Aubrey Plaza Goes for Broke in ‘Megalopolis’ and ‘Agatha All Along’
Don’t let her deadpan sense of humor fool you. In projects like Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis,” she puts everything she has on the line.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Parties, in His Own Words
For decades, Combs and other celebrities have commented on his party lifestyle. Here’s some of what they have publicly said.
Sean Combs’s White Parties Were Edgy, A-List Affairs. Were They More?
The events helped the music mogul raise his profile. But one woman who worked at them has said in court papers that the parties had a dark side, too.
Opera Is Still Obsessed With the Suffering of Women
Two new works, “The Listeners” and “Grounded,” echo the age-old spectacle of female disintegration and show the tension of fitting modern stories into old forms.
Ta-Nehisi Coates Knows Not Everyone Will Love ‘The Message’
In “The Message,” Coates grapples with questions about which stories are told, and how, through his visits to Senegal, South Carolina and the West Bank.
Loewe and Courrèges Show What to Wear Next
A brilliant Loewe collection, some good ideas from Courrèges and Junya Watanabe, and a step forward at Alexander McQueen.
‘S.N.L.’: Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan Play Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in Cold Open
The casting ended months of speculation after President Biden, played on Saturday by Dana Carvey, withdrew from the race. James Austin Johnson continued as Donald Trump.
Harris’s Historic Run Could Outpace Hollywood’s Oval Offices
Black and Asian American women have rarely, if at all, played the U.S. commander in chief in television and film. As Kamala Harris makes her presidential bid, Hollywood lags behind.
Issa Rae’s Jewelry Line Melds With Her Middle-Child Style
Issa Rae prefers attire with “symmetry” and avoids flashy clothes. Plus: vintage Ralph Lauren and the sudden end of a cult brand.
Molly Recommends Small Takes on Big Ideas, and a Novel of Sisterhood
James Richardson’s aphorisms; Nora Lange’s novel “Us Fools”
Laura Donnelly, ‘Hills of California’ Star, Is Not Some Delicate Flower
But she did “burst into tears” reading Jez Butterworth’s rewrite of his new Broadway play, which left her with 10 days “to create an entirely new character.”
