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June Leaf Made Art Like a Mad Scientist, a Dancer, an Aviator and an Archer
Endlessly energetic, the sculptor, who died last year, was often overshadowed by her famous husband, Robert Frank — but the Grey Art Museum brings her to the foreground.
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“Stranger Things” Sets Up Its Endgame with Quartet of New Episodes
There’s a bit of irony in the fact that the first stretch of the fifth and final season of Netflix’s brand-defining hit “Stranger Things” is at least partially about the power of youth. People like to point out fun facts about how long it’s taken The Duffer Brothers to tell this story—my favorites are that…
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Reflections on the 2025 Tailinn Black Nights Film Festival
In November, the time change hits hard, not just in places that observe Daylight Saving Time. The darkness seems to creep in earlier and earlier every day, everywhere, as we barrel towards the end of the year. The city of Tallinn, Estonia, embraces this darkness as a virtue. Each year in November, they host the…
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Home Entertainment Guide November 2025: “Familiar Touch,” “Eyes Wide Shut,” “Splitsville”
While this column focuses on physical media with an appetizer of Netflix options, it’s worth noting that one of the essential films of 2025 is exclusively available on PVOD through the rest of the year. Go spend money to see “One Battle After Another” if you haven’t done so yet, exclusively On Demand until January…
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Did the Giant Heads of Easter Island Once Walk?
Scholars have long debated how the massive stone figures of Rapa Nui got to where they stand today. A new study offers one possible explanation.
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NASA Rover Discovers Lightning on Mars
The Perseverance rover picked up audio evidence of electric discharges in the red planet’s atmosphere.
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U.K. Budget Plan Calms Markets and Labour Faithful. Will It Appeal to Voters?
The plan presented by the chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, called for spending increases and higher taxes on the wealthy and the middle class.
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As Prices Pinch, Bessent Looks for Ways to Mollify Wary Consumers
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has offered a variety of creative justifications for President Trump’s import duties.
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Kevin Hassett Reportedly Becomes Front-Runner for Fed Chair
Kevin Hassett, a top White House economic adviser, is said to become the front-runner to lead the Federal Reserve, raising questions about its independence.
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U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on Immigration, Document Says
American diplomats were told to raise U.S. concerns about “violent crimes associated with people of a migration background.”