A Texas middle school’s ban of all-black outfits highlights the stupidity of respectability politics and false concerns for children.
Aug. 13, 2024
Awards
With ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith,’ the director and series creators drop the typical spy trappings and imagine what it would be like for real people to be in that setting.
Aug. 14, 2024
Movies
The horror trilogy that director Ti West began with “X” and “Pearl” comes to an unsatisfying close in a Hollywood-set sequel, an ’80s fantasia with little bite.
July 4, 2024
Music
Before he hit the stage at KCON at Crypto.com Arena last month, the pop icon sat down with The Times to discuss his new album, ‘Eternal,’ which drops Aug. 19.
Aug. 2, 2024
According to Luminate’s midyear music report, Latin music is the genre that has seen the highest growth rate over the last year.
July 18, 2024
Television
“Disco: The Soundtrack of a Revolution,” airing on PBS Tuesday, ties the music not just to its place in the evolution of pop but to the liberation movements of the time.
June 18, 2024
Image
Their lovability is something they can’t help.
Sept. 16, 2024
David Sanborn, the influential saxophonist who collaborated with Stevie Wonder and David Bowie, has died from prostate cancer. He was 78.
May 14, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
Opera disrupter Yuval Sharon is back in L.A. with ‘The Comet / Poppea.’ The new piece — an exploration of double consciousness in disparate worlds set on a rotating stage — is Sharon’s latest fantastical take on the genre.
June 12, 2024
“I’ve always been obsessed with the Gothic. It’s a genre where comedy and horror, revulsion and desire, sex and death are forever entwined,” writes Emerald Fennell.
Jan. 10, 2024