A Soccer-Loving Nation’s Transcendent Summer Is Reimagined
The video game Despelote, set against Ecuador’s journey to the 2002 World Cup, is filled with the sights and sounds of its country and candid, autobiographical details.
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‘Ceremonies in Dark Old Men’ Review: A Father in Defeat
Norm Lewis stars as the resigned patriarch of two slippery sons in this revival of Lonne Elder III’s drama from 1969.
Ewan McGregor, Back Onstage, Is the Architect of His Own Folly
“My Master Builder,” a new take on the Ibsen classic, reduces a complex play to a tawdry marital melodrama.
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
In this month’s picks, a solemn look at the war in Ukraine, plus an ongoing struggle over land and a spirited search for truffles.
Swoony Romance Novels That Will Upend Your World
Despite romance’s reputation as light comfort reading, the genre has a bass line of chaos pulsing through it — the distinction being that romance presents chaos as survivable, even if your entire world is upended. Chaos by Constance Fay CHAOS …
New Historical Fiction That Whisks You to Paris, Vienna and Elsewhere
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue “A railway carriage is as intimate as a dinner party, but one with no host and guests assembled at random.” You’ll find plenty of intimacy but few displays of party manners among the passengers Donoghue introduces …
Paramount Board Clears Possible Path For Settling Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit
Paramount’s interest in settling has dismayed CBS’s news division. The executive producer of “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned last week.
The Unsentimental, Acerbic and Deeply Compassionate Fiction of Jane Gardam
The British author, best known for her “Old Filth” trilogy, never paid much attention to literary fashion, and her 22 novels range widely in genre, tone and style.
Penske Shakes Up Leadership of South by Southwest
The festival’s longtime president is leaving the festival, as are about 10 others. Its owner, Penske Media, told staff members about the changes on Friday.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Sues White House to Block Board Firings
The media organization said that the White House emailed three of the company’s five directors on Monday, telling them that their positions had been terminated.