Pop Culture

The host of the hit reality dating show talks about the pleasures of kimchi jjigae, crunchy fallen leaves and do-not-disturb mode.

By Shivani Gonzalez

The singer’s Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things pop-up shows highlight how she continues to deviate from the rising pop star’s expected playbook.

By Lindsay Zoladz and Nina Westervelt

In 1997, Nicolas Cage and John Travolta swapped identities and faces in John Woo’s extravagant action thriller. The results were fabulously ludicrous.

By Maya Salam

The music mogul arrived in court on Thursday in jail clothes. His lawyers argued that his conviction rests on an unjust use of the Mann Act.

By Julia Jacobs and Ben Sisario

“Twilight Override,” the latest solo project by the Wilco leader, is a triple album that earns every minute.

By Jon Pareles and Lyndon French

The pioneering session musician, 90, remains a fiercely independent thinker. “I have to do things the way I see fit.”

By Bob Mehr and Elizabeth Weinberg

The hybrid kids have an important revelation about who should be afraid of whom. Just deserts will be served.

By Sean T. Collins

In honor of a gem from Alex G, listen to tracks from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, Elliott Smith and more.

By Lindsay Zoladz

The music mogul’s lawyers said in a filing that their incarcerated client deserves to be let go soon after his Oct. 3 sentencing on prostitution-related charges.

By Julia Jacobs and Ben Sisario

On an uneven but sometimes inspired second album, the rapper is pugnacious, reflective and rarely short on charisma.

By Lindsay Zoladz

The director Justin Tipping narrates a sequence from his film.

By Mekado Murphy

Stallone, the 79-year-old leading man on “Tulsa King,” has high praise for his 27-year-old co-star as the show returns for its third season.

By Jonathan Abrams

Over more than two decades in TV, the comedian has gone from a challenger of politically correct discourse to a frequent antagonist of the right.

By Julia Jacobs

The Puerto Rican superstar, with 12 nods, and the multigenre duo from Argentina, with 10, will compete in the biggest categories.

By Ben Sisario

The two actors play mutually toxic brothers in a new Netflix crime drama set amid the seedy underside of the downtown New York restaurant scene.

By Melena Ryzik and Cody Cutter

Jenny Han, the showrunner, handpicked music that referenced previous generations’ pop culture for Amazon Prime’s young adult drama.

By Shivani Gonzalez

Hear recent tracks from Bon Iver, Dijon, Karol G and more.

By Lindsay Zoladz

It was a great night for new series, first-time winners and a late-night show canceled by the ceremony’s broadcaster. The writing and gags? Not as great.

By The New York Times

Decades ago, singles were printed on cereal boxes as cutout prizes. Now, a dedicated few are working to save these cardboard treasures from extinction.

By Christian Kriticos and Ye Fan

As Cat Stevens, he helped define the singer-songwriter. After converting to Islam, he became a lightning rod. His new memoir explores it all.

By Grayson Haver Currin

Here are the winners from the 77th Emmy Awards, which took place Sunday night.

By Shivani Gonzalez

“My mom said, ‘You can have the album or you can see them in concert,’” the actor said. “I said, ‘Well, the album is forever and the girls will ruin the concert with their screaming.’”

By Kathryn Shattuck

The realities surrounding the league and the pressures athletes face make the sport ripe for the frightfest “HIM,” its makers say.

By Emmanuel Morgan

For his new take on the classic tale, del Toro aimed to defy expectations. He envisioned the creature as a thing of beauty and a work of art.

By Maya Salam

Nwodim, known for characters including Lisa From Temecula, is the fifth cast member to leave the sketch comedy show this summer.

By Maya Salam

This month’s picks include a musical blockbuster and live-action remake of a beloved Disney animation.

By Dina Gachman

The superstar singer-songwriter sat down with Popcast to discuss overcoming personal and professional turmoil ahead of his new album, “Play.”

By Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica

By recreating a snippet of the number “Best of Wives and Best of Women,” these funny shorts serve as both tribute and critique.

By Esther Zuckerman

George Drakoulias won over a reluctant Tom Petty, transformed the Black Crowes and was name-checked by the Beastie Boys. This year, he was up for an Emmy.

By Brian Raftery and Michael Tyrone Delaney

Neverland is falling into disorder despite its security protocols, with all sorts of saboteurs running amok.

By Sean T. Collins

Ten tastemakers (and two staffers) weigh in on the season’s signature tracks.

By Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica

The experimental Colombian composer looks inward on “A Danger to Ourselves,” a new album inspired by a new musical and personal partnership.

By Carolina Abbott Galvão and Brad Trone

The 20-year-old songwriter is drawing pop fandom with a sound rooted in rock history. His love life, and career, have been dramatic.

By Olivia Horn and Daniel Weiss

In a new memoir and documentary, the actor known for “Two and a Half Men,” “Platoon” and a debauched life that nearly killed him puts it all out there.

By Dina Gachman

A new series from the creator of “Peaky Blinders” and another starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman are among the highlights this month.

By Noel Murray

A shriekathon in “John Proctor Is the Villain” is the latest in a wave of young women letting their pipes loose — and exhorting anyone to join in.

By Melena Ryzik

A Ken Burns documentary on the birth of the American Republic, the end of “Stranger Things,” a new series from Sterlin Harjo and much more.

By Mike Hale

The singer, rapper and provocateur pushes herself to the max. On her new LP, “Vie,” that means leaning into her pop roots and “doing what I know I know how to do.”

By Joe Coscarelli and Chantal Anderson

A crop of artists on the verge of what’s next are returning with new releases, and Taylor Swift is reuniting with some of her poppiest collaborators.

By Elena Bergeron, Caryn Ganz, Olivia Horn, Jon Pareles and Hank Shteamer

Please Don’t Destroy will stop making videos for the show as Ben Marshall joins the cast. Watch clips of him and the other new additions.

By Maya Salam

Dolly Parton in Vegas, a shrine to David Bowie, a new standup special from Kumail Nanjiani and other picks from our critics and writers.

By Dwight Garner, Jesse Green, Alexandra Jacobs, Gia Kourlas, Alex Marshall, Melena Ryzik, Maya Salam, Jennifer Szalai, Alissa Wilkinson and Jason Zinoman

This week’s episode recounted the days that led to the Maginot’s crash on Earth.

By Sean T. Collins

In his first Off Broadway play, the artist and comedian behind “Fantasmas” and “Problemista” is bringing audiences into his off-kilter world.

By Alexis Soloski and David Billet

On “Short n’ Sweet” last year, the singer became one of pop’s new queens of quirk. On its follow-up, “Man’s Best Friend,” she’s hiding behind her characters.

By Jon Caramanica

The upcoming season of “Saturday Night Live” will feature five new faces. Departing are Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim and Devon Walker.

By Maya Salam

Cardi B’s long-awaited return, Jeff Tweedy’s low-key magnum opus, Silvana Estrada’s latest poetic release and more.

By Jon Pareles and Jon Caramanica

Inspired by a funny request from his children years ago, his new series teaches young viewers about clouds, thunder and the ingredients of a rainbow.

By Laurel Graeber

Our critic went to Las Vegas to see the immersive presentation of the classic 1939 film. What she saw defied easy categorization.

By Alissa Wilkinson

A stint on “The White Lotus” introduced this Italian actress to a new audience. She calls her starring role on the new “Office” spinoff an “incredible American dream.”

By Alexis Soloski and Kobe Wagstaff

The 1980s pop star, who tells her story in a new memoir, chats about how she stays connected to teen culture, the glorious artifice of Las Vegas and dancing her own way.

By Phoebe Reilly