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Anthropic will let your agents sleep on its couch
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Want to run your business on autopilot? For better or worse, Managed Agents might help with thatIf you need AI agents to do a lot of ongoing tasks for your business, Anthropic has a new answer for you. The Claude maker has introduced Managed Agents, a service to help organizations create and deploy cloud-hosted knowledge work automations.


Google wants more Intel inside ... its datacenters, taps Chipzilla for more SmartNICs
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Custom ASIC biz now running at a $1B annual pace for IntelGoogle will continue to work with Intel, buying SmartNICs for its public cloud rather than blazing its own trail as AWS has done with its Nitro NICs.


Crypto? Huh. Good gawd y'all, what is it good for? $45M in this case
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Cops bust latest scam, return $12m to bilked victimsUS, UK, and Canadian law enforcement Thursday said that they disrupted a $45 million global cryptocurrency scam, freezing $12 million in stolen funds and identifying more than 20,000 cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to fraud victims across 30 countries.


World's smallest violin spotted at Amazon HQ as exec pay packets deflate
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
C-suite forced to take sandwiches into work, cycle homeIt's going to be hard holding back our tears. The C-suite lieutenants at Amazon didn’t exactly get the bumper payday that manyEl Regreaders would expect, particularly compared with prior years.


AWS: Agents shouldn't be secret, so we built a registry for them
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Your agent will be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, and numberedAI agents should not be secret agents, at least in corporate environments. But when companies deploy software automations, they don't always have visibility into what their roboscripts are actually doing.


'Several dozen' high-value corporations hit by new extortion crew in helpdesk phishing spree
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Possible link to Mr. Raccoon's claimed Adobe break-inA new extortion crew has targeted“several dozen high-value” corporations through phishing and helpdesk social-engineering, according to Google.


Deere oh Deere: Tractor repair row heads for $99M settlement
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
FTC lawsuit lingers, while encouraging signs point to Iowa bill succeeding tooAgriculture manufacturing giant John Deere has agreed to a proposed $99 million settlement following a class action lawsuit in Illinois.


Spark creator bags computing gong for making big data a little bit smaller
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
ACM salutes Databricks co-founder Matei Zaharia with $250K prizeThe Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has awarded its annual Prize in Computing to Matei Zaharia for his work developing open source data and analytics software, including the widely used Apache Spark analytics engine.


Nutanix to add KubeVirt support to run VMs on K8s at the edge
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Arm support is on the agenda, too, because AI is going to run on everythingExclusiveNutanix plans to support KubeVirt to allow its customers to run both containers and VMs on the edge.


Chevin pulls the handbrake on FleetWave software after security scare
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
UK and US customers stuck waiting after fleet management SaaS vendor took affected environments offlineA cybersecurity incident has knocked FleetWave into a "major outage" across the UK and US after Chevin Fleet Solutions pulled parts of its SaaS platform offline and left customers scrambling for answers.


OpenAI puts Stargate UK on ice, blames energy costs and red tape
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Sam Altman's datacenter dreams hit a wall of watts and wonkery, cooling Britain's AI ambitionsOpenAI is pausing its planned Stargate datacenter project in the UK just months after announcing it, citing the regulatory environment and cost of energy as reasons for putting it on hold.


Months-old Adobe Reader zero-day uses PDFs to size up targets
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Malicious PDFs abuse legit features to harvest system data and decide which victims get a 2nd-stage payloadHackers have been quietly exploiting what appears to be a zero-day in Adobe Acrobat Reader for months, using booby-trapped PDFs to profile targets and decide who's worth fully compromising.


Microsoft locks out VeraCrypt and WireGuard devs, blames verification process
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
No emails, no warnings, no humans– just bots, catch-22s, and a 60-day appeals queueMicrosoft says that it will work on how it communicates with developers after two leading open source figures were suddenly locked out of their accounts, leaving them unable to sign updates.


