The Culture Desk

Arts and culture from around The Times.

Lana Del Rey and Quavo Team Up
Plus more new music for your weekend.
By Kate LoPresti, Sara Curtis, Wendy Dorr, Diane Wong, Dan Powell and Jon Pareles
Fall in Love With Horse Dancing
And other Olympic sports you didn’t know were a thing.
By Alex Barron, Paula Szuchman, Wendy Dorr, Rowan Niemisto, Melissa Kirsch, Sarah Lyall, Alex Marshall and Elisabeth Vincentelli
Dr. Ruth Talked About Sex Like No One Else Could
How the sex therapist disarmed her audience.
By Kate LoPresti, John White, Lynn Levy, Daniel Ramirez and Rhonda Garelick
Check, Please: The Pete Wells Exit Interview
Why our food critic tossed the fake glasses and quit his dream job.
By Alex Barron, Paula Szuchman, Wendy Dorr, Marion Lozano, Melissa Kirsch and Pete Wells
The Great Glen Powell Debate
Our critics discuss Hollywood’s newest leading man.
By Alex Barron, Paula Szuchman, Rowan Niemisto, Melissa Kirsch, Alissa Wilkinson and Wesley Morris
Colman Domingo Finds Brotherhood in ‘Sing Sing’
“We made this film as if it was going to be our last.”
By John White, Wendy Dorr, Diane Wong and Rachel Sherman
A Kidnapping and Its Consequences
A new novel from the author of “Fleishman Is in Trouble.”
By Sara Curtis, Wendy Dorr, Sloane Crosley and Sonia Herrero
This ‘Godmother of Rock ’n’ Roll’ Could Shred. Hear for Yourself.
Get to know Cordell Jackson.
By Tina Antolini, John White, Lynn Levy, Sonia Herrero and Howard Fishman
Beethoven Still Brings It
200 years of “Ode to Joy.”
By Tina Antolini, Wendy Dorr, Diane Wong and Joshua Barone
The Boss Is a Jerk. He’s Also an Icon.
Wesley Morris on the indelible career of the character actor Dabney Coleman
By Alex Barron, Paula Szuchman, Wendy Dorr, Sophia Lanman, Melissa Kirsch and Wesley Morris