Arts

‘The Pitt’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap: Emotional Rescue

‘The Pitt’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap: Emotional Rescue

NYT > Arts, Feb 19, 2026 - 22:25

Robby and Langdon have an awkward encounter in an elevator. Dana struggles to ke...

Eric Dane, McSteamy on ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Dies at 53 After Battling ALS

Eric Dane, McSteamy on ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ Dies at 53 Aft...

NYT > Arts, Feb 19, 2026 - 21:56

His breakout role came in 2006 as the handsome Dr. Mark Sloan, nicknamed McSteam...

Colbert Says What CBS Told Him Not to Say

Colbert Says What CBS Told Him Not to Say

NYT > Arts, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:26

“Let’s talk about this,” Stephen Colbert said after CBS canceled a Texas state r...

‘I Can Only Imagine 2’ Review: Dogged by Dark Memories

‘I Can Only Imagine 2’ Review: Dogged by Dark Memories

NYT > Arts, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:26

For its sequel, the Christian-themed drama about a hit single finds a new tune a...

Billy Idol Had It All, and Then He ‘Lit It With Butane’

Billy Idol Had It All, and Then He ‘Lit It With Butane’

NYT > Arts, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:26

Last year, the British rocker with the iconic sneer played his biggest tour yet....

Billy Steinberg, Hitmaking Lyricist of Madonna’s ‘Like a Virgin,’ Dies at 75

Billy Steinberg, Hitmaking Lyricist of Madonna’s ‘Like ...

NYT > Arts, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:26

He co-wrote five pop-rock songs that soared to No. 1 in the 1980s and shared in ...

Cees Nooteboom, Voyaging Author of Enigmatic Novels, Dies at 92

Cees Nooteboom, Voyaging Author of Enigmatic Novels, Di...

NYT > Arts, Feb 19, 2026 - 17:26

A prolific Dutch writer of fiction, poetry and travel books, he was often mentio...

‘Brokeback Mountain,’ ‘Black Swan’ and 14 More Plays and Musicals to See This Spring

‘Brokeback Mountain,’ ‘Black Swan’ and 14 More Plays an...

NYT > Arts, Feb 18, 2026 - 18:25

Across the country, a flurry of theater productions, including “Black Swan” and ...

Michael Heizer Measures His Art in Miles and Tons

Michael Heizer Measures His Art in Miles and Tons

NYT > Arts, Feb 18, 2026 - 16:55

It took the artist half a century of toil in the most remote parts of Nevada to ...

‘Wuthering Heights’ Through the Years, from Olivier to Elordi

‘Wuthering Heights’ Through the Years, from Olivier to ...

NYT > Arts, Feb 18, 2026 - 16:55

From Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier to Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi nearly ...

David Hays, 95, Dies; Top Broadway Designer and Theater of Deaf Founder

David Hays, 95, Dies; Top Broadway Designer and Theater...

NYT > Arts, Feb 18, 2026 - 16:55

He created sets and lighting for dozens of productions, including “Long Day’s Jo...

Colbert Doesn’t Give an F.C.C. About Calling Out CBS

Colbert Doesn’t Give an F.C.C. About Calling Out CBS

NYT > Arts, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

“And because my network clearly doesn’t want us to talk about this, let’s talk a...

Shia LaBeouf Charged With Battery in New Orleans

Shia LaBeouf Charged With Battery in New Orleans

NYT > Arts, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

The actor, best known for his roles in “Transformers” and “Megalopolis,” was arr...

Readers Respond: 11 (More) Transcendent Beatles Covers by Black Musicians

Readers Respond: 11 (More) Transcendent Beatles Covers ...

NYT > Arts, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

Thirteen tracks were just the start. Listen to interpretations of the Fab Four v...

Robert Duvall Didn’t Mind Clashing With Directors

Robert Duvall Didn’t Mind Clashing With Directors

NYT > Arts, Feb 17, 2026 - 15:56

The actor had very particular thoughts on how he should — and shouldn’t — be dir...

‘Shoresy’ Is Back, a Hockey Sitcom With ‘Heated Rivalry’ Ties

‘Shoresy’ Is Back, a Hockey Sitcom With ‘Heated Rivalry...

NYT > Arts, Feb 16, 2026 - 20:55

If you want more Canadian TV series about emotionally complex hockey players, lo...

Frederick Wiseman Watched People Like Nobody Else

Frederick Wiseman Watched People Like Nobody Else

NYT > Arts, Feb 16, 2026 - 20:55

For more than 50 years, the influential documentarian found inspiration in filmi...

