Our guide to film series and special screenings.
Our guide to dance performances happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
Our guide to pop and rock shows and the best of live jazz happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
Our guide to cultural events in New York City for children and teenagers happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
Our guide to new art shows and some that will be closing soon.
Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
Previews, openings and some last-chance picks.
Dominique Browning surveys guides to trees, butterflies and a bounty of blooms, aiming to persuade us to become, as one author puts it, “good creatures.”
There are several pubic hair products on the market, but they seem to offer a solution to a nonexistent problem.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become one of the most powerful politicians in Indian history, and his success has lifted the Hindu right to its greatest power in modern Indian history.
As temperatures warm across America, gardeners and growers are seeing flowers, shrubs, and trees shifting northward.
Dive in! Here are 75 of the latest and greatest books to keep you company as temperatures climb and days grow long.
Dive in! Here are 75 of the latest and greatest books to keep you company as temperatures climb and days grow long.
Ranging through the latest suspense novels are teen killers, abducted children, obsessive friends and even a man with who owns a “liquid cremation machine.”
Our roundup bounces from Alaska to Hawaii, all of Russia and some of the lost land of Lotharingia, and celebrates two favorite destinations, Italy and France.
A selection of six of this season’s books about sports covers a surprisingly wide range of topics.
Marilyn Stasio rounds up the season’s new real-life thrillers, featuring Jack the Ripper, a beheaded lord, a bad girl from Brooklyn and Mexican murders.
James Parker also reviews two books about CSNY, an account of William Burroughs’s enduring importance to musicians and a much needed oral history of Joy Division.
In these novels and stories, the Donner party gets a ghastly reimagining, infant twins are possessed by evil and vermin mutate at a garbage dump.
Life at the Parisian hotel during the Nazi occupation, a missing woman during the Blitz and the sad career of Stalin’s only daughter are among the subjects of these new historical novels.
This spring’s offerings go global, from Vietnam to Palestine, Mexico City to Istanbul, then circle back to the beloved work of Maida Heatter and Edna Lewis.
Thomas E. Ricks looks at new books on the Civil War, World War II and the Cold War.
A clarinetist solidly in the Benny Goodman mold, Mr. Yaged began performing in the early 1940s and continued to play well into the 21st century.
Don’t call Kenny Smith the straight man of the “Inside The N.B.A.” crew. He prefers you call him the listener.
Mike Chase’s “How to Become a Federal Criminal” is, as its subtitle promises, “an illustrated handbook for the aspiring offender.” It’s also very funny.
A show at the Metropolitan Museum is as sumptuous and seductive as the Japanese novel that begot it.
We called up the experts to help answer an age-old question: What’s the best type of book to bring to the shore?
Readers discuss the president’s outburst after he stomped out of a meeting with Democrats.
In its first week on sale, “Howard Stern Comes Again,” a collection of interviews, vaults to the top spot on the charts.
The author of “The Tiger Who Came to Tea” and many other books, she delighted children with fanciful tales of tigers, rabbits and a cat named Mog.
The state health department calls on hospitals to do more to fight Candida auris, a mystery germ spreading the globe.
Espionage charges for Julian Assange.
Now in its third year, this Broadway hit has grown up by aging down.
The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces 17 new counts in a superseding indictment over his role in publishing classified documents in 2010.
The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces 17 new counts in a superseding indictment over his role in publishing classified documents in 2010.
As McDonald’s held its annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, several presidential candidates joined striking workers demanding a $15 minimum wage.
It was a heartbreaking yet galvanizing preview of what the human body can endure — physically, emotionally and spiritually.
The country’s salmon industry faced more than $80 million in losses after the algae suffocated the farmed fish. Some are pointing to climate change.
Readers raise concerns about a plan to take students’ backgrounds into account.
The International Rescue Committee and the global health director at Drexel University’s School of Public Health, on how to deal with the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
We talked to travel health experts and our own 52 Places Travelers to learn what products and medicines should go in your first-aid kit.
For Pacific Gas & Electric, it isn’t easy mustering crews to thin the forests where its equipment might cause fires.
But voting for the European Parliament was an ideal way to cast protest ballots against the Tories and Labour, they said. Both parties seemed headed to humiliating defeat.
But voting for the European Parliament was an ideal way to cast protest ballots against the Tories and Labour, they said. Both parties seemed headed to humiliating defeat.
A school year’s worth of short, accessible image-driven posts that invite a variety of kinds of writing.