Peace President's Iran war piles more pain on already battered PC market
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Memory costs were already through the roof - now freight's spiking too, and budget systems face extinctionAmerica's war with Iran is jacking up the pressure on computing markets already struggling with memory shortages and component cost inflation, meaning buyers should brace themselves for even higher prices this year.


Security researchers tricked Apple Intelligence into cursing at users. It could have been a lot worse
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Wash your mouth out with digital soapApple Intelligence, the personal AI system integrated into newer Macs, iPhones, and other iThings, can be hijacked using prompt injection, forcing the model into producing an attacker-controlled result and putting millions of users at risk, researchers have shown.


Microsoft developer chief Julia Liuson is logging off
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Departure may accelerate further AI-centric moves for programming toolsJulia Liuson, president of Microsoft's developer division (DevDiv), will resign at the end of June, though she will continue in an advisory role.


Amazon put a filesystem on S3; I showed up with a test suite and bad intentions
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
The core product is solid and priced fairlyI've spent over a decade telling anyone who'd listen that S3 is not a filesystem, which in retrospect was a really weird way to start some conversations. So when AWSlaunched S3 Fileson Tuesday– which lets you mount an S3 bucket as an NFS share – I did what any reasonable person would do: I spun up an EC2 instance and started trying to break it.


Zephyr Energy loses£700K in cyber hit that rerouted contractor payment
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Attackers slipped into the process and redirected funds, leaving the company scrambling to recover the cashUK-listed oil and gas outfit Zephyr Energy plc has admitted a cyber incident siphoned off roughly£700,000 after a single payment to a contractor was quietly redirected to an attacker-controlled account.


UK.gov's top tech jobs pay more than prime minister earns
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
DSIT hiring directors general with packages reaching£260K plus pensionThe Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is recruiting three directors general to lead aspects of the UK government's digital work, all on pay in excess of the prime minister's salary.


Capita's pension portal exposes civil servants' private data
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
As if the backlog, the bugs, and the chatbot fixes weren't enoughCapita has limited the online functionality of its Civil Service Pensions Scheme (CSPS) member portal after confirming an "issue" briefly exposed the personal data of public sector workers.


UK to spend£15M on AI-powered crime mapping in knife violence crackdown
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Home Office hopes tech will help cops target hotspots as ministers push to halve offensesThe British government is spending£15 million over the next three years to improve crime mapping in England and Wales, partly to allow more targeted policing of knife crime.


Microsoft software resale appeal catches eye of£3.5B class action
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Court of Appeal hearing in ValueLicensing dispute may shape parallel proceedingsThe Microsoft and ValueLicensing legal tussle will enter an appeals phase this month, attracting the attention of a multibillion-pound class action against the Windows giant.


Sticky-note security turned gym into hall of '80s horrors
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
Even fitness equipment is vulnerable to mischief makers these daysPWNEDWelcome back to Pwned, the column where we share war stories from IT soldiers who shot themselves– or watched someone else shoot themselves – in the foot. Today's tale shows that even when you're setting up something as simple as fitness gear, there's no excuse for leaving security credentials lying around.


Cryptographers place $5,000 bet whether quantum will matter
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 GMT
The time is maybeQuantum computing exists in a sort of superposition with regard to cryptography– it's both a pending threat and a technology of no immediate consequence for decryption.


Meta's latest model is as open as Zuckerberg's private school
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the proprietary models, not join them!Nearly two years after extolling the virtues of open source AI, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is singing a different tune. 


Western Union zaps VMware and moves to Nutanix
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
South Korea’s biggest theme park is also riding the VM migration roller coasterWestern Union has commenced a migration from VMware to Nutanix after deciding it didn’t want to do business with Broadcom.


Atlassian gussies up Confluence for the AI era
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Helps employees present data in Confluence in various waysAtlassian is modernizing Confluence for the AI era, testing tools and agentic capabilities that give users the chance to turn their written notes into graphics and their ideas into software applications.


