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PowerSchool theft latest: Decades of Canadian student records, data from 40-plus US states feared stolen
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 GMT
Lawsuits pile up after database accessed by miscreantsCanada's largest school board has revealed that student records dating back to 1985 may have been accessed by miscreants who compromised software provider PowerSchool.


App stores unconvinced by Trump's TikTok ban pause, which may itself be on shaky legal ground
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
El Regasked a lawyer to explain WTH is going onAnalysisPresident Trump's executive order stalling the enforcement of the TikTok ban in the United States has created legal uncertainty for companies hosting or distributing the app. To further confuse the matter, it's not even clear that Trump's decree is within his power to issue or enforce. 


Atlassian's Bitbucket Cloud went down 'hard' today
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
Same, Big A, sameIf you were unable to access Atlassian's Bitbucket Cloud today, it's because in the words of the IT giant, the service was "hard down."


Patch procrastination leaves 50,000 Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to zero-day
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
Seven days after disclosure and little action taken, data showsFortinet customers need to get with the program and apply the latest updates as nearly 50,000 management interfaces are still vulnerable to the latest zero-day exploit.


Trump hits undo on Biden AI safety order, EV mandate, emissions standards, and more
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
Also, prepare for paused wind projects and the Gulf of America from Trump 2.0– and that's just day 1US President Donald Trump has wasted no time in culling Biden-era programs, including the elimination of the prior administration's executive orders on AI safety and electric vehicles, and freezing funds for EV infrastructure.


Neural interface lets paralyzed person steer virtual quadcopter, opening new doors for gaming
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
Researchers aim to tackle unmet needs for social connection and recreationScientists in the US have developed a neural interface that enables an individual with paralysis to control a virtual quadcopter by decoding brain activity into distinct finger movements.


Words alone won't get the stars and stripes to Mars
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
So you want to go to the Red Planet. How deep are your pockets and how much time do you have?Comment"America is going to Mars," said Elon Musk at yesterday's inauguration of US President Donald Trump. America is already there, thanks to decades of robotic exploration.


Meta, X sign up to Euro Commish code of conduct on hate speech
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
Under Digital Services Act, monitors will be allowed to report abusive language and platforms should respond in 1 dayOnline platform companies, including X and Meta, have signed up to a new code of conduct aimed at targeting online hate speech, which the European Commission has now baked into the Digital Services Act.


Tariff uncertainty looms large over budget conscious CIOs
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
It’s a feature not a bug, and what the US electorate voted for, says analystAs US president Donald Trump's inauguration passes into history, tech leaders face uncertainty as they wait to see if repeated promises of global US import tariffs are put into action.


HPE probes IntelBroker's bold data theft boasts
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
Incident response protocols engaged following claims of source code burglaryHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is probing assertions made by prolific Big Tech intruder IntelBroker that they broke into the US corporation's systems and accessed source code, among other things.


Microsoft joins CISPE, the Euro cloud crew that tried to curb its licensing
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
From fighters to friends in six months, despite AWS voting against itExclusiveMicrosoft is to become the latest member of CISPE months after negotiating a settlement with the trade association of European cloud providers over alleged anti-competitive software practices. However, not all in the group are happy with the enrollment.


UK aims to fix government IT with help from AI Humphrey
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
Ring a bell? Suite of tools named after Yes Minister's master of manipulationThe UK government is striving to end its checkered record in managing large-scale projects with a "plan to put technology to work across public services."


Asda tech divorce from Walmart delays cut-over for 55 stores
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
Supermarket taking 'pragmatic approach' to 'Europe's largest IT transformation program'Asda has postponed the tech transition of 55 stores to its new systems as US retail giant Walmart continues to support IT at outlets it sold to the new owner in 2021.


AI pothole patrol to snap flaws in Britain's crumbling roads
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
Now if only the councils could afford to fill themAn oft-repeated myth is that potholes form through a combination of surface cracks, water, and traffic, but they're actually caused by chronic levels of underinvestment in public infrastructure.


