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UK told its Big Tech habit is now a national security risk
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 GMT
Open Rights Group says years of reliance on US giants have left Britain exposedBritain has spent years wiring its public sector into US Big Tech, and a new report says that dependence could quickly become a national security headache.


Britain's atomic brain trust gives itself till 2030 to unpick fusion challenges
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 GMT
Armed with£2.5B, UKAEA sets out technical hurdles it wants cracked by end of decadeBrit boffins have a£2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) budget for fusion power research and development, and the government agency leading the effort has published a roadmap of targets to hit before the decade is out.


Waymo's self-driving cars face their toughest test yet: London
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 GMT
Google sibling takes on the Big Smoke– with a human hand on the wheelWaymo has started letting its software take the wheel on London streets, with trained specialists on standby as it gradually accelerates toward a fully driverless ride-hailing launch.


Agents hooked into GitHub can steal creds– but Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft haven't warned users
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 GMT
Researchers who found the flaws scored beer money bounties and warn the problem is probably pervasiveExclusiveSecurity researchers hijacked three popular AI agents that integrate with GitHub Actions by using a new type of prompt injection attack to steal API keys and access tokens, and the vendors who run agents didn’t disclose the problem.


Orbital datacenter startup CEO admits launch economics don't fly, presses ahead regardless
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 GMT
Needs SpaceX et al to drop prices and give competitors a ride into space to make it workA startup called Orbital has revealed a plan to build a 10,000-satellite neocloud in space– if Elon Musk delivers on his ambitious plans to increase launch capacity and reduce costs.


The only technology that died more times than VR is AI, and that seems to have worked out
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 GMT
The perfect combination of hardware and experiences will arrive, no matter what Zuck and Neal Stephenson thinkOpinionCould therecent deathof Meta's unloved and unused Horizon Worlds signal the demise of the wider metaverse?


Boeing deliveries soar past Airbus for the first time in years, but this is no time to unbuckle your seat belt
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 GMT
Supply chain and engineering woes keep the supply of new planes sputteringBoeing has delivered more commercial planes in a quarter than Airbus for the first time in seven years.


AI-powered mainframe exits are a bubble set to pop
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 GMT
Analysts reckon 70 percent of projects will fail, and 75 percent of vendors in the field will go awayMost mainframe users who turn to AI for help migrating legacy code to alternative platforms are going to be very disappointed, according to analyst firm Gartner.


Claude Code routines promise mildly clever cron jobs
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Plus Anthropic has redesigned its Claude appAnthropic has made it easier to automate Claude-oriented tasks without relying on autonomous agent software.


Commvault has a Ctrl+Z for rogue AI agents
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
The company's new software keeps an eye on your agents and backs up data.Keep your agents close and your agent-monitoring software closer. Commvault’s new AI Protect can discover and monitor AI agents running inside AWS, Azure, and GCP environments and even roll back their actions when something goes wrong.


Microsoft's massive Patch Tuesday: It's raining bugs
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
One CVE under attack, one already disclosed by angry bug hunter, and 163 moreAttackers exploited a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server before Redmond issued a fix as part of April's mega Patch Tuesday.


You can finally control serial devices from Firefox
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Long languishing API gets love from MozillaFirefox will soon be able to communicate directly with your 3D printer. Thirteen years after the idea was initially proposed, the Web Serial API has landed in Firefox Nightly, Mozilla's work-in-progress channel for its browser.


Nvidia slaps forehead: I know what quantum is missing– it's AI!
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
One error in every thousand operations is one too manyQuantum computers promise major speedups for problems in materials science, logistics, and financial modeling, but first they need to be made reliable, something Nvidia believes its AI models can help with. When you've got a GPU hammer, every problem starts to look like an AI nail. 


Oracle taps Bloom for 2.8 GW of fuel cells to keep datacenter binge going
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
With grid hookups slow and turbines scarce, on-site power is starting to look less optionalBloom Energy says it has an expanded remit from Oracle to provide the energy for its US datacenter buildout plans with up to 2.8 GW of fuel cell systems.


California ghost-gun bill wants 3D printers to play cop, EFF says
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Proposed law could lock down open source tools and give vendors fresh reasons to inspect print filesCalifornia's proposed legislation to put the burden of blocking 3D-printed firearms onto printer manufacturers could effectively sideline open source tools and create new surveillance concerns, digital rights activists argue.


