Alice Oseman on Heartstopper – The New York Times
Before “Heartstopper” became a global phenomenon, it was a web comic, published online by the author, Alice Oseman, a few pages at a time. With each post, Oseman said, she’d…
In Stone and Fabric, Two Artists Explore the Quest to Find Home
Humans, and our ancestors, have been migrating for more than a million years. So it’s not surprising that the themes of displacement, desperation and dreams of a better future frequently…
Late Night Is Getting Antsy for a Trump Indictment
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50…
Virginia Zeani, Versatile and Durable Soprano, Dies at 97
Virginia Zehan was born on Oct. 21, 1925, in Solovastru, a Transylvanian village in central Romania. She changed her surname in her early 20s when she emigrated to Milan after…
Gwyneth Paltrow to Testify in Trial Over Utah Ski Accident
Gwyneth Paltrow, the actress and lifestyle entrepreneur, is expected to testify in a civil trial in the coming weeks after a retired optometrist accused her of violently crashing into him…
Ex-Prosecutor in ‘Rust’ Case Suggested Role ‘Might Help’ Her Campaign
When Andrea Reeb was hired last June as a prosecutor investigating the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the film “Rust,” she emailed the district attorney in…
Review: In ‘Hang Time,’ Lynched Men Tell Finely Tuned Tales
Walking into the Flea for Zora Howard’s “Hang Time” is like stepping into a horror film. Darkness pervades the black box theater, and cicadas carry on conversations in some unseen…
Patrick French, Unsparing Biographer of V.S. Naipaul, Dies at 56
Patrick French, a historian and biographer whose books include acclaimed accounts of India’s march toward independence and the life of the writer V.S. Naipaul, “The World Is What It Is,”…
Book Review: ‘Flux,’ by Jinwoo Chong
Given the plethora of recent cultural productions that center extreme ontological uncertainty (think of TV series like “Westworld,” “Russian Doll” and “Peripheral”), it’s a pleasure to encounter a work like…
Following a Folk Tale Through the Himalayas
In a high hamlet, a two-hour trek up a verdant slope beneath ice-clad Himalayan peaks, an argument erupted over a folk tale. Two brothers, Pralad Singh Dariyal, 60, and Hira…
