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Benjamin Voisin plays the title role in “Carême.” (Apple TV+)

‘Carême’ introduces world’s first celebrity chef

Benjamin Voisin plays the title role in “Carême.” (Apple TV+)

May 5, 2025, 5:56am Entertainment

He’s a dream in the kitchen — and elsewhere in the house. He makes a mean cream-puff tower. And he’s got moves like Jagger. Read story

ǃúIǃÙve been to a lot of funerals in my life so it felt very familiar,ǃù says Gabriel Luna about the opening scene of Episode 3 in the second season of ǃúThe Last of Us.ǃù (Liane Hentscher/HBO/TNS)
Neil Patrick Harris attends the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.

Comedians get real about mental health in documentary ‘Group Therapy’

Neil Patrick Harris attends the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.

May 5, 2025, 5:49am Entertainment

Have you ever fallen out of a two-story window while you were still asleep? Ever accidentally caught a mouthful of some of your deceased, cremated parent’s ashes during a ceremony gone wrong? If so, maybe you need to talk to someone. Read story

English writer P. G. Wodehouse writing at his home in Paris.

Column: Need a balm for these troubled times? I recommend the works of P.G. Wodehouse

English writer P. G. Wodehouse writing at his home in Paris.

May 5, 2025, 5:47am Entertainment

Seeking succor when the world seems to be closing in on you is a quintessentially human habit. Some people do it by gorging on comfort food like macaroni and cheese, others choose drink, or drugs, or gardening, or the warmth of a puppy. Read story

An Ariel view of the canvas painting by Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, a 15-year-old autistic artist who won the Guinness World Record for the largest art canvas, on display at the Eagle Square on World Autism Day in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Nigerian teenager sets world painting record with canvas that’s bigger than a soccer field

An Ariel view of the canvas painting by Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke, a 15-year-old autistic artist who won the Guinness World Record for the largest art canvas, on display at the Eagle Square on World Autism Day in Abuja, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

May 5, 2025, 5:22am Entertainment

A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas to raise awareness for autism. Read story

FILE - A Star Wars supporter poses for a photo during a fan convention called the Star Wars Celebration Japan in Chiba, near Tokyo, Friday, April 18, 2025.

Why May the 4th is celebrated as Star Wars Day across the galaxy

FILE - A Star Wars supporter poses for a photo during a fan convention called the Star Wars Celebration Japan in Chiba, near Tokyo, Friday, April 18, 2025.

May 4, 2025, 2:41pm Entertainment

It didn’t begin a long time ago or in a galaxy far far away, but every May 4 it feels like images, memes and promotional deals involving “Star Wars” have an inescapable gravity. Read story

Clinton Kelly, left, and Stacy London are back in Prime VideoǃÙs ǃúWear Whatever the F You Want,ǃù more than two decades after the launch of their TLC series ǃúWhat Not to Wear.ǃù (Prime Video/TNS)

Review: ‘Wear Whatever the F You Want’: Clinton Kelly and Stacy London return with new approach

Clinton Kelly, left, and Stacy London are back in Prime VideoǃÙs ǃúWear Whatever the F You Want,ǃù more than two decades after the launch of their TLC series ǃúWhat Not to Wear.ǃù (Prime Video/TNS)

May 4, 2025, 5:53am Entertainment

Clinton Kelly and Stacy London are back together, and if that statement does not excite you, it can only be because you have never seen “What Not to Wear,” the series they co-hosted from 2003 to 2013 on TLC. (There is no other possible explanation.) Read story

This image released by Roadside Attractions shows Nicolas Cage in a scene from “The Surfer.” (Roadside Attractions via AP)

Movie review: Nicolas Cage catches surreal wave in ‘The Surfer’

This image released by Roadside Attractions shows Nicolas Cage in a scene from “The Surfer.” (Roadside Attractions via AP)

May 4, 2025, 5:52am Entertainment

In Lorcan Finnegan’s existential surf-noir “The Surfer,” our titular wave worshipper (Nicolas Cage) learns the hard way that you can’t go home again. Riffing on Australian New Wave classics like “Wake in Fright,” Irish filmmaker Finnegan and writer Thomas Martin place their star in a sun-blasted car park overlooking the… Read story

This image released by Netflix shows Steve Carell, Kerri Kenney, Tina Fey, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, and Will Forte in a scene from “The Four Seasons”.

‘The Four Seasons’ review: Tina Fey is no Alan Alda, but at least there’s the Vivaldi

This image released by Netflix shows Steve Carell, Kerri Kenney, Tina Fey, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, and Will Forte in a scene from “The Four Seasons”.

May 4, 2025, 5:51am Entertainment

“The Four Seasons” on Netflix might be one of the more confounding examples of Hollywood’s preoccupation with treating any preexisting film or show as intellectual property in need of a remake. The original 1981 film from writer, director and star Alan Alda, works largely because it understands the comedy inherent… Read story

This image released by Amazon shows Anna Kendrick, left, and Blake Lively in a scene from “Another Simple Favor.” (Lorenzo Sisti/Amazon via AP)

‘Another Simple Favor’ review: A gorgeous setting in an unnecessary sequel

This image released by Amazon shows Anna Kendrick, left, and Blake Lively in a scene from “Another Simple Favor.” (Lorenzo Sisti/Amazon via AP)

May 4, 2025, 5:47am Entertainment

Sometimes, when a movie is set in a beautiful, far-off location, it’s for a reason intrinsic to the plot. And sometimes, when a movie is set in a beautiful, far-off location, it seems like it’s because the filmmakers and cast thought it would be fun to go there, with the… Read story