Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning meta musical arrives on Broadway with its uproarious dialogue, complex psychology and eclectic score intact.

‘A Strange Loop’ Review: A Dazzling Ride on a Mental Merry-Go-Round

The world’s third-largest economy has counted on imported liquefied natural gas as it shuts coal-fired plants and keeps nuclear sites closed. But Russia’s invasion has pushed prices sharply higher.

Can Japan Keep the Lights On? The Ukraine War Upends a Big Energy Bet.

The case of Debanhi Escobar, 18, in Monterrey has ignited a national outcry over the government’s failure to deliver justice for missing women.

A Woman’s Haunting Disappearance Sparks Outrage in Mexico Over Gender Violence

Manhattan federal prosecutors arrested and criminally charged the owner, Bill Hwang, and his former top lieutenant in one of the highest-profile Wall Street prosecutions in years.

Archegos stock manipulation scheme was ‘historic,’ U.S. attorney says.

In 1970, Michael James Brody Jr. announced he would give away his fortune to anyone who asked. The letters he received are a time capsule of the setting of the Age of Aquarius.

An Heir, a $25 Million Giveaway and 30,000 Unopened Letters

The waters that poured into Demydiv were one of many instances of Ukraine wreaking havoc on its own territory to slow Russia’s advance. Residents couldn’t be happier. “We saved Kyiv,” one said.

They Flooded Their Own Village, and Kept the Russians at Bay

The Court of Appeals said Democrats violated the State Constitution and ignored the will of the voters. The judges ordered a court-appointed expert to draw replacements.

Democrats Lose Control of N.Y. Election Maps, as Top Court Rejects Appeal

Jewelry designers are listening to a growing community of customers who want larger-size options.

Rings Fit for All Fingers

The travails of pandemic parenting have been well documented. But how has this time shaped decision-making (and baby-making) going forward?

More Kids? After the Last Two Years? No Thanks.

Robin Thede and her castmates bring a light, joyful touch and a comedy-nerd sensibility to this HBO series that often, delightfully, descends into the absurd.

‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ Has the Most Exciting Comics (and the Silliest)

Seven female farceurs bring Selina Fillinger’s new Broadway comedy about the president’s protectors to life.

Review: In a Gleeful ‘POTUS,’ White House Enablers Gone Wild

The Trump-backed social media app is inundated with phony accounts and features that don’t work. It also hides some posts, including those with curse words.

Truth Social Review: Trump’s Uncensored Social App Is Incomplete

A new FX mini-series adapts the investigative book by Jon Krakauer. He and the creator, Dustin Lance Black, talked about their efforts to get at the truth.

How ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ Took On Murder and the Mormon Church

New explosions across Ukraine’s borders, Russia’s shut-off of natural gas to two European nations and Moscow’s warning of additional “counterstrikes” pointed to escalating hostilities.

Ukraine War Impact Widens: Russia Cuts Gas Flow and Vows More Reprisals

Patrick Lyoya’s path begins in central Africa, Christopher Schurr’s in Michigan. They cross on a rainy spring morning, in an encounter over a license plate. One ends with a bullet.

The Driver, the Officer and the Deadly Traffic Stop in Grand Rapids

American and European officials say their concern is based in part on a growing conviction that the war will not end any time soon.

Fears Are Mounting That Ukraine War Will Spill Across Borders

In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, business-as-usual gets a rethink.

Museums Change Their Approach to Showing White Male Artists

The Italian fashion center has been trying on a new look, with sleek developments rising fast among the city’s historic buildings.

House Hunting in Italy: A Converted 13th-Century Church Outside Milan

Live audiences return for a new platform at Danspace Project featuring Mayfield Brooks, Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener, Iele Paloumpis and Ogemdi Ude.

Making Dance Out of Survival Skills and Reckoning With Grief

Dyer’s new book is about last games, last performances and last works — with plenty of detours through other subjects.

In ‘The Last Days of Roger Federer,’ Geoff Dyer Ponders the Twilight

Several factors — including a lack of dispensaries off the nearest PATH stations — are likely to keep New Yorkers from streaming across the Hudson for recreational marijuana.

No, New Yorkers Aren’t Flocking to New Jersey for Legal Weed

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

Quotation of the Day: Carnegie Hall Will Return At Full Scale This Fall

Boeing reported a wider-than-expected loss and weaker revenue for the first quarter.

Boeing posts a $1.5 billion loss and weaker revenue amid higher costs and delays.

From these and other wide-ranging materials, Kevin Beasley creates multilayered works that, even when they’re abstract, have much to say about history and identity.

An Artist Who Makes Use of Housedresses, Resin and Sound

The musician, now 80, looks back at her time with Chick Corea and Carlos Santana as she prepares to release her first album in 17 years.

April 27, 2022

Headlines from April 27, 2022

‘A Strange Loop’ Review: A Dazzling Ride on a Mental Merry-Go-Round

Can Japan Keep the Lights On? The Ukraine War Upends a Big Energy Bet.

A Woman’s Haunting Disappearance Sparks Outrage in Mexico Over Gender Violence

Archegos stock manipulation scheme was ‘historic,’ U.S. attorney says.

An Heir, a $25 Million Giveaway and 30,000 Unopened Letters

Billboard 200

Call Me If You Get Lost

Dangerous: The Double Album

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Encanto

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