Criminal wannabes even more dangerous than the pros, says ex-FBI cyber chief
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
If they don't know what they're doing, you might never get your data backinterviewIt's the biggest threat today, but it took her a while to appreciate it. After spending two decades at the FBI and much of that time working to intercept and stop cyber threats from the likes of China and Russia, Halcyon Ransomware Research Center SVP Cynthia Kaiser says she was a "latercomer to really wanting to focus on ransomware."


DARPA looking for battery that could power a laptop for months
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Drawback: it’s radioactiveForget recharging or swapping out disposable AAs every day. What if you could power energy-hungry devices for months or even years at a time from a single, reasonably-sized battery? A Washington state-based fusion energy startup is helping to make that dream a reality for DARPA, which wants higher-power radioactive batteries for space. 


Call your existing automation‘zero-token architecture’ to become an instant agentic AI wiz
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Kubernetes luminary Kelsey Hightower thinks IT pros need to get smart about thriving in a world that’s trying to hide deep techAs businesses drink the agentic AI Kool-Aid and go looking for productivity enhancements, IT professionals can deliver by rebranding their existing automations as“zero-token architecture,” according to Kelsey Hightower, a former Google distinguished engineer and a notable early promoter of Kubernetes.


Nvidia's Rubin GPU is likely to be late thanks to memory shortage and technical challenges
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
China-bound Hopper accelerators are also likely to ship in smaller volumes than previously forecast, industry watchers sayNvidia's next-gen Rubin GPUs may end up shipping later and in smaller volumes than anticipated due to supply chain challenges, TrendForce warned on Wednesday.


RAF eyes cheap drone-killer as Typhoon jet tests laser-guided rockets
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
BAE says trials could offer cheaper way to counter uncrewed aerial threatsBAE Systems has successfully tested a laser-guided rocket system with a Typhoon fighter jet from Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) as a potential anti-drone weapon. It follows earlier trials in the US with the F-15E Strike Eagle.


Minnesota State payroll problems grew after Workday launch, auditors say
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Sample testing found incorrect payments and delays after college system adopted new HR platformUpdatedA Workday-based HR platform rollout at Minnesota State universities and colleges likely left more than a thousand faculty and staff with payroll errors.


Talk ain't cheap: DARPA offers grants for new AI-to-AI communication protocol
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
MATHBAC program wants better machine-to-machine chatter for scientific discoveryTo supercharge agents' ability to make scientific discoveries, DARPA is looking to improve cross-bot collaboration by developing a "science of AI communication" that will help the models work together to come up with better ideas. 


Microsoft calls time on ASP.NET Core 2.3 on .NET Framework
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Tangled tale nears end as Redmond classifies it as a tool, not a libraryMicrosoft has set an end-of-support date of April 7, 2027, for ASP.NET Core 2.3, the only supported version on .NET Framework, even though .NET Framework (and the original ASP.NET) will continue to be supported.


Supermicro launches probe after staff charged with China export violations
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Board-led inquiry follows indictment of two employees and a contractor over alleged diversion of Nvidia GPU serversSupermicro has launched an independent investigation after three people associated with the company were charged with violating US export restrictions on China.


Amazon rewards loyal Kindle devotees by closing the book on old e-readers
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
To 'minimize disruption,' Bezoscorp offers a 20% discount on new hardware you didn't wantUpdatedAmazon is rewarding long-time Kindle users by ditching support for aging devices, though it is trying to "minimize disruption" for existing customers by dangling a 20 percent discount for new models along with an eBook credit.


Showing the Windows 10 desktop was the yeast they could do
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Fresh and healthy, just like Windows 11 isn'tBork!Bork!Bork!You might say this bork was bread to fail, but at least it involves a version of Windows that most people actually like.


Dutch healthcare software vendor goes dark after ransomware attack
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
ChipSoft's website remains down but emails are functioningA Dutch healthcare software vendor has been knocked offline following a ransomware attack, officials say.


