Should Slim Shady Be Canceled? Eminem’s Young Fans Say No.
Eminem himself does seem to have generations — and his legacy — on his mind. “The Death of Slim Shady” has been marketed as a farewell to the smirking persona he introduced in the late 1990s. “Guilty Conscience 2” is…
The 15 Songs That Hit No. 1 This Year (So Far)
Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube 8. Teddy Swims: “Lose Control” A soulful vocal, a bluesy progression, a few choppy chords — the Southern singer-songwriter Teddy Swims scored with this breakout from his debut, “I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy…
Tanglewood Opens for the Summer, With Change in the Air
But he remains a curiously modest interpreter. He doesn’t achieve the architectural discipline that colleagues who similarly try to get out of the way of the music can impose, nor does he draw out sufficient clarity or detailing of consequence…
Cassandra Jenkins Finds a Way to Follow Her Surprise Breakthrough LP
Lappin marveled at Jenkins’s willingness to reimagine every track, and in early October he arrived in New York to cut a few songs. They sat at her apartment piano and rearranged “Clams Casino,” a bittersweet tune about her grandmother, loneliness…
Late Night Mulls Biden’s Decision to Stay in the Race
Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now. Staying the Course President…
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap: Fire in the Sky
The same likely cannot be said for Daemon, who spends this episode battling hallucinations brought on either by the curse of Harrenhal or the magic of Alys Rivers, its resident witch. His sojourn in those damp, crumbling halls is delightfully…
Taylor Swift’s ‘Poets’ Ties Her Record for Most Weeks at No. 1
Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” has notched its 11th straight week at No. 1, holding off all challengers once again. “Tortured Poets” now ties Swift’s career total for the most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album…
A Lost Masterpiece of Opera Returns, Kind of
At first, Rameau hotly pursued a reluctant Voltaire, who protested in a letter, “I don’t believe I have the talent to write lyrics.” Even after being convinced, Voltaire still dragged his feet, and his work on the text was temporarily…
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 4: Fire in the Sky
The same likely cannot be said for Daemon, who spends this episode battling hallucinations brought on either by the curse of Harrenhal or the magic of Alys Rivers, its resident witch. His sojourn in those damp, crumbling halls is delightfully…
‘Prosper’ Is a Juicy Megachurch Drama
The Australian drama “Prosper,” on the Roku channel, follows the Quinn family and their megachurch franchise. Dad Cal (Richard Roxburgh) is the slick, energetic leader, the kind of pastor who does not turn the other cheek but instead punches the…