Where to Watch Robert Duvall’s Top Performances

Where to Watch Robert Duvall’s Top Performances

NYT > Arts, Feb 16, 2026 - 15:54

He played rugged, capable men drawn from America’s past, present and possible fu...

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap: ‘Get Up!’

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Season 1, Episode 5 Re...

NYT > Arts, Feb 15, 2026 - 22:56

Duncan takes a serious beating. Egg doesn’t like how things are looking.

‘Neighbors’ Review: One Battle After Another

‘Neighbors’ Review: One Battle After Another

NYT > Arts, Feb 15, 2026 - 15:29

A quirky HBO docuseries about small-scale feuds is the latest pop-culture portra...

‘The Honey Trap’, and More Theater to Stream

‘The Honey Trap’, and More Theater to Stream

NYT > Arts, Feb 15, 2026 - 15:29

Other picks include the National Theater’s “Inter Alia,” a successor to the accl...

Making the Dancing Lions for Lunar New York Celebrations

Making the Dancing Lions for Lunar New York Celebrations

NYT > Arts, Feb 15, 2026 - 00:25

In a San Francisco garage, Corey Chan and his team create giant, spectacular lio...

MIO: Memories in Orbit Evolves From Infuriating to Ingenious

MIO: Memories in Orbit Evolves From Infuriating to Inge...

NYT > Arts, Feb 14, 2026 - 13:54

MIO: Memories in Orbit is influenced by the platforming challenges of Hollow Kni...

Tom Ellis on the 1960s Movie That Blew His Mind

Tom Ellis on the 1960s Movie That Blew His Mind

NYT > Arts, Feb 14, 2026 - 13:54

“It made me feel all the feels as a kid that I didn’t know I had,” said the star...

A Winter Surfer at Rockaway Beach Questions His Dedication

A Winter Surfer at Rockaway Beach Questions His Dedication

NYT > Arts, Feb 14, 2026 - 13:54

But he begins to question his dedication to the sport on the way to Rockaway Bea...

Noah Kahan, James Blake: 9 Songs We’re Talking About This Week

Noah Kahan, James Blake: 9 Songs We’re Talking About Th...

NYT > Arts, Feb 14, 2026 - 13:54

Sting joins the Argentine pop duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso on a track that recalls...

‘Wuthering Heights’ Review: Margot Robbie, Amok on the Moors

‘Wuthering Heights’ Review: Margot Robbie, Amok on the ...

NYT > Arts, Feb 13, 2026 - 17:23

The actor and Jacob Elordi play the tortured lovers from the Emily Brontë classi...

Vicki Abt, Who Said TV Talk Shows Coarsened Society, Dies at 83

Vicki Abt, Who Said TV Talk Shows Coarsened Society, Di...

NYT > Arts, Feb 13, 2026 - 15:55

A Penn State sociology professor, she warned that hosts like Oprah Winfrey explo...

Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56

Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Die...

NYT > Arts, Feb 12, 2026 - 17:53

His song “The Distance,” released in 1996, became an anthem for the disaffected ...

Helmuth Rilling, Who Recorded Huge Swaths of Bach, Dies at 92

Helmuth Rilling, Who Recorded Huge Swaths of Bach, Dies...

NYT > Arts, Feb 12, 2026 - 16:54

He was the first to record all of J.S. Bach’s nearly 200 sacred cantatas, a proj...

Beethoven’s ‘Egmont,’ by Way of Cate Blanchett and Jeremy O. Harris

Beethoven’s ‘Egmont,’ by Way of Cate Blanchett and Jere...

NYT > Arts, Feb 12, 2026 - 16:54

Gustavo Dudamel, Blanchett and Harris sit down to discuss their new version of B...

Looking at ‘The Goldfinch,’ and Thinking About Extinction

Looking at ‘The Goldfinch,’ and Thinking About Extinction

NYT > Arts, Feb 12, 2026 - 15:57

A new exhibition about birds ranges from old masters paintings to contemporary a...

‘The Other Place’: Tobias Menzies and Emma D’Arcy in a Psychosexual Sophocles Update

‘The Other Place’: Tobias Menzies and Emma D’Arcy in a ...

NYT > Arts, Feb 11, 2026 - 21:54

In Alexander Zeldin’s naturalistic adaptation of “Antigone,” Tobias Menzies and ...