Investors are going nuclear to keep UK's AI datacenters fed
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Market watcher says money is pouring into British atomic and fusion startups amid massive energy demandInvestors are backing nuclear power as a solution to fuel the UK's datacenter buildout, according to researchers tracking investment activity.


DXC lands Metropolitan Police outsourcing deal that could climb to£1B
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Supplier will support the current Oracle E-Business Suite and lead migration to a new Oracle Fusion SaaS platformThe UK's largest police force has awarded DXC Technology a contract worth up to£1 billion to develop and run a host of business process outsourcing services – including building a new Oracle ERP system.


NHS Scotland-linked domains caught serving pr0n and dodgy sports streams
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Two practice web addresses appear to have been compromisedMultiple domains belonging to Scottish healthcare providers have been hijacked and are now pushing links to adult content and illegal sports streams, according to a researcher.


Virtual SG-41 project brings Nazi cipher machine to life in the browser
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Martin Gillow's 3D recreation lets users explore would-be Enigma successor's mechanics and enciphering logic onlineAn enthusiast has built a digital 3D model of the SG-41 cipher machine, replete with wheels, levers, and stepping logic, accessible via a browser.


UK's grand plan to fuel AI with public data faces uphill battle
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Agents will look for info elsewhere unless official sources sharpen upThe UK's hopes of fueling cutting-edge AI development and applications with a National Data Library (NDL) could be dashed unless it makes datasets easier to use.


Microsoft hints at bit bunkers for war zones
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
President Brad Smith tells an interviewer that Microsoft is reconsidering datacenter design in light of Iran warMicrosoft is reevaluating how it designs and builds datacenters in conflict-prone regions after Iran began targeting Middle Eastern bit barns in retaliation for US military operations.


Japan relaxes privacy laws to make itself the‘easiest country to develop AI’
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 GMT
Opting out of personal data use won't be an option because Minister says that's a 'very big obstacle' to AI adoptionJapan’s Minister for Digital Transformation Hisashi Matsumoto has declared the nation will become the easiest place in the world to develop AI apps, thanks to legal changes that mean organizations won’t need to secure consent to use some personal information.


Anthropic: All your zero-days are belong to Mythos
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 GMT
Hasn't released it to the public, because it would break the internet - in a bad wayFor years, the infosec community’s biggest existential worry has been quantum computers blowing away all classical encryption and revealing the world’s secrets. Now they have a new Big Bad: an AI model that can generate zero-day vulnerabilities.


Iran cyber actors disrupting US water, energy facilities, FBI warns
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 GMT
Your PLCs aren't internet-connected, right? Right?!Iranian-affiliated actors have escalated intrusions targeting critical US water and energy facilities, in some cases disrupting operations, the FBI and American cyber defense agencies said on Tuesday.


Nutanix thinks some Azure cloud desktops belong on-prem to make them usable
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 GMT
Also asserts it can beat Cisco's homebrew hypervisor for calling apps.NEXTNutanix has teamed with Microsoft to bring cloudy desktops on-prem, using its extensive desktop virtualization (VDI) experience to make it work.


Cloudflare, GoDaddy team up to curb AI bot brigades
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 GMT
Pair backs scraper blocking and standards to separate trusted agents from bad botsCiting the need to adapt to an internet increasingly serving the needs of AI agents without considering the needs of site owners, Cloudflare and GoDaddy are partnering on efforts to control how AIs crawl the web and interact with web content.


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NY Times Arts/Music:




The Teens of‘The Testaments’ Follow Up on ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Chase Infiniti and Lucy Halliday explore the fierce potential and peril of adolescent girls in Hulu’s follow-up to “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

MoMA Survey Shows How Marcel Duchamp Changed the Art Game
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Marcel Duchamp flipped the notion of art’s value on its head. We need foundation-shaking badly today, our critic says, and a sweeping survey at MoMA is an arresting reminder.