GitHub invokes spirit of Phabricator with preview of Stacked PRs
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Long-familiar workflow lets developers split big code changes into smaller, easier-to-review chunksGitHub has unveiled Stacked PRs, a new feature aimed at making large pull requests easier to review, manage, and move through the pipeline faster.


Physicist reckons two-button calculator can do all elementary math
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Paper says a single binary operator could replace a lot of scientific heavy liftingEvery now and then, a researcher comes up with something that sounds either wrong or unoriginal to outsiders– yet carries just enough of a chance of being correct, novel, and consequential to demand a closer look.


Amazon pays $11.5B to satisfy satellite-envy while cowering in Musk's shadow
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Deal only comes with 24 operational sats, but also an Apple deal, spectrum licenses, and plenty of IPAmazon has agreed to pay more than $11.5 billion to expand its satellite constellation by about two dozen units with the acquisition of Globalstar. But it's more about the underlying technology that Amazon hopes will help it catch Elon Musk's Starlink. 


No honor among thieves as 0APT threatens rival ransomware gang Krybit
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Honey, the skids are fighting againTwo rival ransomware gangs have locked horns after 0APT threatened to expose people affiliated with Krybit.


NASA insiders oddly relaxed about latest budget threats
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Veterans think Congress may swat cuts again, but uncertainty could still do lasting damageexclusiveAs NASA's Artemis II mission headed for the Moon, the Trump administration unveiled another attempt to cut the agency's science budget. Yet some insiders, perhaps buoyed by déjà vu and a little post-traumatic resilience, are less alarmed than you might expect.


IBM becomes first company to pay up under Trump administration's diversity blitz
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Didn't admit liability, will cough $17M, still fighting age discrimination casesIBM has become the first company to settle with the US government under the Trump administration's Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, a program aimed at ensuring diversity programs don't cross a line and result in discrimination.


Microsoft raises UK Surface prices as RAM crisis reaches the checkout
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Entry-level models jump by up to£220, mirroring steeper hikes in USMicrosoft's memory squeeze has reached the shop floor, and Surface prices have been jacked up to match.


Man suspected of Molotov attack on Sam Altman's home charged with attempted murder
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
20-year-old Texan also allegedly planned to kill everyone inside the OpenAI office buildingThe man accused of attacking Sam Altman's San Francisco home with a Molotov cocktail on April 10 now faces charges of attempted murder.


Britain gives Rolls-Royce the nod to sketch out its mini reactor future
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Contract kicks off design work, but SMRs unlikely to generate power before the mid-2030sThe British government has signed a deal with Rolls‑Royce to carry out the design work on small modular reactors (SMRs).


Microsoft sends Outlook Lite to the great inbox in the sky as memory costs skyrocket
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Mailbox access in stripped-down Android app ends on May 25Having blocked new installations of Outlook Lite in October 2025, Microsoft will "complete the retirement" of the app on May 25.


UK state bank considers lengthening disastrous IT program
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Already£1.3B over budget and 4 years late, NS&I could extend timetable beyond 8 yearsThe UK's state-backed savings bank has set out options for finishing its disastrous transformation program, including busting the current timeline.


When the IBM PC and shoulder pads were big, Japan led the chip industry. It's trying to get back there now
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Local hero Rapidus is on track to begin production of 2nm semis next year, as TSMC expands its Japanese footholdWhen IBM PCs set the standard for personal computing and Madonna topped the charts, Japan led the semiconductor industry. But that 1980s dominance faded as the fabless design and foundry model evolved.


Windows Update is a torture chamber for seldom-used PCs
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Microsoft punishes you for updating infrequentlyOpinionIt's not the first time this has happened to me and it won't be the last. I pulled a laptop that I hadn't used for six months out of a drawer, then waited through three hours and four rounds of reboots for it to update Windows 11 completely.


Japanese rocket part came unglued, leading to mission failure
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Tiny variation in temperature weakened a component and when a critical moment arrived, that matteredJapan’s space exploration agency (JAXA) thinks a manufacturing process that didn’t properly take into account the qualities of an adhesive caused the December 2025 failure of a satellite launch using its locally developed H3 rocket.


Experts and laypeople agree: AI will hurt elections and relationships
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 GMT
Latest report from Stanford's AI boffins finds unsafe usage practices, widespread anxiety about impacts, and China catching up to the USAArtificial intelligence has achieved mass adoption faster than the personal computer or the internet, reaching 53 percent of the population in just three years. The number of harmful AI incidents has increased correspondingly. And both experts and laypeople believe the impact will be felt in two areas: Elections and relationships.


