Articles of Note

When the Times called A.O. Scott about a film-critic job, he had written just one film review and hadn’t been to the movies in a year... more »

New Books

A subversive history of music. New sounds come from the margins — slaves, outlaws, criminals, poor country folk, foreign emigrants, and inner-city kids... more »

Essays & Opinions

Since Shakespeare's day, theaters have been uniquely flammable. Thus early Broadway theaters’ obsession with fire escapes. Forty wasn’t too many... more »