By The New York Times Books Staff In his new book, David Szalay offers unvarnished scenes from a lonely, rags-to-riches life. By Dwight Garner Two new books use divergent styles to look at mind ...

Wenc, one of the original members of The Onion’s staff, looks at the history of the hilarious humor publication — which was started in 1988 by students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...

The New York Court of Appeals ruled 6-1 that the law — passed by the City Council in late 2021, with the support of current Democratic mayoral candidates Adrienne Adams and Brad Lander ...

There’s a buildup to Nowruz, said Alireza Hedayati, president of the Iranian American Society of New York, a nonprofit organization based on Long Island. Things start to heat up “as soon as it ...

York University faculty and staff are demanding the resignation of senior leadership over allegations the institution has invested in a “risky and underfunded expansion,” including a new ...

This part-park, part-museum, part-concert hall swallows central Manhattan, and many of the city's most notable attractions are situated next to it or within its limits (the Guggenheim, the ...

Christie’s announces Jan Davidsz. de Heem (Utrecht 1606-1684 Antwerp), A Banquet still life and Dirck Hals (Haarlem 1591–1656) and Dirck van Delen (Heusden 1604/5-1671 Arnemuiden) A Merry Company in a ...

Making music is an embodied activity, something made by human bodies – and in the history of art we see humans making music again and again.

After one more slight delay early Friday morning, Playboi Carti finally dropped his new album. The LP is called Music, though the cover art sports what was thought to be the original title, I Am ...

The Eagles are reportedly signing edge rusher Josh Uche to a one-year contract, helping to bolster pass rushing core that already lost Josh Sweat and could lose Brandon Graham to retirement.

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Saturday, March 29, at 6: ...

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