The G.O.P. has left soybean fields littered with $20 bills for enterprising Democratic presidential hopefuls to pick up.
The director discusses a romantic sequence that involves song and dance by Beanie Feldstein and Mason Gooding.
Babies love to look at other babies. These adorable books give them plenty to stare at, laugh at and learn from.
The director Olivia Wilde narrates a sequence from her film.
The festival’s artistic director says his mission is to balance contemporary and tradition with a certain kind of artistic momentum.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
At least 16 pro-government forces and 14 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week.
The Halcyons from Janus Motorcycles, assembled in an old dry cleaner’s shop in Goshen, Ind., look like machines built back in the town’s heyday.
“I always think that art is mistakes,” said Mr. Waters, who has a new book out, “Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder.”
A discovery in a fossilized mouse could help scientists work out the true colors of dinosaurs and other creatures from prehistory.
Officials say that hundreds of trains appear to have been delayed since January, possibly by a single man who has pulled emergency brakes on dozens of trains, causing cascading delays.
An energetic documentary about Halston paints a vivid picture of the atmosphere around him, but the man himself remains elusive.
Lawmakers reached agreement on a long-delayed disaster relief package, overcoming President Trump’s opposition to Puerto Rico aid and setting aside his border demands.
Consumers love it, as it’s a safe bet; sommeliers despise it for much the same reason. But the best Sancerres deserve respect.
The acting defense secretary, who briefed White House officials on the military options, gave no indication of how many troops are under consideration.
Jacob Tobia’s “Sissy” and Samantha Allen’s “Real Queer America” speak from outside the stereotypes of trans narratives.
A historian and a leading dissident against a Communist regime, he coined the name of the Solidarity movement and was its first spokesman.
Shares of Qualcomm, Nvidia and other American chip makers have tumbled as the companies find themselves at the center of the dispute between the U.S. and China.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the president was trying to precipitate a crisis through his stonewalling and suggested that he was too unstable to govern the country.
The House speaker said President Trump was trying to precipitate a crisis through his stonewalling and suggested that he was too unstable to govern the country.
The social media company, facing criticism from governments around the world, also offered evidence that its automated systems are improving.
The Scottish troupe Tortoise in a Nutshell, using puppets and live video, conjures a town full of wonders in miniature. Until a megastore arrives.
His vision of how to act “tough” extends from war crimes to police brutality and doesn’t stop there.
We asked readers how they celebrated the final season of a show that has some of TV’s most obsessive fans.
A look at four spots serving fan tuan, slabs of sticky rice that are a staple of the morning meal and long available in the Chinatowns of New York.
Government forecasters predict as many as fifteen named storms, and as many as four major hurricanes, during the season which begins June 1 and stretches to Nov. 30
From ‘Veronica Mars’ to ‘Stranger Things,’ 22 new and returning TV shows to put on your calendar.
Alex Israel goes to Hollywood; artists with disabilities talk back; Wendy Red Star’s parade riders merge past and present; and more.
With a bold critique of charter schools, Mr. Sanders entered a highly charged debate within the Democratic Party.
The Indian prime minister’s mix of Hindu nationalism and economic development helped him win re-election on Thursday. In his constituency, though, the mix cuts both ways.
The Indian prime minister’s mix of Hindu nationalism and economic development helped him win re-election on Thursday. In his constituency, though, the mix cuts both ways.
The route from the Nepal side slowed to a single-file march of 250 to 300 people. The delay may have contributed to the deaths of two climbers.
To end his first season as the New York Philharmonic’s music director, Jaap van Zweden grapples with the “music of conscience.”
We put the question to readers, and more than 500 responded. Here are a few choice selections.
A group of media organizations, including The New York Times, asked the court to unseal the records regarding the actor’s case, citing a need for more transparency.
How fast you react to warnings and where you take shelter can make all the difference when a tornado strikes. Here is what experts say will keep you safest.
How fast you react to warnings and where you take shelter can make all the difference when a tornado strikes. Here is what experts say will keep you safest.
In New York, the chef and artist Laila Gohar hosted an evening inspired by an Egyptian holiday.
Household finances are improving in a strong job market, but just six in 10 adults still could cover a surprise expense without selling something or borrowing money.
The play, by Adam Rapp, is about a professor, a student, and a terrible diagnosis. It is scheduled to begin performances in September and to open in October.