VMware migrations will be long, expensive, risky, Gartner warns
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
And possibly even more so if you don’t start planning yours soonIf the changes Broadcom brought to VMware have you thinking of a move to an alternative virtualization platform, expect a long, costly, and risky project– and perhaps a longer, costlier, and riskier one if you put off pondering the move.


TSMC pauses production after strong earthquake hits Taiwan
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
Geopolitical rumblings one day, geological rumblings the nextTaiwan has experienced an earthquake significant enough that chipmaking champ TSMC has halted work at its plants.


This is how Elon's Department of Government Efficiency will work– overwriting the US Digital Service
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
Tycoon's auditors to probe Uncle Sam's IT with full access to unclassified dataUS President Donald Trump has renamed the US Digital Service the Department of Government Efficiency and given it a mission to modernize government technology.


China ever-so slightly softens stance on possible US TikTok sale
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 GMT
President Trump allows vid app to keep running for 75 days while he reviews security concerns and develops a policyUpdatedChina appears to have softened its stance on the possible sale of TikTok’s US operations and is now perhaps open to the idea.


Improved Windows Search arrives... but only for Copilot+ PCs
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
Semantic indexing does some discreet rifling through local drawers of InsidersWindows Search is improved in the latest Dev Channel Windows Insider build, but you'll need a Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PC to use it.


Linux Mint 22.1 Xia arrives fashionably late
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
Both the Ubuntu and Debian-based editions get Cinnamon 6.4 and other goodiesIt's a bit later than we were expecting, but the latest Mint is here and should start to be offered as an upgrade soon.


AWS declares it's Iceberg all the way until customers say otherwise
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
Cloud giant explains its thinking behind support for Apache open table formatAWS bet on the Apache Iceberg open table format (OTF) across its analytics, machine learning, and storage stack as a concerted response to demand from customers already using its popular S3 object storage.


Hackers game out infowar against China with the US Navy
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
Taipei invites infosec bods to come and play on its home turfPicture this: It's 2030 and China's furious with Taiwan after the island applies to the UN to be recognized as an independent state. After deciding on a full military invasion, China attempts to first cripple its rebellious neighbor's critical infrastructure.


Microsoft to force Windows 11 24H2 on Home and Pro users
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
Ready or not, here I comeMicrosoft has begun distributing Windows 11 24H2 to user devices as the company enters the next stage of the operating system's rollout.


SpaceX and Blue Origin both face FAA mishap probes
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
Only one called exploding a rocket over the Caribbean 'entertainment'SpaceX is not the only company involved in a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mishap inquiry. Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin has also come under scrutiny after losing its New Glenn rocket's first stage.


Trump's freshly minted meme coin passes $10B market cap
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
Crypto critics unhappy as BTC hits all-time high and Melania launches her own currencyDonald Trump, US president again by the time many of you read this, launched his own cryptocurrency– $TRUMP – on the Solana blockchain network on Friday night. By the weekend, it had hit a market cap of nearly $15 billion, although by Sunday, that value dropped when Melania Trump launched her own meme coin.


How to leave the submarine cable cutters all at sea– go Swedish
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
Clear rules and guaranteed consequences concentrate the mind wonderfully. Just ask a RussianOpinion"As obsolete as warships in the Baltic" was a great pop lyric in Prefab Sprout's 1985 gem, Faron Young. Great, but ironically obsolete itself. Sweden has just deployed multiple warships in that selfsame sea to guard against the very modern menace of underwater cable cutting.


Ransomware attack forces Brit high school to shut doors
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
Students have work to complete at home in the meantimeA UK high school will have to close for at least two days, today and tomorrow, after becoming the latest public-sector victim of ransomware criminals.


BT unplugs plans to turn old cabinets into EV chargepoints
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
Your battery might be flat, but the Wi-Fi signal is going to be greatUK telecom giant BT is pulling the plug on its EV charging ambitions after falling a long way short of the 60,000 street cabinets it reckoned could be repurposed.


Developers feared large chaps carrying baseball bats could come to kneecap their ... test account?
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
A whole different kind of 'technical debt' turned into real-world troubleWho, Me?Accidents will happen, and every MondayThe Registercelebrates them– and your escape from the consequences – in a fresh instalment of Who, Me? It's the reader-contributed column that details the downside of working in tech.


