Steve Albini, a towering figure of underground rock who recorded some of the genre’s biggest albums and fronted the band Big Black, is dead at 61. Albini had a heart attack, staff at his recording studio con... More »

The hills are alive with the sound of bassy Eurotrash, Slavic rap, and gaudy operatic pop. It could only mean one thing: Eurovision is back. Everyone’s favorite European singing competition kicked off May 7, with two more nights to go on May 9 and May 11. And if there’s ever been a year to watch,... More »

Yep, John Sugar is an alien. After six episodes of Colin Farrell driving around modern-day Los Angeles in a vintage car, wearing an immaculate black suit and sunglasses, inexplicably flashing to references from golden-age noir films, and poking his nose into the mystery of a disappeared woman no ... More »

In a nation filled with infighting over our collective identity, where nobody can agree on an interpretation of our history, perhaps what we need is someone who doesn’t care.More »

This list was originally published on June 3, 2022. We’ve updated it to include Laura Dern’s subsequent roles, including her part in Palm Royale. More »

Lenny Kravitz is “just waking up” at his Bahamas home on a recent morning when we say hello. Our conversation begins in a living room, but — no, hang on — him, his mint tea, and his open-chested denim vest wo... More »