Zombie Microsoft bugs rise from the dead, pave way for crims and ransomware scum
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
One was patched almost 14 years agoCrooks are exploiting four Microsoft vulnerabilities - one patched 14 years ago and another tied to ransomware activity - according to America's lead cyber-defense agency, which on Monday gave federal agencies two weeks to patch them.


Cloudflare revamps CLI as agents take over the internet
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
What, you think basic usability is improved just for your benefit, human?Cloudflare is rebuilding Wrangler’s command-line tooling by adding commands for products and interfaces that still lack CLI support. And yes, AI agents are a big reason why.


Claude is getting worse, according to Claude
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Brief outage follows growing number of quality complaintsOnce the AI darling of programmers everywhere, Anthropic's Claude has been stumbling mightily, both in terms of cost and perceived quality. The service was down briefly on Monday with "a major outage," service trouble that only amplifies growing discontent from customers that even a bot can see.


How ServiceNow gets customers to gorge at the AI trough
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
'AI is now infused in every package that we offer to our addressable market,' SVP John Aisien told usServiceNow's latest product announcements show how hardcore the company has become about embedding AI across its go-to-market strategy.


Fake Linux leader using Slack to con devs into giving up their secrets
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Google Sites lure leads to bogus root certificateImagine getting asked to do something by a person in authority. An unknown malware slinger targeting open source software developers via Slack impersonated a real Linux Foundation official and used pages hosted on Google.com to steal developers' credentials and take over their systems.


Attention, gamers: The FAA wants YOU to be an air traffic controller
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
GG noob, who cleared you to land?The Federal Aviation Administration continues to face an air traffic controller shortage, and it's hoping that a new demographic of potential applicants can fill the ranks: Video gamers. 


WARNING: Oracle's AI obsession could mean higher prices and worse support
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Advisers say fewer staff could mean slower answers and tougher renewalsOracle customers have been warned to watch for changes in support and pricing as Larry Ellison’s company makes huge datacenter spending commitments to support its AI ambitions.


Claude Code cache chaos creates quota complaints
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Dev reports suggest long sessions now burn through usage much fasterAnthropic last month reduced the TTL (time to live) for the Claude Code prompt cache from one hour to five minutes for many requests, but said this should not increase costs despite users reporting faster depleting quotas.


Notepad sheds Copilot from toolbar as Microsoft gives subtlety a try
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
AI gubbins still there, just tucked under 'Writing Tools'Copilot is on its way out of Notepad, but a return to the basic text editor is not on the cards.


Booking.com warns reservation data may have checked out with intruders
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Travel giant says names, contact details, dates, and hotel messages potentially exposedBooking.com is warning customers that their reservation details may have been exposed to unknown attackers, in the latest reminder that the travel giant still can't quite keep a lid on the data flowing through its platform.


Microsoft attempts to untangle 'confusing' Windows Insider program
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Controlled Feature Rollouts headed for the trash among other changesMicrosoft is giving the Windows Insider program another makeover in the hope of making it less baffling.


Veterans Affairs has lost track of software licenses amid $985M bill
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Department putting systems in place to manage 'restrictive licensing practices'A federal spending watchdog has found the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) faced "challenges" in understanding the correct number of licenses it should hold for the top five vendors in its $985 million annual software expenditure.


UK defense startup to supply drone interceptors for Britain and allies
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
MoD plans rapid procurement of Cambridge Aerospace's Skyhammer system at home and abroadBritain is set to buy interceptors from a homegrown startup to counter Iranian Shahed-style attack drones, equipping both its own armed forces and allies in the Persian Gulf region.


Adobe finally patches PDF pest after months of abuse
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Reader and Acrobat flaw let booby-trapped documents profile targets and hijack machinesAdobe has released a fix for an Acrobat and Reader zero-day thatattackers had been exploiting for months.


Gym giant Basic-Fit confirms data on a million members stolen in cyberattack
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Names, addresses, dates of birth, and bank details accessed, though not passwordsBasic-Fit, Europe's largest gym chain, has confirmed data including the bank details of around a million customers was stolen from its systems.


Rockstar Games gets a taste of grand theft data
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
ShinyHunters claims it accessed Snowflake metrics via third-party toolShinyHunters is back, this time pinning Rockstar Games to its leak site and claiming it didn't so much hack its way in as walk through a door someone else left wide open.


