Why is there no great Thanksgiving movie?
The holiday lacks the magic of Christmas and already has too much drama
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Monday
The return of Lindsay Lohan
Falling for Christmas looks bound to be tragicomic and artless pulp, but so what?
David Bowie is bigger than ever
His stature as rock music’s greatest iconoclast shows no sign of being threatened
Thursday
Taylor Swift is one of America’s great storytellers
She’s trained the Swifties to read between the lines
Wednesday
Blockbuster is the best argument in favor of That ’90s Show
TV’s worst-reviewed show makes you nostalgic for Gen X
Tuesday
Happy birthday Martin Scorsese, the Don of movies
He has given the art of cinema more than virtually any other filmmaker
Friday
Keep your California out of my country music
The Country Music Awards revealed a genre in crisis
Black Panther’s claws are still sharp
Is Ryan Coogler’s sequel worth the watch?
Thursday
The White Lotus is a comic feast for the ‘eat the rich’ generation
A hit show for those who prefer their billionaires medium-rare
Wednesday
A subtly mournful Crown lands in the post-Elizabeth era
Factual inaccuracies aside, the fifth season sits very well in our current time
Monday
Elections are always better in the movies
Reality, alas, will always struggle to improve on fiction
Friday
Does Rihanna have a method to her madness?
The singer and entrepreneur has risked a lot just to give Johnny Depp the spotlight
The romcom’s ‘Ticket to Paradise’? Women
Why the new Clooney-Roberts flick succeeded where Bros failed
Thursday
Paul Newman was and wasn’t the nicest of men
His memoir suggests a kernel of decency that saw him through his dark nights of the soul
Wednesday
Ryan Murphy goes cruising
American Horror Story: New York City is Grindr as a thriller
Baldwin and Buckley clash on the New York stage
The play succeeds in affirming a certain anti-liberalism
Monday
Apple Music cynically exploits Kanye West by deplatforming him
Getting them tons of free media impressions. How convenient
Saturday
Kanye West just can’t shut up
Can anyone save the old Kanye from the new Kanye?
Friday
Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a grand and glorious folly
Scorned at the time, it’s today recognized as The Godfather of vampire movies
Sunday
Taylor Swift’s Midnights is a bright spot in a bland music industry
Kanye West 0, Swift 1