Sage Copilot grounded briefly to fix AI misbehavior
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
'Minor issue' with showing accounting customers 'unrelated business information' required repairsSage Group plc has confirmed it temporarily suspended its Sage Copilot, an AI assistant for the UK-based business software maker's accounting tools, this month after it blurted customer information to other users.


Where does Microsoft's NPU obsession leave Nvidia's AI PC ambitions?
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
While Microsoft pushes AI PC experiences, Nvidia is busy wooing developersCommentNvidia is the uncontested champion of AI infrastructure— at least in the datacenter. In the emerging field of AI PCs, things aren't so clear cut.


Datacus extractus: Harry Potter publisher breached without resorting to magic
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
PLUS: Allstate sued for allegedly tracking drivers; Dutch DDoS; More fake jobs from Pyongyang; and moreInfosec in briefHogwarts doesn’t teach an incantation that could have saved Harry Potter publisher Scholastic from feeling the power of an online magician who made off with millions of customer records - except perhaps the wizardry of multifactor authentication.


When food delivery apps reached Indonesia, everyone put on weight
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
PLUS: Salt Typhoon and IT worker scammers sanctioned; Alibaba Cloud’s K8s go global; Amazon acquires Indian BNPL companyAsia In BriefWhen food delivery“superapps” started operations in Indonesia, users started putting on weight – and that’s not an entirely bad thing.


Donald Trump proposes US govt acquire half of TikTok, which thanks him and restores service
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 GMT
The same Florida Man who wanted to ban the app in the first placeUS president-elect Donald Trump appears to have proposed the government he will soon lead should acquire half of made-in-China social media service TikTok’s stateside operations.


OpenAI's ChatGPT crawler can be tricked into DDoSing sites, answering your queries
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 GMT
The S in LLM stands for SecurityOpenAI's ChatGPT crawler appears to be willing to initiate distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on arbitrary websites, a reported vulnerability the tech giant has yet to acknowledge.


Windows Insiders can now turn on Administrator Protection from settings
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 GMT
Security feature widens out to more Windows 11 users, including those at homeMicrosoft is trying a new way of enabling Administrator Protection in Windows 11. The latest Windows Insider Canary build adds a setting that removes the requirement for IT admins to activate the feature.


Got a telescope? Bid farewell to ESA's retiring Milky Way mapper
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 GMT
Gaia makes its final science observationThe European Space Agency's (ESA) Milky Way mapper Gaia has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission, racking up more than three trillion observations over the past decade.


How Windows got to version 3– an illustrated history
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 GMT
With added manga and snark. What's not to like?OpinionWindows 1 and 2 flopped almost as badly as OS/2 did. How did Microsoft stage one of the greatest comebacks ever with Windows 3?


CISA: Wow, that election had a lot of foreign trolling. Trump's Homeland Sec pick: And that's none of your concern
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 GMT
Cyber agency too 'far off mission,' says incoming boss Kristi NoemAmerica's lead cybersecurity agency on Friday made one final scream into the impending truth void about election security and the role CISA plays in maintaining it.


Capital One two-day outage leaves customers in free-fall
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 GMT
Third-party supplier blamed as folks left unable to access fundsCapital One is still battling to fix whatever brought down its systems on Wednesday, which has left people unable to access their money.


FCC to telcos: By law you must secure your networks from foreign spies. Get on it
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 GMT
Plus: Uncle Sam is cross with this one Chinese biz over Salt Typhoon mega-snoopingDecades-old legislation requiring American telcos to lock down their systems to prevent foreign snoops from intercepting communications isn't mere decoration on the pages of law books– it actually means carriers need to secure their networks, the FCC has huffed.


Biden signs sweeping cybersecurity order, just in time for Trump to gut it
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 GMT
Ransomware, AI, secure software, digital IDs– there's something for everyone in the presidential directiveAnalysisJoe Biden, in the final days of his US presidency, issued another cybersecurity order that is nearly as vast in scope as it is late in the game.


