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  1. PhotoOutside the Beverly Hilton, where the Globes will be presented on Sunday.
    CreditRodin Eckenroth/Getty Images

    How to Watch the Golden Globes on Sunday

    Here’s a quick guide with everything you need to know for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association film and television awards.

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    CreditRamona Rosales for The New York Times

    ‘The New Pope’ Looks a Lot Like John Malkovich

    The actor, fashion designer and vintner talked about his role in the sequel season to “The Young Pope” — a role that was inspired by Malkovich himself.

  4. critic’s notebook

    PhotoThe pianist Daniil Trifonov, who recently released a new recording of a classical war horse: Rachmaninoff’s Third Concerto.
    CreditCaitlin Ochs for The New York Times

    Yes, We Need (Yet) Another Rachmaninoff Recording

    New accounts of standard works, even those covered by dozens of classic recordings, can still enliven classical music.

  5. Critic’s Notebook

    PhotoJonas Kaufmann, left, and Marlis Petersen in Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt” at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich.
    CreditW. Hösl

    How a Forgotten Opera Made a Big Comeback

    Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt” was a hit in 1920. Then it all but disappeared, only to regain its popularity in the 21st century.

  1. Harry Kupfer, Director and ‘Opera King of Berlin,’ Dies at 84

    He reimagined Wagner for the modern world, including a “Ring” focused on ecological destruction.

    By Michael Cooper

  2. Curtain Goes Down on New York Musical Festival

    Faced with staff resignations and significant debt, the organization declared bankruptcy after 15 years.

    By Nancy Coleman

  3. Jack Sheldon, Trumpeter and ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Singer, Is Dead at 88

    He played with leading jazz musicians. He bantered with Merv Griffin. But his best-known work may have been on a children’s cartoon series.

    By Peter Keepnews

  4. Fiction

    A 500-Story Tower Has Collapsed. Can Humanity Be Rescued From the Rubble?

    Sean Adams’s dystopian debut novel, “The Heap,” literalizes the wreckage of late capitalism.

    By Wil Medearis

  5. Vaughan Oliver, 62, Dies; His Designs Gave Indie Rock ‘Physical Dimension’

    Mr. Oliver’s album covers for the 4AD label were a fitting complement to music by influential alternative bands like Pixies and the Breeders.

    By Daniel E. Slotnik

  6. Syd Mead, 86, Maker of Future Worlds in ‘Blade Runner’ and More, Dies

    In a wide-ranging career, he designed cars, restaurants and, most notably, the otherworldly look of science-fiction movies.

    By Neil Genzlinger

  7. ‘The Grudge’ Review: A Curse That Can’t Be Lifted

    Nicolas Pesce’s new horror movie remake has its chilling moments but ultimately remains cursed by a fatally hokey concept.

    By Ben Kenigsberg

  8. #speakinginDance

    Helping the Dead Ascend

    Jeroboam Bozeman of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dances part of Jamar Roberts’s “Ode,” about the effects of gun violence.

    By Gia Kourlas

  9. One Shattering Scene: Alfre Woodard in ‘Clemency’

    The star of the prison drama walks us through her thought process for a sequence involving her warden character and an execution.

    By Kathryn Shattuck

  10. Nonfiction

    A Tech Insider Stylishly Chronicles Her Industry’s ‘Uncanny Valley’

    Anna Wiener’s memoir captures the dreams, delusions and general absurdity of Silicon Valley in indelible detail.

    By Lauren Oyler