Goings On
The Sophisticated Kitsch of Blackpink
Also: “The Gospel at Colonus” at Little Island, Golden Age celebrity photos at MOMA, Soledad Barrio’s flamenco at the Joyce, and more.
By Sheldon Pearce, Marina Harss, Jane Bua, Vince Aletti, Helen Shaw, Richard Brody, Rachel Syme, and Justin Chang
Conor McPherson’s Reliable Treasure
Also: the Wu-Tang Clan’s epic journeys, Chanticleer at Caramoor, the summer-vacation films of Jacques Rozier, and more.
By Helen Shaw, Jane Bua, Inkoo Kang, Sheldon Pearce, Brian Seibert, Richard Brody, and Taran Dugal
Far-Flung Local Gems
Favorite spots in Paris, Los Angeles, London, Berkeley, and western Maine.
By Shauna Lyon, Lauren Collins, Inkoo Kang, Ian Crouch, Rebecca Mead, and Hannah Goldfield
The Mesmerizing, Hard-Edge Paintings of Fanny Sanín
Also: Staffers’ favorite Brad Pitt movies, Carnegie Hall performances in the parks, the stargazing rap of Ab-Soul, and more.
By Jillian Steinhauer, Brian Seibert, Helen Shaw, Sheldon Pearce, Jane Bua, Richard Brody, and Rachel Syme
The Astonishing Images of Diane Arbus
Also: Bill McKibben’s nature-doc picks, the full-bodied soul of Baby Rose, new work from Pam Tanowitz, and more.
By Vince Aletti, Brian Seibert, Jane Bua, Hilton Als, Richard Brody, Sheldon Pearce, Jennifer Wilson, and Bill McKibben
The Lost Dances of Paul Taylor
Also: Paul Simon goes on tour, Taylor Mac adapts Molière, and more.
By Marina Harss, Helen Shaw, Inkoo Kang, Jillian Steinhauer, Dan Stahl, Sheldon Pearce, Richard Brody, Alexandra Schwartz, and Rachel Syme
The Heartrending Movies of John Cazale
Also: Sister Nancy’s eternal party, the acoustic sculptures of Jennie C. Jones on the Met roof, American Ballet Theatre’s season at the Met, and more.
By Michael Schulman, Sheldon Pearce, Jane Bua, Marina Harss, Helen Shaw, Hilton Als, and Richard Brody
John Singer Sargent’s Scandalous “Madame X”
Also: the skateboarding play “Bowl EP,” the off-kilter divas Grace Jones and Janelle Monae; Jamie Lee Curtis’s early “Love Letters,” and more.
By Rachel Syme, Hilton Als, Helen Shaw, Sheldon Pearce, Brian Seibert, Richard Brody, Taran Dugal, and Jia Tolentino
Summer Culture Preview
What’s happening this season in TV, movies, music, art, theatre, and dance.
By Shauna Lyon, Inkoo Kang, Jillian Steinhauer, Marina Harss, Sheldon Pearce, Fergus McIntosh, Richard Brody, and Helen Shaw
Hilton Als on the Visionary World of Alva Rogers
Also: The great Malian photographer Malick Sidibé, East L.A. Latinas in “Real Women Have Curves,” a Maria Callas look-alike contest in a cemetery, and more.
By Hilton Als, Dan Stahl, Jane Bua, Vince Aletti, Sheldon Pearce, Richard Brody, Brian Seibert, and Marella Gayla