China to probe US chip subsidies as export curbs rattle allies
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 GMT
Beijing investigating claims of unfair competition in mature semiconductorsThe "chip wars" between the US and China show no sign of cooling off as Beijing prepares to examine whether America is unfairly subsidizing its own semiconductor companies. Meanwhile, Washington's latest export restrictions have angered even some of its allies.


Fortinet: FortiGate config leaks are genuine but misleading
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 GMT
Competition hots up with Ivanti over who can have the worst start to a yearFortinet has confirmed that previous analyses of records leaked by the Belsen Group are indeed genuine FortiGate configs stolen during a zero-day raid in 2022.


Clock ticking for TikTok as US Supreme Court upholds ban
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 GMT
With Biden reportedly planning to skirt enforcement and kick the can to Trump, this saga might still not be overUpdatedThe US Supreme Court has upheld a law requiring TikTok to either divest from its Chinese parent ByteDance or face a ban in the United States. The decision eliminates the final legal obstacle to the federal government forcing a shutdown of the platform for US users on January 19.


EU demands a peek under the hood of X's recommendation algorithms
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 GMT
Commission insists the timing has nothing to do with Musk meddling in German politics ahead of electionThe European Commission is stepping up its ongoing investigation of Elon Musk's X with a request to examine recent changes made to the platform's recommendation algorithms.


Six vulnerabilities in ubiquitous rsync tool announced and fixed in a day
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 GMT
Turns out tool does both file transfersandsecurity fixes fastDon't panic. Yes, there were a bunch of CVEs, affecting potentially hundreds of thousands of users, found in rsync in early December– and made public on Tuesday – but a fixed version came out the same day, and was further tweaked for better compatibility the following day.


Germany unleashes AMD-powered Hunter supercomputer
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 GMT
€15 million system to serve as testbed for larger Herder supercomputer coming in 2027Hundreds of AMD APUs fired up on Thursday as Germany's High-Performance Computing Center (HLRS) at the University of Stuttgart announced the completion of its latest supercomputer dubbed Hunter.


Copilot invades Microsoft 365 Personal and Family for an extra three bucks a month
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 GMT
Many users less than impressed by unexpected arrival of AI assistant in WordCopilot is coming to Microsoft 365 Personal and Family, and Vulture Central has had some hands-on experience with the generative AI assistant's attempts to be helpful.


Apple solves broken news alerts by turning off the AI
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 GMT
Summaries will return when Apple Intelligence has 'improved'Apple has released a new beta of iOS 18.3 and tacitly admitted that, yes, its AI-generated notification summaries need a bit more work.


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Against All Odds, a Vegas Theater Scene With a‘Sense of the Wild West’
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
Local artists straddle aesthetic and artistic worlds in the land of mega-spectacles and oversize flash.

Garth Hudson: 11 Essential Songs
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 +0000
The last surviving original member of the Band died on Tuesday. He was a master on keys and saxophones who could conjure a panoply of scenes and eras.

Thomas Sondergard Brings Nordic Music and Hygge to Minnesota Orchestra
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
With the Nordic Soundscapes Festival, Thomas Sondergard puts his stamp on the Minnesota Orchestra (and its interior spaces).

Trump Returns, and So Does His TV Spectacle
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
The president’s second inauguration began with somber pageantry and ended with a reality-TV document signing.

‘Vanya on Huron Street’ Review: Chekhov in Brooklyn
Wed, 22 Jan 2025 +0000
Instead of a departure, the writer and director Matthew Gasda’s take on “Uncle Vanya” at the Brooklyn Center for Theater Research tends to adhere to the original.

David Lynch’s Enchanting Sound Worlds
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
Music played a huge role in defining the filmmaker’s distinctive atmosphere on the big and small screens. Hear 13 examples.

At 90, the Ghanaian Highlife Pioneer Ebo Taylor Finds a New Voice
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
The singer, guitarist and composer released heralded music in the 1970s and early’80s before retreating. The label Jazz Is Dead is boosting his rediscovery.

