Life & Love

The German artist Thomas Schütte expects blowback when a retrospective of his work opens. Maybe he even enjoys that prospect. Source link

Adam Dressner, a lawyer turned portrait artist, began painting eccentric New Yorkers a few years ago. Many of them made an appearance at a recent exhibition. Source link

These shows explore the origin stories of common phrases and terms, the evolution of language and the biases that affect our perceptions of speech. Source link

The late-night institution begins its 50th season on Saturday. Here’s how The New York Times and others covered its debut in 1975. Source link

James Richardson’s aphorisms; Nora Lange’s novel “Us Fools” Source link

The hit melodrama brought Smith the kind of fame she never wanted, but it is easy to understand why it happened. Source link

Black and Asian American women have rarely, if at all, played the U.S. commander in chief in television and film. As Kamala Harris makes her presidential bid, Hollywood lags behind. Source link

Maisy Stella stars in “My Old Ass,” a new coming-of-age film. After years as a child actor, she says it was going to high school that helped her prepare. Source link

Four insiders on where to stay, eat “micro-seasonal” dishes and shop for handmade pottery and textiles. Source link

In this month’s picks, time loops, aliens and ecological collapse. Source link