Category: Content Type: Personal Profile

A U.S. Investor Helped Build Russia’s Economy. He Was Jailed on Bogus Charges.

As President Trump promotes renewed business ties with Russia, an American investor has a warning: Anyone there can become a pawn.
Sasha Stone, an Original Oscars Blogger, Takes on Hollywood

Sasha Stone, who has been covering awards season since the ’90s, has recast herself as a voice against what she perceives as the industry’s liberal status quo.
How Karis Dadson’s Icy Stare at Pig Shows Conquered TikTok

Millions have been transfixed by videos of Karis Dadson, a California teenager who shows pigs at livestock competitions. She finds the whole thing very weird.
Mayhem Has the Wildest Story in Black Metal. Somehow, It’s Turning 40.

The Norwegian band’s early years were punctuated by headlines about death and church burnings. It went on to become a beacon of experimentation in the genre.
David Leonhardt Departs The Morning for Times Opinion

Five years after founding The Times’s flagship newsletter, Mr. Leonhardt recently began a new role on Opinion, overseeing the editing and writing of the paper’s editorials.
Jensen McRae and 10 More Artists to Watch

Meet the buzzy folk-pop songwriter, plus a dancey noise band, a dexterous Dominican M.C., a new generation of SoundCloud rappers and more.
Yasuaki Shimizu, a Japanese Sax Master, Takes North America

The composer and saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu is at home in free jazz, classical and art pop. Finally touring North America, he’s going big by staying small.
How Alison Krauss Found the Song That Rekindled Her Distinctive Band

After 14 years between albums, the singer and fiddler has regrouped Union Station to sing about darkness and light. The group is carrying on without a key member.
In Alain Guiraudie’s Films, Sex Leads to Unexpected Destinations

Alain Guiraudie broke through with “Stranger by the Lake.” In his new movie, “Misericordia,” eroticism and death are also intimately entangled.
The Unlikely Friendship That Saved Lucy’s, a Homey New York Tavern

When Lucy’s, a homey New York tavern, closed down and underwent a renovation, some longtime patrons feared the worst.
Larry Bell’s Vast Collection of 12-String Acoustic Guitars

The artist Larry Bell has amassed a vast collection of acoustic instruments, carefully stored in a climate-controlled room.
Gemma Chan Gets Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ More as She Gets Older

The actress, now starring in “The Actor,” talks about Schubert, “In the Mood for Love” and other art, food and pets that she loves.