TikTok True Crime to Stream: ‘Dancing for the Devil’ and More
TikTok continues to be on shaky ground in the United States. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court upheld a law passed by Congress last year that required a ban of…
On Sunday, the Grammys Hope to Hit the Right Note
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. The 67th Grammy Awards will be held on Feb. 2…
Dick Button, Figure Skating Champion and Commentator, Dies at 95
Dick Button, whose passionate and often tart commentary on figure skating competitions became a television staple over six decades and made him the sport’s unofficial spokesman, died on Thursday in…
F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Sponsorships
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has waded into the politicized debate over NPR and PBS, ordering up an investigation that he said could be relevant in lawmakers’ decision…
‘Asura’ Is a First-Class Domestic Drama
“Asura,” a seven-episode Japanese drama on Netflix (in Japanese, with subtitles, or dubbed), is the full package: a detailed, human-scale domestic drama with plenty to say, fascinating characters to say…
Review: In ‘Common Side Effects,’ It’s Fungus vs. Them
From “The Last of Us” to athlete’s foot commercials, fungus does not have the best of reputations on television. But what if it could save us all? “Common Side Effects,”…
Forget the Punchline. It’s the Setup to These Jokes That’s Tricky.
A joke can be broken down into two sections: The setup, which isn’t necessarily funny, and the punchline, which better be. Facing a crowd that’s looking to laugh, comics tend…
Stream These Movies and TV Shows Before They Leave Netflix in February
‘Pearl’ (Feb. 15) Stream it here. The second, and finest, of the three collaborations between the writer-director Ti West and the actress Mia Goth (preceded by “X” and followed by…
The Most Memorable ‘S.N.L.’ Sketches Where Actors Break Character
In one of the most popular sketches of the last few seasons of “Saturday Night Live,” Heidi Gardner lost it. Playing a sober-faced news anchor, she suddenly broke character, convulsing…
Karoline Leavitt Invites Content Creators to the White House Press Briefing
In the delicate journalistic ecosystem of the White House’s James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, the seating chart is the be-all, end-all of status. Where a reporter sits says it…