Arts & Life

During the interview, Mr. Abumrad shared some of his compositions, including a remix of Terry Riley’s pioneering masterpiece of Minimalism, “In C.” He talked about the piece, his life as a lapsed and occasional composer and how it overlaps with his career as a radio producer. Listen to the remix, …

Photo Ernest Greene, who records as Washed Out. Credit Alexandra Gavillet Music as a refuge, music as stress relief, music as a drug or an adjunct to drugs: Ernest Greene, the songwriter who records as Washed Out, has always embraced those functions with a hint of ambivalence. His third Washed …

Mr. Pruitt has laid out 48 gradient poster boards to create a massive color-field wall hanging. Mr. Israel made a Calder-ish mobile. Ms. Meckseper created a shelf assemblage of engaging mirrored items not dissimilar to those she typically explores in her art. Mr. Baldessari, on the other hand, considered a …

Photo Samantha Bee said, “It turns out, 13 rich white guys alone in a room isn’t how good legislation happens.” Credit TBS 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 …

Photo The brothers Dru, left, and Gru (both voiced by Steve Carell) in “Despicable Me 3.” Credit Universal Studios The latest animated “Despicable Me” outing shows signs of wear even as its energy level escalates. This time, the reformed villain Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) is in domestic bliss with …

This new version is on triple vinyl that includes the original album, unreleased tracks from the era and old and new remixes. It is a reminder of a particularly untethered time in the genre, when the underground was still a nebulous concept, home to dissenters of all stripes, including outsider-art …

Photo Tom Holland, center left, and Charlie Hunnam in “The Lost City of Z.” Credit Aidan Monaghan/Amazon Studios, via Bleecker Street, via Associated Press Charlie Hunnam mesmerizes as a British explorer lured time and again into the Amazon in “The Lost City of Z.” “Tell No One,” a French thriller, …

“In the beginning, I thought perhaps people would think I was a bit crazy to pick all these literary heavyweights and write about their clothes,” Ms. Newman said by phone from Britain when I called to ask her about it. “And I did think, ‘Well, is my premise correct?’” Continue …

The result is a story that’s the stuff of Amartya Sen’s worst nightmares and Tom Wolfe’s sweetest dreams: Anil Jha, serial entrepreneur, one day sells his company for $20 million, suddenly giving his family the means to move from its lively, middle-class housing complex (short on privacy, long on community) …

Photo Laura Ramadei and José Joaquin Pérez, foreground, and Justin Mark, background, in “In a Word.” Credit Hunter Canning Fiona has lost her son. Two years ago, Tristan, a second-grader, disappeared from her car during a stop at a gas station. The case has gone Kelvin-scale cold, with hope yielding …