The “Saturday Night Live” alum and director of the new horror-comedy movie “Y2K” talks yacht rock, Cheez-Its and “cat” videos.
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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Band-Aid Over a Bullet Wound
Getting shot, and trying to keep it a secret.
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David Lang on Why Composers Are Drawn to Sacred Music
Many Christmas standards were not written by Christians. David Lang explains the appeal for him, a Jewish composer of a modern holiday classic.
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The Unpredictable Jessica Harper Is Back in ‘Nightbitch’
Jessica Harper made risky moves (“Suspiria” over “Annie Hall”), then took time off for family. Her “Nightbitch” role is a nod to her career choices.
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Looking for the Restless Soul of Nella Larsen in Copenhagen
The celebrated Harlem Renaissance author was inspired by her experiences as a mixed-race teenager and young adult in the Danish capital, a time that informed her 1928 novel, “Quicksand.”
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Why Kylie Kelce’s Podcast, ‘Not Gonna Lie,’ Is a Breakout Hit
But in her first interview since her podcast reached No. 1, she does share ideas about why the show has become a breakout hit.
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Old Voice Mails? Instructional VHS Tapes? They’re Music to His Ears.
Paul de Jong makes collaged songs out of obscurities he collects in his Mall of Found: a library of low-budget, homespun and dated pieces of spoken-word media.
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Book Review: ‘Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words,’ by Michael Owen
In “Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words,” Michael Owen offers a sympathetic portrait of the lyricist, overshadowed in a life that had him tending the legacy of his younger sibling George.
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An Artist Who Has Something in Common With Her Subjects
Rachel Handlin is possibly the first person with Down syndrome to receive an M.F.A., and one of just a few to hold a bachelor’s. Her first solo show features her portraits of others like her.
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Richard Gere Calls ‘Blonde on Blonde’ His All-Time Favorite
“He’s our Picasso,” the actor said of Bob Dylan.
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Maura Delpero’s Family Story Became Her Latest Movie
Maura Delpero’s film “Vermiglio,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, is inspired by her own family in Italy during World War II.