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  1. PhotoFor the Governors Awards, Waititi traded his playful personal style for a more subdued look.
    CreditAdam Amengual for The New York Times

    The Carpetbagger

    Taika Waititi Puts on a Tuxedo

    His “Jojo Rabbit” may be the year’s most unlikely Oscar contender: a Nazi comedy. How will the irreverent director fare amid Hollywood’s sacred rituals?

  2. PhotoClockwise from top left, “The Morning Show” on Apple TV Plus; “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”; “The Mandalorian,” both on Disney Plus; and Apple’s “For All Mankind.”
    CreditClockwise from top left: Apple; Fred Hayes/Disney Plus; François Duhamel, via Lucasfilm; Apple

    critic’s notebook

    The Great Streaming Space-Time Warp Is Coming

    The shift from network schedules to TV-when-you-want-it may change not just viewing habits but the whole culture of the medium.

  1. PhotoDeborah F. Rutter, the president of the Kennedy Center in Washington, oversaw the opening of its new Reach expansion.
    CreditJustin T. Gellerson for The New York Times

    She’s Putting Her Mark on the Kennedy Center

    Deborah F. Rutter built a major expansion at Washington’s venerable arts complex. Now she wants more people to come.

  2. PhotoMatthew Rhys found videos of Fred Rogers confounding: “Who is this person?” he remembers thinking.
    CreditErik Carter for The New York Times

    Matthew Rhys and the All-Feeling Male

    The Welsh actor learned a lot working on the Mister Rogers movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” starting with who Mister Rogers was.

  4. Art Review

    Photo“Sistine Chapel,” a 34-projector installation by Nam June Paik, at Tate Modern.
    CreditEstate of Nam June Paik; Andrew Dunkley/Tate

    Standing Up for Humanity in a World of Screens

    A major retrospective of Nam June Paik, the foremost innovator of media art, begins a three-year international tour at Tate Modern in London.

  5. PhotoFrom left, images from TikTok videos by @itbeadri, @punker_irl with @jumpingspider and @morgandrinkscoffee.
    Credit

    Lights, Camera, TikTok

    How young people are using the app to engage with, and critique, the movies.

  1. After Her Illness Was Misdiagnosed as Madness, Susannah Cahalan Tackles Madness in Medicine

    “The Great Pretender,” the new book by the author of “Brain on Fire,” is another medical detective story, but this time the person at the heart of the mystery is a doctor, not a patient.

    By Emily Eakin

  2. Where ‘Jaws,’ the Ride, Lives Forever

    Last-ride videos allow amusement park fans to replay their favorite moments, millions of times.

    By Brian Raftery

  3. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Morning Show’ and the Breeders’ Cup

    Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon bring their star power to Apple’s new streaming service, and top thoroughbreds compete in this California race.

    By Lauren Messman

  4. Museum Workers at Marciano Art Foundation Seek to Form a Union

    Part-time visitor services associates at the museum in Los Angeles said they seek higher pay for their role in supporting its efforts.

    By Colin Moynihan

  5. 244-Year-Old Rifle Stolen Decades Ago Is Returned to Museum

    The Johann Christian Oerter rifle, taken from Valley Forge State Park in 1971, will go on display at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

    By Karen Zraick

  6. The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and Stan in Australia in November

    Our picks for November, including The Queen, Queer Eye and Catastrophe

    By Noel Murray

  7. Get the Most Out of a Visit to the Museum

    Most people see a fraction of what most museums have to offer. To make sure you get a real experience, not the short, tourist-friendly version, you need a plan.

    By Harry Guinness

  8. Critic’s Pick

    Review: Brazilian Troupe Grupo de Rua in a Dark Urban Vision

    Though it is rooted in street dance and hip-hop, ‘Inoah,’ by the choreographer Bruno Beltrão, is something altogether stranger.

    By Brian Seibert

  9. A ‘Stabat Mater’ for the 21st Century, Colored by a Composer’s Faith

    James MacMillan’s setting of the centuries-old poem will have its American premiere at Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival.

    By Ryan Ebright

  10. The 2019 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books

    We invite you to take a look at this year’s winners.