Category Culture

How American Photography Found Itself

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “The New Art: American Photography, 1839–1910,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through July 20, is a wide-ranging and evocative exhibition that charts a period of explosive growth in photography, as…

Summer Culture Review

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Shawna Lyon Goings On editor You’re reading Goings On, your guide to what we’re watching, listening to and doing. Sign up to get it sent to your inbox. Whether you prefer…

Knicks’ Emotional Playoff Swings

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Sometimes I fail to take notes on the basketball games I’m about to discuss, especially when my favorite team, the New York Knicks, is in the game. It feels like a…

Will the Pope’s stay in Chicago last?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In Chicago, there is a great deal of enthusiasm for Pope Leo XIV, or Father Bob, as he is often called by those who have known Robert Francis Prevost for a…

How ‘Andor’ Brings Modern Politics to Star Wars IP

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story It’s not often you hear the word “genocide” uttered without equivocation on television, especially on the Disney+ streaming service. So it was a bit of a shock to encounter the term…

A new wave of cinematic riches arrives at Cannes

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “When is this damn movie going to end?” It’s a question that comes up often at the Cannes Film Festival, where time drags on, films follow one another, and by day…

Think about the snitch

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigative team has covered wrongdoing for decades, both before and after the shocking 2003 revelations about the Catholic Church’s massive child sex abuse crisis, which were featured…

Richard Kind is the perfect second banana

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Richard Kind is the Platonic ideal of the character actor. When he appears on screen—as Larry David’s cousin on Curb Your Enthusiasm or Rudy Giuliani on Scandal—you invariably think, “Oh, that’s…