A Stroke and a Coma Couldn’t Stop Matt Pinfield, Rock’s Big Booster
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Matt Pinfield, the D.J. and onetime MTV host, returned to the music world months after using up yet another of his“nine lives.”

‘The Boys’ Got Bigger Than Ever. That Seemed Like the Time to End It.
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
“I really just wanted to go out on top,” said Eric Kripke, whose sex-and-violence-soaked superhero satire just began its fifth and final season.

Melissa Chiu Exits Hirshhorn Museum to Lead Guggenheim
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Melissa Chiu is stepping down as director of the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington to lead the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Review: Nostalgia’s the Boss of TV Now
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
The dysfunctional family re-breaks the fourth wall (and other household objects) in a sweet but slight reunion.

Cannes Film Festival Lineup Spotlights Almodóvar and Other Heavyweights
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
The 79th edition of the festival includes film by revered art house film directors like Pedro Almodóvar and Pawel Pawlikowski but few Hollywood titles.

Getty Center in Los Angeles Is Closing for Year of Renovations
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
The art museum will close to the public in March 2027 to replace its aging tram system and modernize some galleries.

Rosamund Pike to Star in‘Inter Alia’ on Broadway
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
The actress, a star of“Gone Girl” and “Saltburn,” will play a judge whose personal experience as the mother of a son tests her courtroom approach to justice.

‘Faces of Death’ Review: Is It Real? Does It Matter?
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
A meta-remake of the 1978 horror cult classic is more about how we watch than what we watch.

‘Exit 8’ Review: Round and Round and Round He Goes 

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Tokyo’s subway stations sparkle, and the rules are many and clearly posted. But for one man, just getting to work is hell.

True Crime Streaming: In‘A Friend, a Murderer,’ the Killer Was Close
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
This docuseries offers a rarely heard perspective, as three friends discuss the complex experience of learning that the violent killer terrorizing their community was part of their tight-knit group.

5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
The latest recording from Pygmalion, Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time” and works written for Anne-Sophie Mutter are among our selections.

Review: At Gibney Dance, Reaping the Maelstrom
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Searching for new repertory, the company succeeds best with two veteran choreographers, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Lucinda Childs.

Pink Will Host the 2026 Tony Awards
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Songs by the pop singer-songwriter are part of the Broadway shows“&Juliet” and “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.”

‘You, Me&Tuscany’ Review: Love in the Italian Countryside
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page star in this fumbling romantic comedy, complete with vineyard romping, barrel racing and a sexy serenade.

Her Museum Was Surviving in Russia. Then the Threats Became Too Much.
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Nailya Allakhverdiyeva tried compromising with the authorities so she could continue showing contemporary art. But the intimidation didn’t end.

‘The Travel Companion’ Review: Friendship, Insecurely Fastened
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
A struggling documentarian sublimates his hurt over his roommate’s new girlfriend into his fixation on losing airline perks.

‘Outcome’ Review: Keanu Reeves as a Washed-Up Star Making Amends
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Keanu Reeves plays an actor covering up a sordid past in this misguided film directed by Jonah Hill.

‘Newborn’ Review: After Solitary Confinement, New Horrors Await
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
The writer-director Nate Parker focuses on the societal costs of imprisonment in this drama starring David Oyelowo as a Queens dad who goes upstate on a family trip.

‘Hamlet’ Review: (In)action Hero
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
This version reimagines Shakespeare’s play for the screen with an appealing dynamism, set within a well-to-do South Asian family in London.

‘Fiume o Morte!’ Review: Scenes From a Mini Dictatorship
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
In this documentary, Igor Bezinovic casts nonactors to restage major episodes from when an Italian poet turned strongman ruled a city in what became Croatia.

‘The Christophers’ Review: Fine Art, Frayed Artists
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are terrific in Steven Soderbergh’s sharp-eyed take on art and money.

