And he is bringing younger generations with him. Front and center in his videos are members of ImmaBEAST, the dance company — or family, as its members call it — that he has been grooming since 2013. The chance to join them — to be anointed a beast — was …

Photo Brandon Haagenson and Patrick Reilly in “Afterglow.” The play revels in nudity. Credit Mati Bardosh Gelman When someone says “I love you” for the first time, it usually marks a hopeful beginning. For Darius and Josh, it’s a harbinger of doom. The men have been friends with benefits for …

Photo Bruce Forsyth performing in 2013. Credit Olivia Harris/Reuters Bruce Forsyth, an English entertainer, host and quizmaster whose career spanned the history of television, died on Friday at his home in London. He was 89. The BBC announced his death. Dapper and mustachioed, with a toothy smile and cheeky charm, …

It was a rough season. Salina, a so-called travel team, plays only a handful of home games. Undermanned and underfinanced, the Stockade were 10-58 when Droddy stepped down as planned. In the visiting manager’s office at CHS Field before a recent game with the Saints, Droddy remained upbeat. “Some people …

Under her leadership, the association brought new visibility to country music and its stars. Through the Country Music Foundation, which she directed, Mrs. Walker-Meador raised the money to build the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, which opened in Nashville in 1967, and created the CMA Awards, which have …

Finding One’s Niche Jessica Queller, the freshly minted co-showrunner of “Supergirl,” originally wanted to be an actor. Growing up in Greenwich Village, she dreamed of a future stage career. In the 1990s, while in her early 20s, she hung around the Malaparte Theater Company, which was run by Ethan Hawke …

Photo Kesha’s new album, “Rainbow,” is her first record made without creative input from Dr. Luke. Credit Olivia Bee The Popcast is hosted by Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The New York Times. It covers the latest in pop music criticism, trends and news. For the last three …

Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images A maintenance technician inspects a U.S Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airplane at the Boeing Global Services and Support facility in San Antonio, Texas. One of the main ways hedge funds make money is betting against companies they believe are overvalued, so …

“We really did turn these places around,” Mr. Close said in an interview. “My school in Bridgeport had 60 percent truancy and it just eliminated it.” He called Mr. Trump ”an embarrassment.” The committee never convened under Mr. Trump, members said, and the president has not appointed members so far. …

The bitcoin offshoot, bitcoin cash, soared Friday after indications the alternative digital currency could achieve its goal of speeding up transactions. Bitcoin cash rose 40 percent from Thursday’s close of $460.53 to briefly hit $655 Friday afternoon, according to CoinMarketCap. That’s the highest since bitcoin cash touched $756.93 on Aug. …