‘Starry Night,’ All Night Long, as a Van Gogh Blockbuster Ends
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 +0000
The National Gallery in London stayed open all night for die-hard fans of the Dutch painter.“Midnight offers more room for reflection,” one attendee said.

At Trump’s Rally, the Contradictions Are in the Music
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
The president-elect danced along with Village People as his rally closed with a live performance of“Y.M.C.A.,” after Kid Rock and Lee Greenwood played.

Review: The Philharmonic Breezes Through Wagner’s Epic ‘Ring’
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 +0000
The conductor Nathalie Stutzmann led Lorin Maazel’s coolly efficient 1987 distillation, “The ‘Ring’ Without Words,” at David Geffen Hall.

How a Monument to Women Finally Won a Place on the National Mall
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
The Women’s Suffrage National Monument, which will be the Mall’s first dedicated to women’s history, overcame congressional and other roadblocks.

New York City Ballet Pays Tribute to Maria Tallchief in Her Centennial Year
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 +0000
Widely considered America’s first prima ballerina, Tallchief is being celebrated by New York City Ballet, where she was a Balanchine muse, in her centennial year.

Sex Scenes in Movies Are Back, but They Aren’t Exactly Sexy
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 +0000
Instead, these moments in“Anora,” “Babygirl,” “Challengers” and more involve complex power dynamics that speak volumes about their characters.

The 13 Greatest‘S.N.L.’ Commercial Skits
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 +0000
To us, anyway. Over 50 seasons,“Saturday Night Live” has introduced crystal gravy, robot insurance and countless other demented goods and services. Share your favorites in the comments.

‘Prime Target’ Is a Charming Popcorn Thriller
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
Don’t think overly hard about the premise. Just enjoy the constant cliffhangers and beautiful people.

Joel Paley, Writer of‘Ruthless,’ an Off Broadway Hit, Dies at 69
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
The show, with music by Marvin Laird, portrayed a schoolgirl’s murderous theatrical ambition. Paley also performed in the parody dance group Les Ballets Trockadero.

Garth Hudson, Multifaceted Musician With the Band, Dies at 87
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
He was the last surviving original member of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s and’70s, with its blend of rock, r&b and country.

Jules Feiffer, Acerbic Cartoonist, Writer and Much Else, Dies at 95
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
In his long-running Village Voice comic strip and in his many plays and screenplays, he took delight in skewering politics, relationships and human nature.

The Most Anticipated Book Adaptations of 2025: Movies and TV Shows
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
Hilary Mantel’s “The Mirror and the Light,” a new “Bridget Jones” and Michael Bond’s Paddington Bear series are some of this year’s most anticipated adaptations.

‘Problemista,’ ‘Stress Positions’ and More Streaming Gems
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
A pair of inventive comedies lead off this month’s exploration of the hidden discoveries on your subscription streaming services.

Jimmy Fallon: Melania’s Hat Is Her ‘Very Own Border Wall’
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
The“Tonight Show” host donned his own version of the first lady’s inaugural hat, which seemed to prevent the president from kissing her.

At Prototype Festival, Opera With Lynchian Strangeness
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 +0000
This year’s Prototype, a showcase of experimental opera and theater, was stylistically broad but the focus was on the human voice in all its weirdness.

Bob Dylan’s Draft of Lyrics, Once Tossed in Trash, Sells for $500,000
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
Two pages of lyrics, written in the kitchen of a pioneering rock‘n’ roll journalist, offer glimpses into the Nobel Prize-winning musician’s writing process.

‘Prime Target,’ Plus 7 Things to Watch on TV This Week
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 +0000
The new Apple TV+ series stars Leo Woodall as a math genius, and President-elect Donald J. Trump is inaugurated for his second term.

Claire van Kampen, 71, Playwright and Arranger of Early Music World, Dies
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 +0000
After she married Mark Rylance, the two often collaborated; her specialty was arranging music for Tudor-era plays. Then she wrote a period piece of her own.