Where to Stream ‘Varsity Blues’ and James Van Der Beek’s Best Performances

Where to Stream ‘Varsity Blues’ and James Van Der Beek’...

NYT > Arts, Feb 11, 2026 - 21:54

The actor seemed to understand early on that his lasting legacy would be the tit...

James Van Der Beek: The ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star’s Life and Career in Photos

James Van Der Beek: The ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star’s Life an...

NYT > Arts, Feb 11, 2026 - 19:52

The actor was best known for his early roles in “Dawson’s Creek” and “Varsity Bl...

Artforum’s Top Editor Will Step Down

Artforum’s Top Editor Will Step Down

NYT > Arts, Feb 11, 2026 - 19:52

The magazine announced that two other editors there will jointly replace Tina Ri...

Bud Cort, Who Starred in 1971’s ‘Harold and Maude,’ Dies at 77

Bud Cort, Who Starred in 1971’s ‘Harold and Maude,’ Die...

NYT > Arts, Feb 11, 2026 - 19:23

The role, one of his first, made him a household name and a film idol of the ant...

In His Second Act, James Van Der Beek Starred Online as a Proud Dad and Family Man

In His Second Act, James Van Der Beek Starred Online as...

NYT > Arts, Feb 11, 2026 - 18:53

The actor, who died on Wednesday, was most famous for “Dawson’s Creek,” but as h...

Tamas Vasary, Pianist of Power and Sensitivity, Dies at 92

Tamas Vasary, Pianist of Power and Sensitivity, Dies at 92

NYT > Arts, Feb 11, 2026 - 18:23

He bought technical brilliance and stylistic authority to Romantic-era music, pa...

In ‘Soul Power,’ a Fresh Look at the League That Helped Launch Dr. J

In ‘Soul Power,’ a Fresh Look at the League That Helped...

NYT > Arts, Feb 11, 2026 - 17:52

Executive produced by Julius Erving, a new docuseries tells the story of the A.B...

Andrew Ranken, Whose Drumming Powered the Pogues, Dies at 72

Andrew Ranken, Whose Drumming Powered the Pogues, Dies ...

NYT > Arts, Feb 11, 2026 - 17:52

Known as “The Clobberer,” he pounded out driving rhythms that fueled the band’s ...

LaMonte McLemore, Founding Singer With the 5th Dimension, Dies at 90

LaMonte McLemore, Founding Singer With the 5th Dimensio...

NYT > Arts, Feb 11, 2026 - 17:52

His group notched smooth hippie-era hits like “Up, Up and Away” and “The Age of ...

Ken Peplowski, Who Helped Revive the Jazz Clarinet, Dies at 66

Ken Peplowski, Who Helped Revive the Jazz Clarinet, Die...

NYT > Arts, Feb 11, 2026 - 17:52

Also a saxophone standout, he served as stylistic bridge between the Benny Goodm...

Britney Spears Sells Her Song Catalog

Britney Spears Sells Her Song Catalog

NYT > Arts, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:53

The pop hitmaker, who hasn’t released a new album in 10 years, sold the rights t...

13 Transcendent Beatles Covers by Black Musicians

13 Transcendent Beatles Covers by Black Musicians

NYT > Arts, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

Listen to how Tina Turner, Al Green, Beyoncé and others reinterpreted, revised a...

Hudson Talbott Dies at 76; Wrote and Illustrated Wide-Ranging Children’s Books

Hudson Talbott Dies at 76; Wrote and Illustrated Wide-R...

NYT > Arts, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

His book about time-traveling dinosaurs became a movie. He also adapted the Broa...

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and the Everyday People Who Made It Authentic

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and the Everyday P...

NYT > Arts, Feb 10, 2026 - 17:24

A priest from Sacramento. A bar owner from New York. A taquero from Los Angeles....

Iván Fischer’s Budapest Festival Orchestra Illuminates Mahler’s Third

Iván Fischer’s Budapest Festival Orchestra Illuminates ...

NYT > Arts, Feb 9, 2026 - 18:23

Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra led an illuminating journey thr...

Catherine O’Hara Died From Pulmonary Embolism, Death Certificate Says

Catherine O’Hara Died From Pulmonary Embolism, Death Ce...

NYT > Arts, Feb 9, 2026 - 17:27

A death certificate released on Monday also said rectal cancer was an underlying...

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: Best and Worst Moments

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show: Best and Worst Mo...

NYT > Arts, Feb 9, 2026 - 17:27

The Puerto Rican superstar’s set included cameos, stunts and powerful statements.