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How a Self-Described ‘Junkie’ Rode Synthetic Drugs to Oblivion — and Fame
An Estonian addict could barely keep pace with the new drugs flooding the market. His terrifying accounts of the cruel toll they took on his body held his country in its grip.
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Trump and His Aides Helped Bolsonaro Flee Brazil and Enter U.S.
President Trump ensured Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost a presidential election in Brazil and faces multiple criminal investigations there, could enter the United States, U.S. officials said.
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With No Clear Winner, How Could Israel Get a Prime Minister?
Deadlock is possible, as neither the bloc of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main challenger appear likely to win a majority. But there are still paths to a new government.
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U.S. Hits Rwanda With New Sanctions Over a Conflict Trump Declared ‘Ended’
The Treasury Department accused Rwanda of undermining a U.S.-brokered peace agreement by supporting a rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Suspect in France Shootings Said He Targeted Muslims and Africans, Prosecutor Says
The suspect, identified only as Kévin T., admitted to planning the attacks near Paris last week, the prosecutor said. One person was killed and seven wounded.
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Taryn Simon Fills Guggenheim With Evidence in ‘Father Country I Do Love You’
The photographer Taryn Simon spent a decade channeling an F.B.I. agent’s life into pictures. Is it good art? Does it matter?
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Lucien Smith’s Last Paintings Reclaim His Dazzling First Act
The artist, who died at 37, had largely retreated from the art world after skyrocketing early success. A final body of work is an exorcism of sorts.
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A Gorgeous Man of Basketry: Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer on “Wicker”
“Wicker” is a hilariously bawdy fairy tale about a fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who asks the local basket weaver (Peter Dinklage) to make her a wicker husband (Alexander Skarsgård), which makes her very happy but upends her village’s social hierarchy. It is sharply clever, but it also says something about how we see ourselves and others,…
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“The Complete Kubrick” is the Blu-ray Box Set of the Year
“This is the work of an artist so sublimely confident that he doesn’t include a single shot simply to keep our attention. He reduces each scene to its essence, and leaves it on screen long enough for us to contemplate it, to inhabit it in our imaginations.” – Roger Ebert on “2001: A Space Odyssey”…
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Home Entertainment Guide October 2026: Frankenstein, Masters of the Universe, Little Shop of Horrors, More
10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Ambulance““Gladiator““Heat““I’m Still Here““Killer Joe““Lucky““Nightcrawler““The Ring““True Romance““Under the Skin“ 7 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Frankenstein” (Criterion) Guillermo del Toro’s latest may have been a multiple Oscar nominee but it felt a bit underrated at the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026. GDT’s work has had an interesting critical profile since he…