Lynne Taylor-Corbett,‘Footloose’ Choreographer, Dies at 78
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 +0000
Striving to widen the audience of dance, she brought vitality to Broadway musicals like“Swing!” as well as ballets and Hollywood films.

Melba Montgomery, Country Singer Known for Her Duets, Dies at 86
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
Her high harmonies put an emotional charge into her work with George Jones and others. She also had solo hits, including“No Charge,” a country No. 1.

Chappelle on‘S.N.L.’: Nudging All of Us Toward Peaceful Change
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 +0000
The comic took his usual jabs at everyone and everything, then invited Americans, including the president-elect, to be their best, most compassionate selves.

How‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Became a Sleeper Hit
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 +0000
The“Lion King” prequel arrived to weak ticket sales last month, but moviegoers have since embraced it, pushing global box office returns toward $700 million.

In African Publishing,‘There Is a Renaissance Going On’
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 +0000
A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the stories told about the region.

Reflecting on Photographer Raoul Minot’s Bold Act of Resistance
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 +0000
The French photographer Raoul Minot took clandestine photos of Nazi-occupied Paris. Now, his images serve as a reminder of the power of art.

Naomi Watts Thinks David Bowie Was Onto Something
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 +0000
“The first album I ever bought was ‘Hunky Dory,’” said the actress and author, “and all those songs, every single one, is amazing.”

‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ Stages Shakespeare in a Land of Shootouts
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 +0000
During a pandemic lockdown, out-of-work actors turned to the video game Grand Theft Auto Online, where a tortured soliloquy may be interrupted by a rocket launcher.

Decades Ago, Students Attacked the‘Iron Horse.’ Now It Rides Again.
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 +0000
Exactly why the sculpture was attacked by University of Georgia students may always be a mystery. But 70 years later, restored, it rides again.

A Video Game Writer’s Lament: ‘We Can Do Quite a Lot Better’
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 +0000
Jon Ingold, an author of celebrated narrative-driven games, thinks the industry fails to celebrate good writing or recognize it as a craft.

The Dylan-Chalamet Connection
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
A conversation about“A Complete Unknown” and the power of celebrity.

Zilia Sánchez, Painter Who Found Fame Late in Life, Dies at 98
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
A Cuban-born minimalist painter who spent much of her life in Puerto Rico, she was in her 90s when her erotically charged work first appeared at the Venice Biennale.

The Ultimate Neko Case Primer
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
Listen to 10 songs by the golden voiced, poetic singer-songwriter.

Leaders of Historians’ Group Veto Measure Condemning ‘Scholasticide’ in Gaza
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
The American Historical Association’s council rejected a resolution condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza, which have destroyed much of the enclave’s educational system.

A 100-Year-Old Jazz Legend’s Solo Debut, and 11 More New Songs
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 +0000
Hear tracks by Perfume Genius, Lucy Dacus, Bartees Strange and others.

5 Scenes That Define David Lynch’s ‘Lynchian’ Vision
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
The director developed such a distinct style that“Lynchian” became a go-to term for any sort of surrealism onscreen. These scenes from his work get to the heart of what that term embodied.

In San Antonio, an Orchestra Was Reborn. Can It Endure?
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
The San Antonio Philharmonic was formed after the demise of the city’s 83-year-old orchestra in 2022. But rebuilding has not been easy.

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, 90, Dies; Her Internment Inspired a Memoir
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 +0000
In“Farewell to Manzanar,” she wrote about the years she and her family were imprisoned in a camp for Japanese Americans. It became the basis for a TV movie.

Suit Disputes Ruling That a Sculpture Is Too Broken to Still Be a‘Calder’
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
A collector says the Calder Foundation sunk the value of an $8 million mobile by Alexander Calder by deciding it was too damaged to still be viewed as a work by the artist.

Publishers and Influencers Wonder What Could Replace the Power of BookTok
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
With a ban looming, publishers are hoping to pivot to new platforms, but readers fear their community of book lovers will never be the same.

‘Prima Facie’ and Other Theater Productions to Stream Now
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
This month’s picks include “Prima Facie,” intimate audio plays and bite-size dramas.

