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Shakira and Burna Boy's World Cup theme, Gracie Abrams's anxious new single, Genesis Owusu's latest rabble-rouser and more.

Alissa Wilkinson, a New York Times film critic, reviews "Faces of Death" (2026).

Aleshea Harris won acclaim for her drama "Is God Is." When it came time for a film adaptation, she saw cinematic possibilities far beyond her play.

The "S.N.L." comedian went to a coach who "taught all these famous screamo singing metal guys how to scream without hurting themselves."

Plaster corsets and Tehuana skirts, men's wear and spider monkeys: These are the things that made Frida Frida.

The coloratura soprano Rainelle Krause, who died in March, was one of the most sought after performers of Queen of the Night in 'The Magic Flute.'

The language had been removed from wall text in the National Portrait Gallery, but it's back as the museum unveiled changes to its exhibition on U.S. presidents.

A onetime Beatlemaniac, he helped shape the sound of hits like "Walk This Way" and "(Just Like) Starting Over."

A singer and actress, she drew wide attention for the fatal 1976 shooting of Spider Sabich. She was convicted of negligent homicide.

"Been Here Stay Here" examines the complicated Chesapeake Bay dynamic when many residents don't believe in man-made climate change.