Arts & Life

Photo Kit Harington in the Season 7 finale of “Game of Thrones.” Credit Macall B. Polay/HBO Is the end already here? The seventh season of “Game of Thrones” flew by faster than one of those supersonic ravens, mostly because it only contained seven episodes (compared to the usual 10) but …

So what has Mr. Hinterhäuser been able to do? Was this summer better than the last time I was here, three years ago? Better, yes, but not appreciably different. Salzburg is still driven by stars. Kissin, Pollini, Argerich, Mutter, Rattle and more parade through. The soprano Anna Netrebko has been …

Photo Smokepurpp, a rapper who is part of the scene known as SoundCloud rap, meeting his fans in Portland, Oregon. Credit Kyle Johnson for The New York Times The Popcast is hosted by Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The New York Times. It covers the latest in pop …

Photo Harris Dickinson, center, in Eliza Hittman’s second feature, “Beach Rats.” Credit Neon “I don’t really know what I like,” Frankie (Harris Dickinson) says to a man he meets on a gay hookup site in “Beach Rats.” He repeats variations on that phrase throughout the film, and part of what’s …

Films exploring racial injustice date to the early 20th century at least, and the work of the pioneering black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, who put issues like lynching and voting rights onscreen. A crucial tool sets apart the new criminal justice-related films, which could be grouped in a genre that includes …

Photo Trevor Noah said, “Every day this week, we have seen a wildly different Donald address the nation.” Credit Comedy Central Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. What do you think of it? What else …

Beyond the uncertainties all preteens face, Joseph is burdened by a disparate set of phobias — from gargoyles to goose poop to hard-boiled eggs to his dread of the school bully, Charlie. With a condition one school psychologist labels “anticipatory anxiety,” Joseph is consumed by his fretting. At one point …

Photo From “All’s Faire in Middle School.” ALL’S FAIRE IN MIDDLE SCHOOLWritten and illustrated by Victoria Jamieson248 pp. Dial Books. $12.99.(Graphic novel; ages 9-12) Victoria Jamieson’s Newbery-Honor-winning debut graphic novel, “Roller Girl,” was terrific; her “All’s Faire in Middle School” is even better. It’s the epic of Impy, a.k.a. Imogene, …

In July they each received Emmy nominations for “This Is Us,” with Mr. Henry getting a guest acting nod for his appearance in a February episode. Photo Mr. Brown, right, with Ron Cephas Jones in “This Is Us.” Credit Ron Batzdorff/NBC “I’m still in shock,” he said. “We’re both at …

Photo Kim Ok-bin in “The Villainess,” directed by Jung Byung-gil. Credit Well Go USA When the South Korean action drama “The Villainess” begins, we are immediately enlisted as the perpetrators of a slaughter. With arms outstretched from the sides of the screen, and our eyes taking in the perspective of …