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
In this month’s sci-fi picks, what’s worse? Coming face-to-face with the apocalypse or with our older selves?

Roy Wood Jr. Captures Our Fractious Culture in an Insightful New Special
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 +0000
The funny but bleak“Lonely Flowers,” isn’t directly about the new president, but it builds small observations into larger points about our lives.

7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

‘Grand Theft Hamlet’: The (Game) Play’s the Thing
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
The film captures two players staging the classic within an online video game, raising fascinating questions about community and connection.

‘Severance’ Is Back. Here’s a Season 1 Recap to Jog Your Memory.
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
It’s been almost three years since the Season 1 finale. This refresher should help jog your memory.

What the‘Moana 2’ Songs Owe to Beyoncé and ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
In writing their first film soundtrack together, the TikTok duo of Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear looked to those influences and“Anchorman.” Of course.

Biden’s Farewell Address Leaves Late Night Befuddled
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
After the president warned about various threats to democracy, Seth Meyers said:“I agree, but why are you giving us a to-do list on your way out?”

‘Back in Action’ Review: Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx Star as Former Spies
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx star as former agents, now parents, who must protect their children. You can guess the rest.

David Lynch Showed Us Who We Are in Dark Masterpieces Like‘Eraserhead’
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
The director himself came off as almost performatively normal. Masterpieces like“Eraserhead” and “Mulholland Drive” said otherwise.

David Lynch Movies and TV Shows: Where to Stream‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Twin Peaks’ and More
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
Films like“Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” aren’t always easy to explain, but they live on in your mind and burrow under your skin.

David Lynch,‘Twin Peaks’ and the American Art of Television
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 +0000
“Twin Peaks” was his ultimate portrait of a land of terror and beauty.

David Lynch: A Life in Pictures
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
The filmmaker possessed a singular vision— and a knack for finding collaborators who could convey it.

Wendy Williams Breaks Silence on Guardianship:‘I Feel Like I am in Prison’
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 +0000
The former daytime host, who has been diagnosed with dementia, said in an interview on“The Breakfast Club” that she was “not cognitively impaired” and spoke about her life in a care facility.

David Lynch’s Death Prompts Tributes From Steven Spielberg, Kyle MacLachlan and More
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 +0000
Lynch’s death inspired tributes from fellow filmmakers, celebrities and past collaborators, who praised his visionary work and singular voice.

Bob Dylan Joins TikTok in What May Be Its Final Days
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
Dylan seemed to be in on the joke, posting an old black and white clip of himself saying“Good God, I must leave right away.”

‘Cristóbal Balenciaga’ Is a Gorgeous Fashion Drama
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 +0000
The six-part Hulu series follows the pioneering designer’s life and career with startling beauty and potency.

NY Times Obituaries:




Jules Feiffer, Acerbic Cartoonist, Writer and Much Else, Dies at 95
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
In his long-running Village Voice comic strip and in his many plays and screenplays, he took delight in skewering politics, relationships and human nature.

Garth Hudson, Multifaceted Musician With the Band, Dies at 87
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
He was the last surviving original member of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s and’70s, with its blend of rock, r&b and country.

Jeff Torborg, Catcher of Three No-Hitters and a Manager, Dies at 83
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
He called every pitch of Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965. After 10 seasons playing in the majors, he skippered the White Sox and the Mets.

Bimla Bissell, Vital Aide to Four U.S. Ambassadors to India, Dies at 92
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
Her house was a hub for generations of heads of state, diplomats, journalists and artists, who relied on her for her political acumen and were buoyed by her friendship.

Joel Paley, Writer of‘Ruthless,’ an Off Broadway Hit, Dies at 69
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
The show, with music by Marvin Laird, portrayed a schoolgirl’s murderous theatrical ambition. Paley also performed in the parody dance group Les Ballets Trockadero.

Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.

David Schneiderman, Village Voice Editor and Publisher, Dies at 77
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
Named editor in chief of the venerable alternative weekly in 1978, he was not welcomed with open arms. But his commitment to strong journalism won people over.