Mr. Lindh, who was captured in Afghanistan in 2001, was released on probation after serving 17 years of a 20-year sentence for providing support to the Taliban.
Mr. Lindh, who was captured in Afghanistan in 2001, was released on probation after serving 17 years of a 20-year sentence for providing support to the Taliban.
The prime minister has won re-election on a tide of violence, fake news and resentment.
New evidence suggests that the endangered population lost much of a critical food source, but may be stabilizing slightly as it shifts territory to feed elsewhere.
A superhero only a mother could love, with Elizabeth Banks as his mother.
And how to begin solving it.
My black, middle-class upbringing demanded that losing an arm at 10 would be no life-altering tragedy.
He bridged the worlds of streetwear and high fashion. Can he conquer an art museum next?
The country dominates production of the rare earths used in myriad technologies, but tangled global supply chains make it hard to hit the U.S. directly.
Stephen M. Calk, the chairman of a small Chicago bank, sought positions including secretary of the Treasury, prosecutors said.
At its annual shareholders meeting, the bank’s chairman faced pressure to resign amid a money-laundering scandal and meager profits.
After a burst of dangerous weather struck Oklahoma and Missouri, officials are assessing the damage.
The aftermath of a tornado that tore through Missouri’s state capital Wednesday night.
A tornado killed at least three people in southwestern Missouri, while another caused “extensive” damage in Jefferson City, the state capital.
Jay Fielden makes his exit from the venerable men’s publication after a three-year run, as the executive Troy Young puts his stamp on the division.
Mr. Modi’s party is winning a commanding parliamentary majority for the second time in a row, a feat not achieved for decades.
Mr. Modi’s party captured a commanding parliamentary majority for the second time in a row, a feat not achieved for decades.
Sure, if you choose the right place.
Chuck Smith’s documentary charts the life of Barbara Rubin, the little-known but influential filmmaker who had alliances with the likes of Andy Warhol and Allen Ginsburg.
Thursday: A fire-watching camera system could help save lives; President Trump and Nancy Pelosi face off; and a white-collar prison consultant
This week’s properties are in Crown Heights, Turtle Bay and Astoria.
This week’s properties are five-bedroom homes in Upper Brookville, N.Y., and South Orange, N.J.
This week’s properties are in Crown Heights, Turtle Bay and Astoria.
This week’s properties are five-bedroom homes in Upper Brookville, N.Y., and South Orange, N.J.
Gabriel Abrantes and Daniel Schmidt’s film is a simultaneously goofy and deft satirical comedy.
Pay attention. There is something going on here.
“Being left of Obama doesn’t make you extremely progressive.”
The Trump administration is preparing to announce a substantial aid package for farmers as early as Thursday to mollify an important political constituency hurt by a trade clash with China.
The Trump administration announced an aid package for farmers on Thursday to mollify an important political constituency hurt by a trade clash with China.
A new BBC comedy series will be led by a cartoon effigy of the Russian leader. “He doesn’t often get mocked and I don’t think that he’ll like it,” one expert said.
Botswana has the world’s largest population of African elephants, and the decision to lift a five-year prohibition on hunting drew an international backlash.
The Oscar-winning actor said a Sydney newspaper had wrongly portrayed him as having behaved inappropriately toward a female co-star.
Investors seemed to be reacting to a growing sense that the dispute between Washington and Beijing was deepening and would continue indefinitely.
Jill Magid’s documentary is part of her campaign to bring the tightly controlled archives of the Mexican architect Luis Barragán to a wider audience.
Michael Tolajian’s documentary goes inside San Quentin to film the inmate basketball team operating under the wing of the Golden State Warriors.
The director Barak Goodman uses the perspective of nearly 50 years’ hindsight to examine the mess and miracle of the festival.
More companies around the world are realizing that they have little choice but to turn their backs on the Chinese company.
France’s former premier wants to get elected Sunday in the Spanish city where he was born. Is he a carpetbagger, or a new kind of European politician?
I still needed an abortion.
Despite repeated red flags over two decades, Deutsche Bank lent Donald Trump more than $2 billion, becoming the president’s biggest creditor — and a bearer of his financial secrets.
It’s past time to consider the impact of religion’s grip on public policy and the Supreme Court.
The theocratic regime could not long survive if the Islamic republic acted like most nations.
Power is acting for good — and knowing when you should.
Tales of women losing their grip on reality don’t exist in a void. They fit into broader cultural narratives.
Thursday: The Legislature passed a bill allowing tax officials to release the president’s state returns to any one of three congressional committees.
