Books
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‘Young Sheldon’ Is One of TV’s Most Popular Shows. So Why Did It Just End?
The “Big Bang Theory” spinoff aired its last episodes Thursday night, but the franchise will continue on CBS this fall.
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‘Terraces’ Review: A Stunning Tragedy Revisits the Paris Terror Attacks
The French writer Laurent Gaudé taps into collective trauma from the Nov. 13, 2015 terrorist outrage and channels it into…
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In the Corporate World, Woke Is the Rage but Greed Is Still King
Three new books chronicle businesses where executive self-enrichment at the expense of workers — and sometimes the law — prevails.
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How Americans Learned to Be Kinder to (Some) Animals
“Our Kindred Creatures” details the rise, and contradictions, of the animal welfare movement.
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The Hard Road to ‘Furiosa’ Was Filled With Detours
For George Miller, Anya Taylor-Joy and their crew, a series of natural disasters made for an arduous production.
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‘Back to Black’ Review: No, No, No
The facts get softened and shuffled for an Amy Winehouse biopic that leaves her perspective at the edges.
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‘X-Men ’97’ Revisits the Franchise’s Roots and Finds Them More Timely Than Ever
The Disney+ animated series builds on its 1990s predecessor, exploring themes of prejudice and change through the world of Professor…
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Mary Cassatt’s Women Didn’t Sit Pretty
The American painter depicted women caring for children, not posing for the male gaze. New exhibitions and books reappraise her…
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After Making Altars to Her Icons, an Artist Builds Her Own Legacy
A powerful and overdue exhibition at El Museo del Barrio links Amalia Mesa-Bains’s genre-defying installations for the first time.
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‘Babes’ Review: Adulting, With Babies
Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau star in Pamela Adlon’s pregnancy comedy, but it never quite lands.