Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story A few hours after Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death was announced, I received a call from one of my closest friends. I knew before I answered that he wanted to discuss Warner. We…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story There’s a legal concept known as the “small penis” rule, in which a writer who creates a character based on a real person can potentially avoid a defamation lawsuit by giving…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Charles Frederick Worth, the 19th-century fashion designer widely considered the founder of haute couture, was not a modest man. “Madame, who advised you to come to me?” he wondered, addressing a…
Save this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to and doing this week. Sign up to get it sent to your inbox. When political activist, comedian, and performance artist…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Last week, when The Times announced a reorganization of its arts department that involved moving four critics – theatre, television, pop and classical – to other positions, the reaction in both…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In the literature of late twentieth-century cruising, its physical choreography stands out. David Wojnarowicz, in his 1991 memoir Close to the Knives, recounts exploring abandoned warehouses on Manhattan’s West Side, “weaving…
Save this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading Infinite Scroll , a weekly column by Kyle Chayka about how technology shapes culture. You don’t have to have a hidden camera on your phone to end up in a viral video.…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In late June, as the old theater season was winding down and announcements for the new season were pouring in, New York City was in the spotlight. Playwrights Horizons, known for…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On the screen before us sits a solid man with a neatly trimmed gray beard and a nearly bald head. Behind dark-rimmed glasses his eyes gleam: one full of cyclopean fury,…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story I have a recurring dream about my father and me, one of the few pleasant dreams I have about him. We’re both in our late thirties, though he’s in better shape…