Arts & Entertainment
Television
30 Rock Takes On Locust Walk
Penn’s soon–to–be ex–president Liz Magill, as portrayed by Heidi Gardner, was the subject of Saturday Night Live’s cold open this past weekend.
by JOSEPHINE BUCCINI
Arts
'As You Like It' is Fun, Friendly, and Fluid with Gender
The Globe's newest production of the Shakespearean classic shines with its subversive gender play.
by ISAAC POLLOCK
Music
Red Velvet Entrances Listeners in Alluring New Album ‘Chill Kill’
The K–Pop group’s third studio album is a haunting, multidimensional project, highlighting the members’ strengths.
by DEREK WONG
Arts
Judging a Book by Its Cover: Exploring 'A Little Life' and 'Orgasmic Man'
A book cover photograph has never seemed so enticing—and heartbreaking—at the same time.
by LUIZA LOUBACK
Music
Hark, Hear These Angels Sing!: The Definitive Picks for the Best Renditions of Christmas Music Classics
An entirely objective and indisputable collection of the best Christmas carols
by EMMA HALPER
Film
Harmony in the Arena: Musical Storytelling in 'The Hunger Games'
With songs of revolution, suppression, hope, and fire, the music of 'The Hunger Games' is what connects us to the world of Panem.
by AMY LUO
Film
The Silent Race: How the SAG–AFTRA Strike is Affecting Awards Campaigns
Who are the new winners and losers?
by EMMA HALPER
Music
Thanks to Vince Guaraldi, Holidays May Contain 'Peanuts'
Celebrating the jazz pianist whose work found an everlasting legacy in Charlie Brown and his friends
by JULIA FISCHER
Music
“To Be Eaten Alive”: A Dreamy R&B Project With a Touch of Melancholy
Mariah the Scientist sings to and with Young Thug amid his incarceration, along with tracks on her battles with fame, career, and love.
by ANANYA VARSHNEYA
Arts
Alan Nakagawa’s Steady Gig
Nakagawa tells how he’s achieved the impossible: a stable income as an artist and author.
by DYLAN GROSSMANN
Music
What We Can Learn From King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
On their 25th album, the Australian rock band shows no signs of slowing down their creativity.
by JAKE FALCONER
Film
The (Dis)connecting Power of In–Yun in "Past Lives"
One friendship, two decades, and a million what–ifs. Is meant–to–be enough of a reason to be in love?
by THU PHAM
Music
The Weird Ethics of Posthumous Music
How should we handle the craft of an artist who’s no longer with us?
by DEREK WONG
Film
Beyond #OscarsSoWhite
For American Fiction, representation alone is not enough.
by AARON VISSER
Music
Kidz Bop: The Kernel of American Fascism?
What may first appear to be just a bit of sanitized fun reflects a sick, puritanical instinct to censor embedded deep in American culture.
by NISHANTH BHARGAVA
Film
Fifteen Years of ‘Twilight’
Reflecting on the immortal appeal of the infamous film adaptation
by JULIA FISCHER
Film
Embracing History for a Hopeful Look into the Future
Recent successes in Asian American representation don't diminish a history of erasure.
by FIONA HERZOG
Music
On "Javelin," Sufjan Stevens Finds the Other Side of Grief
This triumphant, devotional album is one of the indie star’s best
by CATHERINE SORRENTINO
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