Here’s what you need to know.
An exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York traces the vehicle’s complex past and present.
While some actors and directors have called for a boycott of the state, the film industry as a whole is treading carefully on the issue.
Liechtenstein, Europe’s fourth-smallest country, is marking its 300th anniversary by creating a 46.6-mile set of hiking trails.
As more women come forward to report sexual assault, some say law enforcement has failed them. ‘There was no collection of evidence,’ one victim said. ‘Except off my body.’
Me Time, my column in Styles, has taken me to crystal healers, ballet classes, minus-230-degree chambers and a snake masseuse.
In the heart of grape-growing country, this riverside city in France is especially appealing to those in the wine-sipping, food-loving crowd.
As students demand the renaming of buildings whose names pay tribute to controversial historical figures, universities are at a loss for easy solutions.
To residents, a plan to replace a just-refurbished public area with a new residential tower was another example of the housing authority’s dysfunction.
B.P. has been a baseball tradition for more than a century, but there is evidence that the usual methods might make batters worse. So some teams are experimenting.
The playwright and author, most recently, of “The Apology” would invite James Baldwin, Hannah Arendt and Anaïs Nin for dinner. “Topics might include: God, death, erotica, totalitarianism.”
An interview with Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend on his 2020 presidential campaign
The idea of economic amends for past injustices and persistent disparities is getting renewed attention. Here are some formulas for achieving the aim.
Her role on “The O.C.” helped inspire “Laguna Beach.” Now, after more than a decade, she’s doing a reality crossover.
To the teenagers in this poem, the medieval architecture of the Met Cloisters seems like a walk-through peep show, each ornamentation more lurid than the next.
Day-to-day individual choices matter less than we think, but national policies seem to matter a lot.
Teaching children how to take the air out of the teasing.
A globe-trotting flight attendant seeks his first solo pad in New York. Which of these downtown one-bedrooms should he choose?
Catch up with Brody, Heidi and (most of) the rest — plus, somehow, Mischa Barton?
Six 2020 Democrats want to leap from the House to the White House. Three candidates want to become the first mayor elected president. Two others have never had political experience.
What if you have 11 items? What about 12?
Memorial Day means blockbusters, horror tales and indie comedies are headed your way. We’ve picked the best films to look out for.
Our mixtape continues with more photos and videos that have appeared in The New York Times Lens column over the past decade.
All her life, she knew who she was. Now the roles she had embraced — mother, wife, performer — have her asking, “Am I any of those things? And if I’m not, who am I?”
At least three people were killed in a separate tornado in southwestern Missouri, as multiple tornadoes were reported across the state.
At least three people were killed in a tornado in southwestern Missouri, while another caused “extensive” damage in Jefferson City, the state capital.
What questions has Robert F. Smith’s announcement raised?
If you thought you were going to die soon, how would you spend your remaining time?
The garbage, which was mistakenly shipped to the Philippines in 2013 and 2014, had been the subject of a diplomatic dispute and outrage from President Rodrigo Duterte.
“According to Stormy Daniels, that’s two bonus minutes,” Colbert joked Wednesday night.
Are you confident and outspoken in class, or more quiet and reluctant to be called on? Why do you think that is?
This word has appeared in 20 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year.
John Turturro stars in a new adaptation of the Umberto Eco novel. And “Elementary” begins its final season on CBS.
An ancient Greek site finds itself caught between China and Alexis Tsipras.
Juan Lagares hit a go-ahead, three-run double off Washington closer Sean Doolittle, and Rajai Davis capped the six-run eighth inning with a three-run homer in his first at-bat for the Mets.
Gleyber Torres hit two of the Yankees’ five home runs, and the team survived a shaky outing from C.C. Sabathia in a victory over Baltimore.
Mr. Batali, the celebrity chef, denies the accusations stemming from an encounter at a Boston restaurant two years ago.
The Yankees infielder is dominating Baltimore’s terrible pitching staff in a way that has rarely been seen, but that has some precedent.
The president stormed out of an infrastructure meeting, declaring that he could not work with Democrats until they stopped investigating him.
The 2019-2020 lineup will also include adaptations of Chekhov’s “The Seagull” and “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.”
A found shipwreck fits the exact dimensions of the Clotilda, which carried 110 Africans to the U.S. in 1860, more than a half-century after importing slaves was declared illegal.
Luxury brands, intent on keeping their wealthiest customers, are offering experiences that drip with exclusivity.