Digital sovereignty isn't just a buzzword– it's the future
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Linux Foundation Europe boss predicts EU will run as fast as it can from US tech companiesOpinionYou want to know who's even sicker of President Donald Trump than American liberals? European governments and companies who are realizing that putting all their eggs in one US basket was a stupid move.


NHS pays£46K to prep next Microsoft licensing round
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Benchmarking contract lays groundwork for renegotiating£774M software agreementNHS England is spending£46,000 on "benchmarking" as it gears up for what looks like the next round of negotiations behind one of the UK public sector's biggest software deals.


What happened when AI ran into the cold hard reality of the legal profession
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Hallucinations don't fly in a court of lawOpinionFor a sector at the heart of US economic growth, AI claims and counter-claims remain curiously hard to reconcile. Models are improving at the speed of light, AI firms claim, yet the message from the codeface remains that benefits are more than offset by the downsides.


France’s digital directorate dumping Windows desktops, adopting Linux instead
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 GMT
AprÚs ça, le déluge, as plans call for move away from plenty more American software and hardwareFrance’s Interministerial Directorate for Digital Affairs (DINUM) will drop Windows desktops, and adopt Linux instead.


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Daring and Dazzling, a New LACMA Floats Above Los Angeles
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
After $724 million and a decade of battles, the pugnacious David Geffen Galleries reassert the city’s role as a petri dish for experimental design.

What Does an American Orchestra Need in a Conductor?
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
At a challenging time for American orchestras, the question of what a community wants from a music director has become more urgent.

Taylor Frankie Paul Will Not Face New Domestic Violence Charges
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
Prosecutors in Utah investigated after the reality star’s ex-boyfriend told the police she had scratched, shoved and struck him during a fight in February.

Sofia Isella’s Dark Pop Is Poetic, Feminist and Right on Time
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
The 21-year-old singer, songwriter and producer often cakes herself in dirt— a representation of the cultural filth she sings and chants about. Her new EP is out Friday.

Oasis, Phil Collins and Sade to Join Rock&Roll Hall of Fame
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
Billy Idol, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang Clan will also be inducted, while New Edition, Mariah Carey and Melissa Etheridge failed to make the final cut.

‘Planet Money’ Is Now a Book. And a Game. And a Record Label.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
The long-running economics show on NPR is mining whimsical product experiments for content (and revenue) in a financially challenging environment.

‘Innocence’ at the Met Opera Transforms With Backstage Magic
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
The set of Kaija Saariaho’s opera “Innocence” transforms with astonishing speed. It takes a big, nimble team to make that possible.

Kanye West’s Comeback: Sellouts, a Canceled Festival and Big Questions
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 +0000
Attempting a comeback after years of antisemitic statements, the artist formerly known as Kanye West is facing consequences while trying to navigate a test of his own making.

‘DTF St. Louis’ and the Complex Tragedy of the Straight-ish Man
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 +0000
The relationship between characters played by Jason Bateman and David Harbour went places that most TV shows avoid.

A New Focus on Wellness for Students at the School of American Ballet
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
At the School of American Ballet’s new health and wellness center, bodies and minds share equal billing and everyone gets the help they need.

What’s That Musky Aroma at the New Museum?
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 +0000
The artist Klara Hosnedlova inaugurates OMA’s soaring new atrium stairway at the New Museum.

‘Titaníque’ on Broadway: Wild ‘Titanic’ Parody, With Celine Dion as Kooky Guide
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 +0000
This“Titanic” parody fueled by Dion’s hits, silly ad-libs and pop culture references had the humblest of beginnings. Now the show has docked on Broadway.

At the 2026 Olivier Awards, Musicals Are All the Rage
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 +0000
Critics reflect on the 2026 Olivier Awards, which recognized homegrown British talent and some productions headed for New York.

‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles,’ Plus 5 Things to Watch on TV This Week
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 +0000
This adaptation of a novel comes to Apple TV, and the second season of“Beef” premieres on Netflix.

Elizabeth Banks Reflects on 33 Years of Marriage
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
The“Miniature Wife” star on why she and her husband have chosen each other, over and over again.

Review:‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Will Make an OnlyFan of You
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
Elle Fanning stars in a big-hearted, open-minded dramedy about online exposure and its complications.

