Yura Borisov, who is nominated for an Academy Award on Sunday, is pulling off a rare feat: pleasing audiences at home in Russia as well as in the West.
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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Conan O’Brien on his Oscars Hosting Gig
It can be a thankless gig, but that’s part of the appeal. “I am drawn to the things that scare me,” O’Brien said as he made final preparations.
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Benmont Tench, Still a Heartbreaker, Is Carrying on Solo
Starting in the early 1970s, the organist, singer and songwriter was a creative anchor for Tom Petty. On a new solo album, he explores what comes next.
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Ione Skye Was an Enigma in Her 1990s Heyday. Now She’d Like a Word.
In her new memoir, the actress known for movies like “Say Anything” and “Gas Food Lodging” talks about Hollywood, bisexuality and the trappings of Gen X fame.
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Sharon Van Etten Finds Her Way Home
For her seventh album, the indie singer-songwriter comes to New Jersey to play on her old turf and process the past.
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Who Makes the Red Carpet? Steve.
Steve Olive, who has worked in the event carpet business for more than three decades, is the man the Academy trusts to get its iconic rug just right.
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How Gage Spex Turned Their New York Apartment Into a Barbie Dollhouse
The performance artist Gage Spex has amassed a collection of over 200 carefully styled toys.
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Want to Talk About Loss? For This Label Head’s Album, Many Stars Did.
Richard Russell of XL Recordings’ new album as Everything Is Recorded bridges life and death, with contributions from Florence Welch, Sampha, Noah Cyrus and more.
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Roberta Flack’s 11 Essential Songs
One of the supreme voices of the 1970s and a master of revelatory reinterpretation has died at 88.
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RZA Talks About Wu-Tang Clan’s Final Chamber Tour
The pathbreaking New York rap group, which has rarely performed as a full unit, is hitting the road for the last time.
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Leigh Bowery Arrives at Tate Modern, Without Labels
A new exhibition about the indefinable performer and designer won’t pigeonhole him, though it will bring his work to a much broader audience.
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Cover Bob Mould in a Weighted Blanket, and Turn on Vintage Wrestling
The veteran rocker, who’s releasing his 15th album, discusses the thrills of an exclusive techno club and loving “Only Murders in the Building.”