How an Act of Vandalism Helped a Dissident Find His Voice 01. June 2026 (06:01) Li Ying, known as Teacher Li to his 2.2 million followers on X, doesn’t live in China but still faces smear campaigns and death threats. He is not letting that stop him.(New York Times)
Young Moviegoers Power ‘Backrooms’ to $82 Million in Ticket Sales 31. May 2026 (19:28) The horror film, which cost $10 million and came from a 20-year-old filmmaker, added to evidence that young people will go to theaters for the right offering.(New York Times)
‘Othello’ Review: Wendell Pierce Steps Into Iago’s Twisted Web 31. May 2026 (17:10) This production in the nation’s capital, with an enticingly opaque Iago, attempts to make Shakespeare’s tragedy relevant to our age of conspiracies.(New York Times)
A Festival of Black Culture With a ’90s Vibe 31. May 2026 (11:02) The brothers behind the London party organizers Recess decamped to a seaside amusement park for a two-day event channeling an earlier era of Black British nightlife.(New York Times)
