All Arts
- Top Picks: PBS's 'Victoria,' the film 'Little Men,' and more
Kelly Clarkson delivers an impressive performance on 'The Hamilton Mixtape,' the swinging soundtrack to 'La La Land' is romantic, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: Jennifer Hudson on 'Hairspray Live!,' 'Florence Foster Jenkins,' and more
The Globespinning app lets you give travel advice or get inspiration, the Mars Images app shows the most recent photos being taken by the rovers on Mars, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: 'Our Little Sister,' the Moasure app, and more
The novel 'Conclave' by Robert Harris is hard to put down, the podcast 'The Ark' is great for nature fans, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: The movie 'Jason Bourne,' the app Tollsmart, and more
'A Pentatonix Christmas Special' has new takes on holiday music classics, the app Workfrom gives you tips on where to settle with your laptop, and more top picks.
- Pop-Up Magazine brings journalism onstage
At Pop-Up Magazine shows, journalists deliver stories in front of an audience, accompanied by audio, photography, and video. Co-founder Douglas McGray calls it an antidote to 'only hav[ing] 20 or 30 seconds of attention to read something on your phone.'
- First Look'Portrait of a Man' painting: Destined for a Nazi museum, returned to heirs
The French government has returned 'Portrait of a Man' a 16th-century Flemish painting to Henrietta Schubert, whose grandparents sold it decades ago as they struggled to escape Nazi Germany.
- Top Picks: 'Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,' Neil Diamond's 'Acoustic Christmas,' and more
Photographer Loes Heerink captures images of street vendors in Hanoi, Vietnam from above, Martin Cruz Smith's 'The Girl from Venice' features the smooth precision of a seasoned pro, and more top picks.
- Van Gogh’s lost sketchbook found? Not so fast, museum says.
Experts at Amsterdam's Van Gogh Museum say the sketchbook is fake, but the art historian who originally made the claim disputes their assesment.
- Top Picks: Bill Evans's 'Some Other Time,' National Geographic's 'Mars,' and more
Artist Christo Guelov brightens crosswalks, Pixar character Dory returns for a sequel, and more top picks.
- Arts companies ask, how do we bring in Millennials?
The New York-based Wallace Foundation last year offered dance, music, and theater institutions grants under a six-year, $52 million audience-expanding initiative. Many projects that were funded focused entirely or in part on young adults. Here are the results so far.
- Top Picks: Johnnyswim's 'Live at Rockwood Music Hall,' the Citymapper app, and more
Humans and polar bears collide in the Smithsonian Channel's 'Polar Bear Town,' the movie 'Indignation' brings the Philip Roth novel of the same name to the big screen, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: Regina Spektor's 'Remember Us to Life,' 'Star Trek Beyond' on DVD and Blu-ray, and more
Hosts Greg Young and Tom Meyers delve into the history of New York City with the podcast The Bowery Boys, Netflix's 'The Crown' depicts the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and more top picks.
- First LookRuth Bader Ginsburg prepares for her operatic debut
The Supreme Court justice will appear in a speaking role on opening night only for Washington National Opera's new production of Donizetti’s 'The Daughter of the Regiment.'
- 'Hamilton' special debuts on PBS, exploring historical side of hit musical
The program 'Hamilton's America' airs on PBS on Oct. 21. It depicts the making of the smash hit Broadway show and delves into the musical's historical inspiration.
- Top Picks: Frankie Cosmos's 'Next Thing,' NBC's 'Timeless,' and more
The movie 'The Innocents' has an arresting story line, the app Totago can get you to a trailhead for a hike without needing a car, and more top picks.
- Climate change conveyed through art
A growing body of artwork addressing climate change includes exhibits at the Artipelag in Stockholm where sustainable design is used.
- Top Picks: 'StarMap 3D' app, 'The Infiltrator' on DVD and Blu-ray, and more
Bruce Springsteen's aural history 'Chapter and Verse' is revelatory, PBS's 'Hamilton's America' is a must for fans of the musical and history buffs, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: 'MONK’estra, Vol. 1,' WBUR's 'Kind World' podcast, and more
The movie 'Les Cowboys' is a French take on the classic western 'The Searchers,' the 'Forever Country' video is a must for any country music fan, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: 'Free State of Jones' on DVD, Angel Olsen's 'My Woman,' and more
The documentary 'The 13th' finds acclaimed director Ava DuVernay turning her camera to the American prison system, the Orson Welles Shakespeare film 'Chimes at Midnight' is available on DVD and Blu-ray, and more top picks.
- Top Picks: The Can I Stream It? app, 'The Beatles Live at the Hollywood Bowl' album, and more
Julianne Moore shows her astonishing versatility in 'Maggie's Plan,' the app Gas Guru lets you save money on fuel, and more top picks.