Sy Presten, who turns 95 on May 23 in New York, remembers when the publicity business was fun.
A host of editors got a sneak peek in Paris. So what if they had to wait awhile?
Quotation of the Day for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
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In our video, a former State Department official sent to advise the Saudi-led coalition says he saw firsthand how it failed to avoid civilian casualties in Yemen — and how the U.S. chose to look the other way.
Influenza en la frontera, linchamientos en México y una década de fotografías: lo que está sucediendo en América Latina y el mundo.
Howard was officially hired by his alma mater on Wednesday, accepting a five-year deal starting at $2 million annually.
As Europeans go to the polls in a Continental election, a New York Times reporter set out to find out what Europe means to Europeans in 2019.
Alex Vratsanos is all over the place.
The parents of Peter Zhu can use his harvested sperm with “no restriction,” a judge wrote. But he said they have no concrete plan to use it for a grandchild.
Corrections appearing in print on Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The lawsuit, against the ad firm that operates NRATV, is the latest development in a power struggle that has rocked the N.R.A.’s leadership.
The move is the administration’s latest step to respond to a surge of undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers trying to enter the United States.
As a goalie, Davidson came up just short of winning a Stanley Cup in New York. Now, he will try to bring a championship as team president.
The mastermind of the crime ring, Ludwig Paz, has pleaded guilty to corruption and promoting prostitution. The scandal involved brothels in Brooklyn and beauty parlors in Queens.
With a commanding lead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party are set to expand their majority. “India wins yet again!” he posted on Twitter.
The financial industry continues to prove that it needs supervision. The Trump administration doesn’t seem to care.
From what we know so far, the administration’s peace plan is a non-starter.
Officials appeared to edge away from the urgency of an earlier State Department announcement that warned of new chemical attacks by the Syrian government.
For two years now, the phrase has become a catchall term invoking the chaos of the Trump White House.
American efforts to reduce civilian casualties have failed to stop allied warplanes with the Saudi coalition from bombing homes and killing families in Yemen.
United Nations members voted 116 to 6 in support of a resolution demanding that Britain give Mauritius the Chagos Islands, home to an important American military base.
Stewart, who was drafted by the Braves last year but did not sign, has chosen to start his career abroad, which would allow him to become a major league free agent more quickly.
Just don’t mention the “I-word” around the White House.
Keith Bush was arrested at 17 for a crime he always insisted he had not committed. On Wednesday, a judge threw out the murder conviction. He’s 62.
The president’s eldest son will write about his father’s administration and the present political moment.
On Tuesday, Nevada became the latest state to pass a bill that would grant its Electoral College votes to whoever wins the national popular vote.
Activists on both sides of the abortion fight have long chosen their words carefully, coining terms like “pro-life,” “pro-choice” and “partial-birth abortion.”
For the first time in years, there’s a glimmer of hope for lawmakers intent on repealing a 9/11 era measure that has been stretched to enable open-ended warfare.
“Concentration camps,” electronic surveillance and persecution are used to repress millions of people of faith.
The president stormed out of a meeting with congressional Democrats, saying he won’t negotiate while they investigate. What now?
A federal judge overseeing 900 lawsuits alleging that glyphosate causes cancer called on a lawyer who has helped resolve disputes involving Sept. 11 victims, BP and Volkswagen.
Mr. Black was a founder of Alabama 3, whose 1997 song “Woke Up This Morning” provided the memorable soundtrack for the opening of a memorable HBO hit.
The case of Baby Fae, the recipient of Dr. Bailey’s experimental transplant in 1984, generated worldwide headlines — along with criticism, demonstrations and threats.
Increasing pressure has taken a toll on Iran, but if the goal was to change its behavior or its government, it has so far achieved neither.
Over the past month, the U.S. ramped up pressure on Iran. We spoke with Iranians to see how they feel about the threat of war and U.S.-Iran relations.
Here’s a look at what each of the candidates for the Democratic nomination has said about impeaching President Trump.
Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever are a classic comedy duo in Olivia Wilde’s sweet and nasty teen movie.
After pressure, a top Democratic Party official will no longer host an event for the anti-abortion Representative Daniel Lipinski of Illinois.
Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.
At the Cannes Film Festival, they reminisced about what it’s like being alone in Hollywood and working with the director on their new movie, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood.”
Clothing tags often say you need to dry clean wool and silk garments. But more often than not, you can get away with hand washing.