‘Bunnylovr’ Review: Run, Rabbit
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
A young woman struggles with the pitfalls of an extremely online life in this confident and meandering debut feature.

Best Alien Books by Octavia E. Butler, Ted Chiang and More
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.

Stephen Colbert Skewers Trump’s ‘Double-Sided’ Cease-Fire
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
“The Late Show” host asked if being double-sided wasn’t a prerequisite: “I believe there’s a word for a single-sided cease-fire and it’s ‘murder.’”

Popeye the Art Icon
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
Plus: a Milan hotel in a 19th-century mansion, summery, New England-inspired cushions and more recommendations from T Magazine.

The Good List: 6 Things to Add Joy to Your Day
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
Indispensable emoji, undesirable friends and show notes for your life.

Wayne Perkins, Guitarist to the Stars, Dies at 74
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
Mr. Perkins worked with Bob Marley, Joni Mitchell and many others, almost joined the Rolling Stones and turned down an offer from Lynyrd Skynyrd.

‘Ketamine Queen’ Sentenced to 15 Years in Matthew Perry’s Overdose Death
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
The sentence for Jasveen Sangha, who prosecutors say was known to customers as the Ketamine Queen, is the stiffest yet for those charged in the“Friends” star’s death.

Duke Ellington and John Adams: Titans of Classical Americana
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Recent performances by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Philadelphia Orchestra offered music by Duke Ellington and John Adams.

Matisse Is a Crowd-Pleaser. Here’s What the Crowds Rarely Get to See
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
The Acquavella Galleries in Manhattan offer more than 50 works, many from private collections. The show caps a surge of exhibitions on the great painter.

An Audacious $724 Million Building Reinvents LACMA
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
Two decades in the making, the David Geffen Galleries will offer an unconventional approach to art history and cement the director Michael Govan’s legacy.

This Audacious Film Festival Should Be Better Known
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
Year in and year out, New Directors/New Films showcases inspired work worth your attention. The latest edition is especially impressive.

Modern Love: My Husband’s Breakdown Was My Breakthrough
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
Stefanie Gunning had to reach her lowest point to realize what she needed for herself.

‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson Talks Tragedy, the Internet and the End of the Show
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
Ahead of the Season 3 premiere on Sunday, the show’s creator discussed his reputation, the loss of Angus Cloud and the soul-searching that followed.

Frankie Muniz Refuses to Stay in His Lane
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
At 40, he is a father, a NASCAR driver and back as the star of a“Malcolm in the Middle” revival. “I have unfinished business,” he said.

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Detroit Jazz
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
The city’s music is spiritual, searching and defiantly local, even when it spreads worldwide. Hear tracks from Yusef Lateef, Geri Allen, James Carter and other Detroit jazz greats.

‘Faces of Death’ Set the Bar for Hardcore Horror. It’s Baaack.
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
A remake of the cult horror movie raises questions about the approach to viewing disturbing videos in a new era.

Late Night Puzzles Over Trump’s ‘Mixed Message’ on Iran
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
“Everyone, most notably the people of Iran, were wondering if their civilization was going to die tonight. Well, good news, it didn’t,” Jimmy Kimmel said after a cease-fire was announced.

Fanciful and Fabulous:‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ on Broadway
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
For their 10th life, the cats strut and duckwalk in a reappraisal of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1981 musical, which has shifted to the queer ballroom scene.

Taylor Frankie Paul Files Competing Court Petition Against Dakota Mortensen
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
The reality star and her former boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, have filed dueling court petitions that paint each other as the main aggressor in a recent altercation.

Nathan Farb’s Roving Lens
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
An immersion in the wide-ranging work of a photographer who has died at 85.

Nathan Farb, 85, Dies; Photographed Hippies, Siberians and Mountains
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
His camera captured subjects as diverse as New York City during the Summer of Love in 1967, Siberia under Soviet rule and the Adirondacks in upstate New York.