Lynne Taylor-Corbett,‘Footloose’ Choreographer, Dies at 78
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 +0000
Striving to widen the audience of dance, she brought vitality to Broadway musicals like“Swing!” as well as ballets and Hollywood films.

Heinz Kluetmeier, Inventive Sports Photographer, Dies at 82
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
His work for Sports Illustrated included the renowned cover photo of the United States men’s hockey team celebrating their upset win at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Claire van Kampen, 71, Playwright and Arranger of Early Music World, Dies
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 +0000
After she married Mark Rylance, the two often collaborated; her specialty was arranging music for Tudor-era plays. Then she wrote a period piece of her own.

Melba Montgomery, Country Singer Known for Her Duets, Dies at 86
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
Her high harmonies put an emotional charge into her work with George Jones and others. She also had solo hits, including“No Charge,” a country No. 1.

André Soltner, Famed Chef at New York’s LutÚce, Dies at 92
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 +0000
Customers returned again and again for his impeccable French dishes at a restaurant that one food critic said“set the gold standard.”

George Kalinsky, 88, Madison Square Garden’s First Official Lensman, Dies
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 +0000
With camera in hand, he parlayed a chance encounter with Muhammad Ali into a photography career documenting the Knicks, the Rangers and Garden headliners like Elvis Presley.

Gus Williams, Guard Who Led Seattle to an N.B.A. Title, Dies at 71
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 +0000
Undersized but speedy and known as the Wizard for his acrobatics, he was a high scorer who in 1979 starred in a series that brought the SuperSonics their only crown.

Jean Jennings, Who Wrote With Verve About Cars, Dies at 70
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 +0000
A cabdriver and mechanic before becoming a journalist, she brought personality and adventure to a once-staid genre. She once won a demolition derby and motorcycled across China.

Zilia Sánchez, Painter Who Found Fame Late in Life, Dies at 98
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
A Cuban-born minimalist painter who spent much of her life in Puerto Rico, she was in her 90s when her erotically charged work first appeared at the Venice Biennale.

Readers Share Their Near-Death Experiences
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
After the death of Peter Fenwick, a neuropsychiatrist who studied near-death experiences, readers shared stories of their own.

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, 90, Dies; Her Internment Inspired a Memoir
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 +0000
In“Farewell to Manzanar,” she wrote about the years she and her family were imprisoned in a camp for Japanese Americans. It became the basis for a TV movie.

Joan Plowright, Award-Winning Actress and Olivier’s Widow, Dies at 95
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
She won many accolades— and was honored with a damehood — during a seven-decade career on the London stage, in film and on Broadway.

Nathalie Dupree,‘Queen of Southern Cooking,’ Dies at 85
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 +0000
As a cookbook author, TV personality and mentor, she sought to burst the chicken-fried stereotype of the South. Sometimes her life was as messy as her kitchen.

Tommy Brown, a Teenage Talent for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Dies at 97
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 +0000
He was 16 when he made his debut as a shortstop in an Ebbets Field doubleheader, becoming the youngest position player in modern major-league history.

David Lynch Dead:‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ Director Was 78
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 +0000
A visionary, his films included“Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive.” He also brought his skewed view to the small screen with “Twin Peaks.”

Bob Uecker, Clubhouse Wit-Turned-Popular Sportscaster, Dies at 90
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
Uecker turned his meager baseball career into humorous fodder covering games on TV and as a commercial pitchman.

Shirah Neiman, Pathbreaking New York City Prosecutor, Dies at 81
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
In 1970 she broke an unwritten rule against women lawyers in the Southern District’s criminal division. She went on to mentor a long list of prominent lawyers.

Howard Buten, Autism Therapist, Novelist and Clown, Is Dead at 74
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 +0000
By day, he helped run an autism center he opened in a suburb of Paris. In the evening, he delighted audiences as a clown named Buffo. In between, he wrote novels.

Bill McCartney, Coach Who Led a Movement for‘Godly’ Men, Dies at 84
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 +0000
After transforming the University of Colorado’s football team, he founded the Promise Keepers, a masculine revivalist group that drew millions of supporters.