‘No Picnic’ Is a Walk Down Mean Street Memory Lane
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
This Philip Hartman movie, shot in the East Village in 1985 and now restored, shows at Film Forum through April 23.

Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan Have a Generational‘Beef’
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
The actors play a married couple on the brink in the second season of the Netflix anthology series.

In Kannywood, a Film Scene Thrives Despite a Censorship Board
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
A city in Northern Nigeria has turned into a moviemaking machine, churning out hundreds of productions a year.

They Were YouTube’s First Stars. Here’s What They Wish They’d Known.
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
MatPat, Miranda Sings, Grace Helbig and WheezyWaiter hit it big on YouTube long before it became a behemoth. They have thoughts about what it takes to succeed there.

As Los Angeles Rebuilds, a Surge of Experimentation
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
Across the city’s fire zones, there’s a surge of experimentation — collective rebuilding, catalog homes and new technologies that are safe and reduce costs.

Obsessed With the Titanic? These Historical Fictional Books Will Transport You.
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
This gripping historical fiction will transport you to the doomed ship and back to land.

Late Night Laughs at Explanations of Trump’s Jesus ‘Joke’
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
Ronny Chieng poked fun at JD Vance’s defense of President Trump posting an image of himself as a Christ-like figure.

Billy Crystal to Return to Broadway With Solo Show‘860’ About Losing His Home in L.A. Fires
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
The actor-comedian said he will return to Broadway this fall with a new solo show called“860,” named for the address of his destroyed family home.

The Museums That Helped Power Atlanta’s Rise Are Still Pushing Ahead
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
For 100 years, the Atlanta History Center and the High Museum of Art have expanded and diversified, not unlike the metropolis itself.

A New Exhibition at New York’s Natural History Museum Honors Fossil Hunters
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
In a new and ongoing exhibition, the American Museum of Natural History highlights the findings of Mark Norell and other fossil hunters responsible for its most important discoveries.

Moon Rocks! 9 Lunar Songs for the Artemis Crew
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
Hear from David Bowie, Neko Case, Arthur Russell and more artists inspired by our poetic, mysterious satellite.

At a Difficult Time, a Minnesota Museum Offers Respite to Somalis
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
As one of the few institutions of its kind in the world, the Somali Museum of Minnesota has become a center of the immigrant community.

The Benefactor of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation Curates Its Collection
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
Emily Rauh Pulitzer, a veteran curator and collector, leans heavily on sculpture and drawing in a show of some 85 works.

Can‘Michael’ Help Restore Jackson’s Image? His Estate Is Banking on It.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
A new biopic is the latest move in the Jackson estate’s posthumous — and lucrative — rehabilitation campaign.

Route 66, a‘Linear Museum Stretched Across Eight States,’ Turns 100
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
Institutions large and small examine the complicated history of the iconic corridor that helped define the American road trip.

Why Does the“Rocky” Statue Draw Crowds? This Show Investigates.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
This spring, the Philadelphia Museum of Art invites the bronze boxer inside to center an exhibition on why we make monuments and what they mean.

San Francisco’s Modern Art Museum Reimagines the Fisher Collection
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
The Bay Area family made a deal with SFMOMA that called for exhibitions of the collection’s works every 10 years. Some 250 pieces are now showing.

M.F.A. Boston Celebrates 50 Years of Flowers and Art
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
The annual“Art in Bloom” exhibition began in 1976 and has spawned similar events at other museums across the country.

In Indianapolis, a New Contemporary Art Museum Comes With a D.J.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
The 40,000-square-foot space, housed in a former dairy barn, aims to upend expectations of what an art museum can be.

Late Night Takes Sides in the President vs. the Pope
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
Jimmy Kimmel said President Trump’s social media post aimed at Pope Leo XIV “is what happens when you sell Bibles instead of reading them.”

Threats to Library Funding End With Settlement by Trump Administration
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
The American Library Association and a union of cultural workers filed a lawsuit arguing that cuts ordered by President Trump were illegal.

Sid Krofft, 96, Dies; Created Zany TV Shows for Children of All Ages
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
With his brother Marty, he released a string of wildly inventive programs, including“H.R. Pufnstuf” and “Land of the Lost.” Some became cult favorites, even among adults.

Tucker Carlson Is Starting a Publishing Imprint
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 +0000
Tucker Carlson Books, a joint venture between Carlson’s media company and Skyhorse Publishing, will put out books by Russell Brand, Milo Yiannopoulos and more.

‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Episode 4: The Blow-Up
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 +0000
Valerie is losing her patience and self-control. Who can blame her?

Shaping the New Look of‘Euphoria’
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 +0000
Natasha Newman-Thomas has stepped in as the new costume designer for the third season of HBO’s chaotic megahit. It’s a lofty task.

Olivier Awards 2026:‘Paddington’ Wins Big; Rachel Zegler and ‘Evita’ Also Triumph
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 +0000
The hit musical about the beloved bear won seven awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys. “Evita,” starring Rachel Zegler, took home two prizes.

Sabrina Carpenter Apologizes for Mocking Arabic Call at Coachella
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 +0000
“I don’t like it,” the pop singer had said from the festival stage, after mistaking a celebratory Middle Eastern cry as a form of yodeling.

‘S.N.L.,’ With Colman Domingo, Takes Aim at Artemis II, Melania Trump and the war in Iran
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 +0000
“Saturday Night Live” also satirized the Artemis II space mission in an episode hosted by Colman Domingo, while “S.N.L. UK” joined in lampooning Melania Trump.

What the‘Real Housewives’ Think About Congress’s Reality TV Drama
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 +0000
A visit to the Capitol by stars of the“Real Housewives” offered a glimpse into how the nation’s elected representatives mimic the gossipy world of reality TV. Nobody appears to relish the similarities.

Want to Star Opposite Daniel Radcliffe? At‘Every Brilliant Thing,’ You Have a Chance.
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
Before each performance, the actor sprints around the Hudson Theater enlisting audience members to take part in the interactive show.

Pearl Fryar, a Picasso of Plants, Dies at 86
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 +0000
A self-taught topiary artist, he discovered a talent for carving trees and shrubs into extraordinary shapes, creating a world-famous garden in a tiny South Carolina town.

Lady Gaga and Doechii, the Strokes: 8 Songs We’re Talking About This Week
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 +0000
Lady Gaga and Doechii strike a pose, the Strokes side-eye consumption and Kelela confronts a crumbling relationship.

Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel Discuss Their Pairing in‘The Christophers’
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 +0000
The actors star in the new Steven Soderbergh film“The Christophers,” about fine art and unlikely bonds: “We’re Romeo and Juliet.”

Movie Review: You, Me&Tuscany
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 +0000
The New York Times film critic Alissa Wilkinson reviews“You, Me&Tuscany.”

Exercise Used to Bore Bob Odenkirk. Now He’s Doing Stunts.
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 +0000
The“Better Call Saul” actor stars in “Normal,” his third action film. He finds it freeing: “You let all that rage go in a pretend fight.”

Review: A George Lewis Premiere at the New York Philharmonic
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
George Lewis’s new piece brought in the percussion and piano quartet Yarn/Wire, in an evening that also featured the soprano Golda Schultz.

Hilde Limondjian, Met Museum’s Longtime Concert Impresario, Dies at 89
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
She gave New York debuts to artists like Cecilia Bartoli and Peter Serkin, and introduced new music by Philip Glass and others.

The Enduring Body and Soul of Martha Graham at 100
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
Her dance company, the oldest in the United States, celebrates its centennial in a series of mixed bills. But why aren’t all the dances by Graham?

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
This month’s picks will have you seeing double, including a film in which Vince Vaughn plays current and future versions of a character.

9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

Why Beauty and Ugliness Go Hand in Hand
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 +0000
A new exhibition explores Renaissance views on what is attractive and what is hideous, and how one can’t exist without the other.

‘Euphoria’ Is Back. Here’s What to Know.
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
The third season of the scandalous drama premieres on Sunday, more than four years after the end of Season 2. Fuzzy on the details? We can help.

Billy Magnussen Has Mixed Feelings on Playing‘Punchable’ Guys So Well
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
As the lead of a new Silicon Valley satire on AMC,“The Audacity,” he plays a particularly poignant variety: the tech bro.

The Sense of Touch at Billboard Scale
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
Ann Hamilton, known for conceptual art installations, embraces a new era with scanner photography at the Cleveland Museum— and finds a tactile tenderness.

NY Times Obituaries:




Ishmael Jaffree, Who Won Case Rejecting School Prayer, Is Dead at 80
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
An Alabama parent, he objected to prayer in his children’s classrooms. The Supreme Court ruled for him, a high-water mark in the push for the strict separation of church and state.