Peter Schrag Dies at 94; Wrote of Dangers of California’s Populist Streak
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
His best-received book explored the state’s infatuation with voter initiatives, which were sometimes pushed with anti-immigrant fervor.

9 Ethereal, Emotional, Chaotic and Goofy Cloud-Rap Gems
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
A quick guide to the underground genre, featuring fakemink, Bladee, Yung Lean and more.

Review:‘Innocence’ Tackles School Shootings at the Met Opera
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
Kaija Saariaho’s “Innocence,” a powerful and kaleidoscopic depiction of mass violence and its aftermath, has arrived at the Metropolitan Opera.

Joe Conzo Sr., Guardian of Tito Puente’s Legacy, Dies at 83
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
He went from being a fan of the“Mambo King” to becoming his manager and personal historian. Later, he kept alive memories of a bygone era of New York Latino culture.

Protests in Mexico Challenge Move of Frida Kahlo Trove to Spain
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
Officials scrambled to reassure Mexicans that a collection of esteemed artworks would return by 2028. A rarely-seen will may clarify the collector’s wishes.

Wireless Festival Canceled After U.K. Blocks Kanye West From Entering Country
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
Entry to the country is being denied to the rapper formerly known as Kanye West because his presence“would not be conducive to the public good.” The festival he was due to headline is now canceled.

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Bids to Buy Universal Music Group
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
The complex transaction pitched by the billionaire hedge fund manager would need to pass muster with the music giant’s shareholders.

At Broadway’s ‘Rocky Horror Show,’ Fan Participation Is Tricky
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
The new musical is trying to calibrate just how much to rein in the audience participation that longtime fans are used to.

How Duchamp Inspired These 4 Artists
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
Decades after his death, he continues to influence contemporary artists. Here are four— of many — who have riffed on his urinal sculpture “Fountain.”

Irvine Wanted a New Concert Venue. But Not on Live Nation’s Terms.
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
As the company’s antitrust trial continues, one incident involving an amphitheater shows how it clashed not with another industry titan, but a small city.

Justice Dept. Resolves Broadway Touring Company Investigation
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
Broadway Across America will not be prosecuted after acknowledging it signed a noncompete agreement with another presenter, the agency said.

Europe’s Museums Confront the (Literal) Skeletons in Their Closets
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
Institutions are grappling with the human remains in their collections that were used to justify debunked theories about race.

Netflix Explores a Buzzy Chess Cheating Scandal
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
“Untold,” a sports documentary series, recounts a notorious match between two grandmasters and the cheating accusations that rocked the chess world and beyond.

A Brief History of 4 Urinals
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
Marcel Duchamp’s original “Fountain” sculpture vanished within days of its 1917 appearance. He later introduced these versions in response to demand.

Presto! In Chicago, a High-End Magic Palace Appears
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
The entrepreneur Glen Tullman is betting people want to dress up and watch magicians in a luxury setting. Either it will work or $50 million will go poof.

Duchamp Made a Urinal Into Art in 1917. We’re Still Discussing It.
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
Marcel Duchamp changed the face of culture in the 20th century, and beyond, with an unconventional sculpture that challenged how we think of art.

Is This Bach’s Most Underrated Music?
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
The sprawling organ collection“Clavier-Übung III” is not as widely known as it should be. An excellent new recording could change that.

NY Times Obituaries:




David B. Cornstein, Envoy Who Built U.S. Ties to Orban, Dies at 87
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
A former jewelry-counter magnate, he served in Hungary under his friend President Trump, strengthening relations between the two countries as Orban tilted rightward.

Martin Gugino, Activist Shoved by Buffalo Police at 2020 Protest, Dies
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
Mr. Gugino, 81, had filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the city of Buffalo and members of its police force after officers fractured his skull at a Black Lives Matter protest.

