The New York Times9 hours agoGylan Kain, 81, a Founder of the Last Poets and a Progenitor of Rap, Diesverified_publisherThe New York Times - Alex WilliamsHe spun gripping portraits of the Black experience starting in the 1960s with the seminal Harlem spoken-word collective, laying a foundation for what was to come. Gylan Kain, a Harlem-born poet and performance artist who was a founder of the Last Poets, the spoken-word collective that laid a …
The New York Times2 hours agoReview: With Jeremy Strong, ‘An Enemy of the People’ Is Still Making Troubleverified_publisherThe New York Times - Jesse GreenThe “Succession” star headlines a Broadway revival of Ibsen’s play about a lifesaving doctor and the town that hates him. Dissent is necessary to democracy, sure. But how much does it cost? That’s the fundamental question posed by Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” — and, in highly dramatic …
The New York Times4 hours agoOverheard at the Half-Marathon: ‘Wait, Was That Lil Nas X?’verified_publisherThe New York Times - Scott CacciolaThe rapper and singer, clad in bulky designer sneakers and the official race T-shirt, was a last-minute addition at the NYC Half. Ahead of one of its signature events, New York Road Runners fielded an unusual email request on Friday night. The rapper and singer Lil Nas X, who was visiting New York …
The New York Times6 hours agoDavid Seidler, Oscar-Winning Writer of ‘The King’s Speech,’ Dies at 86verified_publisherThe New York Times - Trip GabrielHe drew on his own painful experiences with a stutter in depicting King George VI’s struggles to overcome his impediment and rally Britain in World War II. David Seidler, a screenwriter whose Oscar-winning script for “The King’s Speech” — about King George VI conquering a stutter to rally Britain at …
The New York Times7 hours agoToby Keith Will Be Inducted Into the Country Hall of Fame This Yearverified_publisherThe New York Times - Julia JacobsThe organization behind the honors avoids electing artists in the year of their death, but the singer died in February just after this year’s vote closed. The country music star Toby Keith, who died last month after battling stomach cancer, has been selected for the Country Music Hall of Fame …
The New York Times3 days agoGene Wilder and Frida Kahlo in Their Own Words (for Better and Worse)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Alissa WilkinsonThese documentaries draw us in by giving the sense that we’re getting the story straight from the artists. But we’re not always getting the full picture. Famous artists are a favorite subject for documentaries right now — probably because people love to watch them. And there are a lot of different …