In 18-hour PBS series ‘The Vietnam War,’ Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ask American and Vietnamese vets to share their experiences
Arts
At the Met, a 1,000-year journey that begins at the birth of realism and, roughly speaking, the landscape tradition’s genesis as an independent subject.
A two-month trip to Italy spurred a crucial change in style of Picasso, a century ago in 1917. A new exhibition in Rome documents the trip.
Television Review
‘The Deuce’ Review: Finding the Sun in Dark Times
The new HBO show from David Simon and George Pelecanos follows the sex trade in 1970s Times Square.
Film Review
Seismic Rumble in the Rockies
This year’s Telluride Film Festival acknowledged the impact of streaming services on movies while staying true to its cinema calling.
A joyous, absurd, poetic Shakespeare production; a toxic relationship between a high-society woman and her servants.
From Brits to Belgians, they reworked motifs from America’s pioneer past—handmade quilts, fringed suede and bandana prints—for women who dwell far away from where the buffalo roam.
An explication-by-artifact exhibition traces the influence of the philosophy of Nicolai Federov on idealistic early modern Russian artists.
Arts & Entertainment
Why Are So Many Writers One-Hit Wonders?
Icons like Ralph Ellison and Harper Lee produced only one major work in their lives, so what is it about the form that fails to generate repeat successes?
HBO’s ‘The Deuce,’ by the creators of ‘The Wire,’ explores the old Times Square of pimps and peep shows while examining issues of race and class.
“Brad’s Status,” starring Ben Stiller, explores career envy in the age of social media. The fictional stream of consciousness reflects a real ocean of societal envy that seems to be roiling.
How singer Loudon Wainwright III heard a song by The Band and found the courage to perform on the road.
A new Verified Fan program is the company’s latest attempt to ensure that actual fans, rather than scalpers, get the first crack at tickets to hot events. But it already has generated controversy.
On its new album, the National returns with electronic-tinged experiments that still rock hard.
Drummer and composer Matt Wilson’s new album does more than wed words to music—it points toward a new kind of jazz recording.
As the label’s cofounder Marcus Wainwright strikes out on his own, he continues his career-long quest to challenge and expand our understanding of what constitutes fashion
Ian Cheng’s videogames blend art and artificial intelligence in his first solo show at MoMA PS1.
The nearly 50-year-old label known for its midprice signature underwear and jeans sold at Macy’s and Lord & Taylor is working hard to win over the Barneys shopper too.
Exhibition Review
‘Soundtracks’ Review: Many Octaves of Meaning
The concept of sound as exhibited art may stretch some people’s notions of the form, but this show’s depths, while not always immediately apparent, are abundant and striking.
WSJ. Magazine
Dressing for the Last Weekend of Summer
As the warmer months come to a close and fall begins to settle in, wrap up in knits and outerwear and head back to the beach one last time.
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