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Trevor Noah Weighs In on the Killing of Ayman al-Zawahri
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets…
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At the BlackStar Film Festival, a Revelatory Understanding of Cinema
Don’t call it the Black Sundance. Though it was dubbed that by Ebony magazine, the BlackStar Film Festival, now in…
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The Pedal Steel Gets Its Resurrection
When DaShawn Hickman was 4 years old, living just 32 steps from the tiny granite House of God church in…
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Review: Black Grace Dances Out a Different Kind of Buzz
I was expecting an energy boost, and then some. But Black Grace, a celebrated company from New Zealand known for…
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Theater at Geffen Hall to Be Named for Two Key Donors
In late 2020, as coronavirus infections surged and cultural institutions shuttered, the fate of the long-delayed renovation of David Geffen…
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Max Hollein Consolidates Roles as Met Museum’s Chief
Max Hollein, the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will add the title of chief executive, the museum’s board…
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Endless Lines, Baffling Delays, Crocs for Days
Flying home from Paris recently, I suddenly had the creepy sensation of something hovering over my shoulder. Looking toward the…
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‘Mothercare’ Takes a Hard Look at What Happens When Duty Outlives Love
MOTHERCAREOn Obligation, Love, Death, and AmbivalenceBy Lynne TillmanIllustrated. 161 pages. Soft Skull. $23. Care work — tending to the sick…
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Read Your Way Through Cairo
Credit...Raphaelle MacaronThis story is part of a new series exploring the world through books. We’ve asked some of our favorite…
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When White People Become People of Color
THE LAST WHITE MAN, by Mohsin Hamid The opening sentence of “The Last White Man,” the latest novel by the…