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As Los Angeles Olympics Loom, Critics Worry Its Cultural Plan Is Lagging
Planning and fund-raising for the “Cultural Olympiad,” the arts programming that is part of the 2028 games, should have been well underway by now, several experts say.
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Photography’s Next Generation, Bursting Out of the Frames
On the 40th anniversary of the New Photography series at MoMA, 13 artists and collectives on three continents find ties that bind — and a resurrection.
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In Jeffrey Gibson’s Sculptures, Child’s Play and Indigenous Truths
On the Met’s facade, a Native artist honors parkland animals and engages his widest audience yet.
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An Artist’s Do-Over in Double Time
Stephen Prina borrows beats from John Bonham and Keith Moon for a series of performances coming to MoMA. His work is both loving homage and striking original.
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TIFF 2025: The Voice of Hind Rajab, Unidentified, The Fence
Cultural specificity from a part of the world that too rarely gets spotlighted at international film festivals join the films in this dispatch, even if the trio feel so invigoratingly different. A docudrama, a thriller, and a social commentary that unfolds like a one-act play, these three works have little in common structurally even as…
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TIFF 2025: The Christophers, &Sons, Dead Man’s Wire, Tuner
Film festivals often elevate and celebrate young talent, especially the ones that are willing to walk the red carpet and wave to the cameras. Maybe it’s a product of my age advancing past the half-century mark, but my schedule this year tended to veterans more than usual, including reminders that people like Sir Ian McKellen,…
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Building an Octopus Dictionary, One Arm Movement at a Time
Scientists set out to understand all the ways the animals use their eight appendages. It wasn’t easy.
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F.T.C. Starts Inquiry Into A.I. Chatbots and Child Safety
The Federal Trade Commission said it was starting an inquiry of how six major tech companies monitor activity that could harm minors.
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Air Mail, a Digital Weekly, Is Expected to Be Acquired by Puck
Graydon Carter, a former editor of Vanity Fair, had been shopping around his media start-up for a year.
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Nepal’s Social Media Ban Backfires as Citizens Nominate New Leader in Chat Room
After days of violent protest led to the government’s collapse, thousands of citizens gather virtually to debate their nation’s future.