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Video Game Reviews of 2025

admin25 April 2025

Our critics’ favorite games include the manic co-op adventure Split Fiction, the folklore-inflected South of Midnight and the tactically challenging Stone of Madness.

An Engrossing Biography Resurrects an Evangelist Shrouded in Scandal

admin24 April 2025

In “Sister, Sinner,” Claire Hoffman tells the stranger-than-fiction story of Aimee Semple McPherson, whose mysterious life made headlines in the 1920s.

At a Murder Mystery Party, the (Pretend) Killer Ends Up (Actually) Dead

admin24 April 2025

Louise Hegarty’s novel, “Fair Play,” nods to classic 1920s detective fiction, with a twist.

The Marriage, and Ménage à Trois, That Changed Art History

admin24 April 2025

“Gabriële” considers a writer and pivotal figure of the 20th-century avant-garde who nurtured the talents of others.

Peeking Into Joan Didion’s Years of Psychological Thinking

admin24 April 2025

Drawn from her previously unpublished reflections on sessions with a therapist, “Notes to John” is at once slightly sordid and utterly fascinating.

Stories That Show How Modern Liberals Have Lost Their Way

admin24 April 2025

In a new collection, Lydia Millet casts a satirical eye on left-wing culture and its array of character types.

‘Floyd Collins’ Review: Trapped in a Cave and in a Media Circus

admin23 April 2025

One of the wonders of this glorious-sounding new Broadway production is how far from claustrophobic this Kentucky cave saga feels.

Shannon Sharpe Is Accused of Rape by Ex-Girlfriend

admin23 April 2025

A lawyer for Mr. Sharpe, who hosts the podcast “Club Shay Shay,” said the sexual encounters were consensual and called the lawsuit “a blatant and cynical attempt” at a shakedown.

At Houston Grand Opera, ‘This Is a Good Time’

admin23 April 2025

On a recent morning at the Wortham Theater Center, home of Houston Grand Opera, the orchestra was playing through the intense score of Missy Mazzoli’s 2016 opera “Breaking the Waves.” Led by the conductor Patrick Summers, the players fine-tuned eerie ...