Movies
Books
Cord Jefferson on ‘American Fiction’
The Emmy-winning writer and former journalist drew on personal experience for his feature [+]
10 Songs that Explain My Year
A playlist of songs from artists including Liz Phair, Drake and John Cale [+]
Mayim Bialik Out as ‘Jeopardy!’ Host
The departure of Bialik, who had been absent from the show for months, [+]

The Designer Who Makes Movie Posters Worthy of Museums
You’ve seen Dawn Baillie’s posters for thrillers, comedies and dramas outside cineplexes. Now her work is being exhibited at Poster House in Manhattan.

How to Style a Book Shelf: Jeremiah Brent Shares His Tips
Jeremiah Brent, the newest cast member of Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” shows how he styles the shelves in the home he shares with his husband, Nate Berkus.

Len Sirowitz, Whose Bold, Offbeat Ads Captured an Era, Dies at 91
An award-winning agency art director, he brought a striking visual touch to campaigns for the Volkswagen Beetle, Sara Lee and Sony in the ’60s as well as to the antiwar and antinuclear movements.
Theater
Obie Awards, Sans Ceremony, Honor ‘Dark Disabled Stories’
There was no formal celebration for the newest honorees. Instead, the American Theater [+]
‘Godzilla Minus One’ Stomps Into ‘Oppenheimer’ Territory
Those movies, along with “The Boy and the Heron,” are essentially in conversation [+]