Mario Ríos Montt, Bishop and Brother of Genocidal General, Dies at 94
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
In Guatemala, he led the Catholic Church’s human rights office. His brother, a dictator who took power in a coup, was convicted of crimes against humanity.

Adriano Goldschmied,‘Godfather’ of Modern Denim, Dies at 82
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
An energetic entrepreneur, he developed more than 50 brands of jeans, including Gap 1969 and other cult classics.

Sid Krofft, 96, Dies; Created Zany TV Shows for Children of All Ages
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
With his brother Marty, he released a string of wildly inventive programs, including“H.R. Pufnstuf” and “Land of the Lost.” Some became cult favorites, even among adults.

Asha Bhosle, Longtime Voice of Indian Cinema, Dies at 92
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
Her distinctive and adventurous voice was the soundtrack for generations of Bollywood films.

Edna Foa, Who Pioneered Exposure Therapy to Treat PTSD, Dies at 88
Sun, 12 Apr 2026 +0000
A psychologist, she urged patients to confront the things that frightened them, revolutionizing her field’s approach to post-traumatic stress disorder.

Pearl Fryar, a Picasso of Plants, Dies at 86
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 +0000
A self-taught topiary artist, he discovered a talent for carving trees and shrubs into extraordinary shapes, creating a world-famous garden in a tiny South Carolina town.

David Sklansky, the‘First Nerd to Enter Poker,’ Dies at 78
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 +0000
An influential author and professional player, he helped transform a game long ruled by intuition into one based on game theory, probability and logic.

Davey Lopes, Base-Stealing Maestro, Is Dead at 80
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
He was one of baseball’s most efficient thieves, and part of a storied infield quartet with the Los Angeles Dodgers, playing in four World Series.

Overlooked No More: Margaret Gipsy Moth, Fearless CNN Camera Operator
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
She covered conflicts across the globe, joking after she was injured in Sarajevo that she would be returning to find her missing teeth.

Thomas S. Langner, Who Linked Social Ills to Mental Illness, Dies at 102
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
He helped lead what became known as the Midtown Manhattan Study, which showed that mental impairment is highly correlated with low socioeconomic status.

Eliot Engel, a 16-Term Bronx Liberal in Congress, Dies at 79
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 +0000
After defeating a Democratic fixture in a 1988 primary, he rose to lead the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and then was toppled himself in 2020, undone by an overheard comment.

Fred Drasner, a Feisty Leader of The Daily News, Is Dead at 83
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
A former New York cabdriver who never lost his edge, he was co-publisher alongside Mort Zuckerman as he took on rival papers in the so-called tabloid wars.

Hilde Limondjian, Met Museum’s Longtime Concert Impresario, Dies at 89
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
She gave New York debuts to artists like Cecilia Bartoli and Peter Serkin, and introduced new music by Philip Glass and others.

Bob Law, Trailblazing Talk-Radio Host, Dies at 86
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
His wee-hours show“Night Talk” was a nationally syndicated stalwart, examining tough issues and spotlighting Black cultural and political stars.

Rodolfo Acuña, 93, Forthright Scholar at Forefront of Chicano Studies, Dies
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
An activist in the academy, he wrote a foundational text in the field,“Occupied America: A History of Chicanos.” It is still in print and still assigned to students.

David B. Cornstein, 87, Dies; Envoy Helped Build Trump’s Ties to Orban
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 +0000
A former jewelry-counter magnate, he served in Hungary under his friend President Trump, strengthening relations between the two countries as Orban tilted rightward.

Martin Gugino, Activist Shoved by Buffalo Police at 2020 Protest, Dies
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 +0000
Mr. Gugino, 81, had filed a lawsuit in 2021 against the city of Buffalo and members of its police force after officers fractured his skull at a Black Lives Matter protest.

Jim Whittaker, First American to Reach Everest’s Summit, Dies at 97
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 +0000
As an executive with the outdoor-supply retailer REI and an experienced climber, he conquered Mount Everest in 1963, when fewer than 10 people were known to have done so.

Wayne Perkins, Guitarist to the Stars, Dies at 74
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 +0000
Mr. Perkins worked with Bob Marley, Joni Mitchell and many others, almost joined the Rolling Stones and turned down an offer from Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Craig Reedie, Who Fought Doping in Global Sport, Dies at 84
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 +0000
He led the World Anti-Doping Agency when Russia’s state-sponsored doping system was exposed a decade ago. He received blowback for the agency’s response.