Jim Whittaker, First American to Reach Everest’s Summit, Dies at 97
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
As an executive with the outdoor-supply retailer REI and an experienced climber, he conquered Mount Everest in 1963, when fewer than 10 people were known to have done so.

Wayne Perkins, Guitarist to the Stars, Dies at 74
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
Mr. Perkins worked with Bob Marley, Joni Mitchell and many others, almost joined the Rolling Stones and turned down an offer from Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Nathan Farb, 85, Dies; Photographed Hippies, Siberians and Mountains
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
His camera captured subjects as diverse as New York City during the Summer of Love in 1967, Siberia under Soviet rule and the Adirondacks in upstate New York.

Craig Reedie, Who Fought Doping in Global Sport, Dies at 84
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
He led the World Anti-Doping Agency when Russia’s state-sponsored doping system was exposed a decade ago. He received blowback for the agency’s response.

Linda Dresner, Old-School Guru of Avant-Garde Fashion, Dies at 88
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
Her minimalist gallery-like store on Park Avenue was a destination for generations of moneyed New Yorkers and helped change the way clothing is sold.

Norman Bussel, Who Chronicled Veterans’ Unseen Traumas, Dies at 102
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
After a grueling year in a German prison camp during World War II, he endured crushing nightmares and survivor guilt back home, leading him to spread the word about veterans’ suffering.

Peter Schrag Dies at 94; Wrote of Dangers of California’s Populist Streak
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
His best-received book explored the state’s infatuation with voter initiatives, which were sometimes pushed with anti-immigrant fervor.

Nathan Farb’s Roving Lens
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
An immersion in the wide-ranging work of a photographer who has died at 85.

Joe Conzo Sr., Guardian of Tito Puente’s Legacy, Dies at 83
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
He went from being a fan of the“Mambo King” to becoming his manager and personal historian. Later, he kept alive memories of a bygone era of New York Latino culture.

Ronald H. Spector, Who Traced Social History in Books on War, Dies at 83
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
A Vietnam veteran-turned-academic historian, he drew acclaim for portraying conflicts from the perspectives of generals as well as grunts on all sides, both in Vietnam and in World War II.

Elisabeth Waldo, 107, Who Fused Indigenous and Western Music, Dies
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
A classically-trained violinist, she incorporated traditional instruments native to Latin America in Western-style scores to create an atmospheric hybrid.

Mary Rand, Star British Olympian in the Swinging’60s, Dies at 86
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
In 1964, she became the first from her country to win a gold medal in track and field, in the long jump, becoming a celebrity in the Beatles era.

Tom Valenti, Who Made Lamb Shanks a Showstopper, Dies at 67
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
At Ouest, on the Upper West Side, and other Manhattan restaurants, he served robust dishes in a style he called“haute cuisine with the grandma gene.”

Orion Samuelson, the Elvis Presley of Agricultural Radio, Dies at 91
Mon, 06 Apr 2026 +0000
As a host at WGN in Chicago for 60 years, he shared news that was essential to farmers in a homespun style that appealed to listeners from the city.

Carol Mullins, Who Illuminated Dance for Decades, Dies at 86
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
She knew nothing about lighting when the director Robert Wilson asked her to work on his shows. She then spent over 40 years as a designer for Danspace Project.

Dolores Keane, Singer Known as the‘Soul of Ireland,’ Dies at 72
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 +0000
She sang of homesickness and longing, and often collaborated with American musicians like John Prine and Emmylou Harris.

Pedro Friedeberg, Whose Hand Chair Drew Outsize Attention, Dies at 90
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 +0000
Known for his hallucinatory canvases, he cemented his fame with a chair, shaped like a hand, that was both a work of art and a pop culture curio.

Biruté Galdikas, Champion of Endangered Orangutans, Dies at 79
Tue, 07 Apr 2026 +0000
With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, she was one of three prominent researchers of great apes who were sometimes called the“trimates.”