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The comedian's new HBO series is full of characters who possess their own sparks of madness.

Short reviews of recent releases.

A new biography details the secrets and scandals of the Mitfords, a notorious family of aristocrats--and of the one sister who broke away from the rest.

The German poet's dauntingly eclectic accomplishments were founded on a tireless interrogation of how a life should be lived.

Francisco Coll gives Ibsen's drama a stem-winder of a score.

Mar-a-Lago extravagance on Pennsylvania Avenue.

The playwright offered a kind of on-ramp to the literary canon, a way into a life of unabashed, unstoppable thinking.

The writer-director talks about the art of dialogue, his love of marital fight scenes, and how his new film, "Jay Kelly," helped him rekindle his affection for the medium.

Over decades and through thousands of repetitions, the Turkish artist has whittled down her distinctive stoneware bowl to its very essence.

Our music critic gives a roundup of tactile, old-fashioned ways to honor sound, and the people who make it.