‘Sacrament’ review: Susan Straight pays tribute to COVID nurses
Book Review Sacrament By Susan StraightCounterpoint: 352 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.…
Bon Jovi is going back on tour!
Bon Jovi fans, take our hands because the iconic rock band is returning to the stage next year. This will be Jon Bon Jovi’s first tour as the frontman in…
Soft Cell's Dave Ball, famous for 'Tainted Love', dies at 66
English electronic music producer and one-half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, Dave Ball, has passed away at 66 years old. He’s also known for being a part of the…
‘Springsteen’: The top 9 pop-music biopics in Oscars history
What is it about the musical biopic that has inspired so much Oscar love? Is it the genre’s front-row seat on the turbulent, provocative, culture-shifting lives of artists we’ve worshiped…
Director Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson on ‘Hedda’ and their long friendship
As the saying goes, get yourself a friend that looks at you the way Nia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson look at each other. The duo have now collaborated on “Hedda,”…
Dataland, L.A.’s museum of AI arts: Opening date and first look images
AI is driving the stock market to record highs, dominating countless debates about the value of human labor, and radically rewiring the way schools approach education. It’s also causing a…
Ela Minus talks new album ‘Día,’ Latin Grammy nomination
Every night before going to bed, Ela Minus shuts off her phone. Oftentimes, the Colombian artist-producer won’t even turn it back on until the following afternoon. One day, in mid-September,…
Disney warns that ESPN, ABC and other channels could go dark on YouTube TV
Walt Disney Co. is alerting viewers that its channels may go dark on YouTube TV amid tense contract negotiations between the two television giants. The companies are struggling to hammer…
Soft Cell’s David Ball, hitmaker behind ‘Tainted Love,’ dies at 66
David Ball of Soft Cell, whose delectably sleazy synth-pop arrangement drove that English duo’s 1981 hit “Tainted Love” to the top of the U.K. singles chart, died Wednesday. He was…
What bans? ‘Gender Queer: The Annotated Edition’ due in 2026
A new expanded edition of Maia Kobabe’s award-winning graphic memoir “Gender Queer” will be released next year. Oni Press has announced that “Gender Queer: The Annotated Edition” will be available…