01-09-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com

John Boorman Reflects on Why ‘Exorcist II’ Bombed in 1977

The filmmaker John Boorman speaks candidly in a new documentary that aims to reassess the notorious failure. (For one, it wasn’t really scary.)

Read more »

Beeple Artwork at Wisconsin Museum Generates Controversy over Use of AI: ‘Devoid of Any Critical Engagement’

Beeple Artwork at Wisconsin Museum Generates Controversy over Use of AI: ‘Devoid of Any Critical Engagement’

Smithsonian’s Latino Museum Gets a Permanent Home on the National Mall

The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Disney+, MGM+, Apple TV, Peacock and More in September

Divided Supreme Court Rules That Trump’s White House Ballroom Can Proceed

Divided Supreme Court Rules That Trump’s White House Ballroom Can Proceed

Can a Museum Accept Artifacts With Slim Records? Toledo Has a Plan.

Sliman Mansour, Artist Who Depicted Palestinian Struggle, Dies at 79

Nazi-Looted Kandinsky Heads to Christie’s, Smithsonian Picks Existing Building as Permanent Site for National Museum of the American Latino, and More: Morning Links for September 1, 2026

Nazi-Looted Kandinsky Heads to Christie’s, Smithsonian Picks Existing Building as Permanent Site for National Museum of the American Latino, and More: Morning Links for September 1, 2026

‘Furious’ Is a Story of Complex Women and Ineffable Emotions

Lupita Nyong’o and Others to See in Off Broadway Plays This September

Kandinsky Work Returned to Jewish Heirs by a German Museum to Be Sold

36 Fun Things to Do in N.Y.C. in September

Juan Tamariz, Master Magician of Misdirection and Joy, Dies at 83

At 70, Yo-Yo Ma Is Modeling a Way to Be in the World Today

Art in America’s Fall Issue Features Five “Icons,” Thoughts on Cringe Culture, and More

Art in America’s Fall Issue Features Five “Icons,” Thoughts on Cringe Culture, and More