, television, theatre, music, and other cultural events.
Georgia O’Keeffe Finally Arrives in Paris
A big solo exhibit brings O’Keeffe’s American sublime to European viewers.
October 11, 2021
Must-See Italian Cinema: Francesco Rosi’s “Illustrious Corpses”
The Italian political thriller boasts grown-up filmmaking, of a now unfamiliar strain; it’s ominous, oblique, unrushed, and altogether grave.
October 9, 2021
A New Breakthrough in Understanding Darwin’s Theory
One step forward, one step back.
October 8, 2021
The Road to Tyranny, a Graphic Narrative
An artist illustrates Timothy Snyder’s treatise on combatting autocracy.
October 4, 2021
The Cinematic Shock of “Titane” Arrives in New York
The transgressive Cannes winner opens this week, but a viewer may get a more lasting jolt from the uncut version of Andrzej Żuławski’s “Possession.”
October 1, 2021
Discomfort Foods
A feast fit for foes.
October 1, 2021
Jason Isbell, Friend to the Vaccinated
Why the singer-songwriter has been very public about his pro-vaccine stance.
October 1, 2021
At Last, an App for Menopause
Getting your period, fertility struggles—these are things that women feel increasingly comfortable talking about. But what about losing your period?
September 25, 2021
A Partial Portfolio of Literary Luminaries
Any resemblance to actual persons is purely coincidental.
September 24, 2021
The Highlights of the 2021 Emmys
Michaela Coel’s brilliant speech, Jennifer Coolidge’s one-woman wavelength, and the pleasing return of dumb red-carpet questions.
September 20, 2021
