Max, Once Known as HBO Max, Is Calling Itself HBO Max Again. Got It?
Warner Bros. Discovery executives are reinstating the name HBO Max for the popular streaming service. It’s the fourth name change for the app in the last decade.
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In ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ Tom Francis Writes His Own Story
Tom Francis asked to meet on a rugged corner of the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. It was a bright April day, and in some ways Francis, 25, in a vintage sweater and slacks, looked like any other member of the creative class with a matcha …
Onscreen, Robots Are the Most Interesting People
I know how I’m supposed to feel about artificial intelligence. Like anyone who pushes words around on a page, I worry that large language models will relegate me to the junk pile. I worry that smart machines will supplant artists, eliminate jobs and …
Dancing to the Beating Heart of a Library’s Collection
In “Lunch Dances,” which tells fictional stories of regular people pursuing personal research, Monica Bill Barnes and Company invades the New York Public Library.
‘Andor’ Finale Recap: Friends Everywhere
The final three episodes include major deaths, callbacks and one last swashbuckling adventure rooted in the idea that every soldier counts in a fight for freedom.
Court Sides With New York Times Over Access to E.U. Covid Vaccine Messages
The case revolved around whether texts between a top E.U. official and a drug company executive counted as a public record that might need to be disclosed.
CNN’s New Streaming Service Will Debut This Fall
The service is part of a major push to find paying customers for the network’s journalism.
A Damning Portrait of an Enfeebled Biden Protected by His Inner Circle
“Original Sin,” by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, depicts an aging president whose family and aides enabled his quixotic campaign for a second term.
A New Biography of Mark Twain Doesn’t Have Much of What Made Him Great
Ron Chernow traces the life of a profound, unpredictable and irascibly witty writer.
These 4 People Had Never Met. Now They’re on a Road Trip to Find Dad.
In Kevin Wilson’s novel “Run for the Hills,” half siblings drive cross-country searching for the father who abandoned them.