Culture

Future generations will view it as a historical artifact

A thirty-second-century rallying cry for the twenty-first-century Democratic Party

There’s all the difference in the world between Putin and Tchaikovsky

His life and work were more than Marvel movies

E-commerce is great for readers, but there’s no wrong way to buy books

An upcoming biopic is more likely to be a deeply embarrassing coda to a great career, rather than a triumphant eulogy

What Kenneth Branagh has done to Poirot borders on literary mutiny

Despite the professions’ similarities, they have a mixed record

The innovative modern composer does not abandon hierarchy, but acknowledges its inescapability

The moody actor isn’t an indie innovator or a Hollywood star, but a mix of both

Those attacking the Ukrainian-American poet for making light of crisis are misreading him

It’s for dancing and working out, not making some great artistic statement

The Christopher Nolan picture ‘Oppenheimer’ is going to be a big deal. Could it even save the movies?

There are simply too many stars demanding our attention

From Bel-Air to Frasier, we’re losing our sense of humor in favor of ‘social consciousness’

The Ghostbusters director’s style effortlessly captured the fun and cheer of life

The Academy Awards have come to matter less

The show claims to be honest but its hopelessness may be leading teens astray