Category: Times
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Milestones and Mishaps – The New York Times
Here is a closer look at the milestones and mishaps involving the helium-filled characters that populate the holiday parade.Snoopy, seen in 1999, has appeared in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade more than any other character.Credit…The New York TimesNov. 20, 2021This article was originally published in 2017. It was updated in 2021.A hippopotamus soared over the…
Twyla Tharp: ‘Each One of the Dances Is My Hope for a Perfect World’ – The New York Times
In “Twyla Now,” a program of works featuring ballet stars and a youthful ensemble at New York City Center, Tharp merges the past with the present.Twyla Tharp with Robbie Fairchild and Sara Mearns at a rehearsal at City Center.Credit…Victor Llorente for The New York TimesNov. 15, 2021Updated 2:55 p.m. ETDuring the pandemic, Twyla Tharp did…
If Remote Work Empties Downtowns, Can Theaters Fill Their Seats? – The New York Times
Since the pandemic, San Francisco has embraced work-from-home policies. Now venues and concert halls are wondering if weeknight audiences are a thing of the past. Before showtime at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, the home of the San Francisco Symphony, in September. “The audience is back,” said Esa-Pekka Salonen, its new music director. “Not what it…
‘Succession’ Season 3, Episode 5: Imaginary Dead Cat Bounce – The New York Times
SuccessionThe problem with staking everything on one imposing figurehead is that eventually they get old and senile.The king’s gone mad; from left, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen in a scene from “Succession.”Credit…Macall B. Polay/HBOPublished Nov. 14, 2021Updated Nov. 15, 2021, 9:32 a.m. ETSeason 3, Episode 5: ‘Retired Janitors of Idaho’There was a moment…
A ‘Holy Grail’ of American Folk Art, Hiding in Plain Sight – The New York Times
A collector’s keen eye — and willingness to knock on a stranger’s door — led to the rediscovery of a sculpture by a renowned stone carver, William Edmondson.The William Edmondson “Martha and Mary” sculpture whose whereabouts had been unknown for decades, after it was cleaned and conserved this summer in New York.Credit…Bill JacobsonOct. 18, 2021Updated…
Aryan Khan promised NCB’s Sameer Wankhede he would do good work and make him proud: Reports – Times of India
Aryan Khan promised NCB’s Sameer Wankhede he would do good work and make him proud: ReportsBy – TIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Oct 17, 2021, 12:54 ISTfacebooktwitterPintrestShah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan who is currently lodged in Arthur Road Jail was reportedly counselled by the Narcotics Control Bureau while he was in the custody of the agency. According to…
Rediscovering an Ambitious Sketch Comedy That Never Caught On – The New York Times
On ComedyNetflix canceled “The Characters” after one season, but the 2016 series showcased a wide range of talent just now coming into their own.Lauren Lapkus, left, as a Kardashian-like celebrity on a dating show.Credit…KC Bailey/NetflixSept. 9, 2020Updated 3:45 p.m. ETSometimes, the best gambles don’t pay off.For instance, in 2016, Netflix signed up eight oddball comics,…
Dark Portrait of a Childhood Wins International Booker Prize – The New York Times
Books|Dark Portrait of a Childhood Wins International Booker Prize“The Discomfort of Evening,” Marieke Lucas Rijneveld’s debut novel, was a best seller in the Netherlands and left critics in Britain shaken but impressed.Aug. 26, 2020LONDON — “The Discomfort of Evening,” a story of childhood grief that reviewers have called both “disturbing” and “exceptional,” was named on…