In this issue

THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Andrew Marantz on elections and political violence; high-school pollsters; at home with a hitmaker; Judd Hirsch traces his roots; remembering George Booth.

ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS
They Shoot, He Scores - David Owen
A polymathic composer’s haunting film music.

GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN

“Thierry Mugler: Couturissime,” opening at the Brooklyn Museum on Nov. 18, celebrates the career of the provocative French designer, who counted Grace Jones, Tippi Hedren, Lypsinka, Ivana Trump, and Cardi B among his muses.

6 mins

Artful Science, Mayan Gods, Senga Nengudi

The Chicago-based phenom Nick Cave is best known for his “Soundsuits,” elaborate wearable assemblages that dazzle whether they’re presented as sculptures or seen in motion during performances.

2 mins

Ailey, Dorrance Dance, Ratmansky’s Voices”

The emo, electronics-heavy music of the nineteen-eighties British New Wave band Tears for Fears is the unlikely—but oddly compelling—basis for “LOVETRAIN2020,”

3 mins

Fleishman 1S in Trouble

“Sweeney Todd,” “Camelot,” Basquiat x Warhol It’s been a year since Stephen Sondheim died and, not surprisingly, his œuvre is getting a hefty workout.

5 mins

LCD Soundsystem, Orchestral B.I.G.

Barring an intrusion from you-know what, the imminent cold-weather concert season should recover much of its pre-pandemic fastball, as musicians fan out across stages big and small

2 mins

Steven Spielberg, Trans History, Action Sequels

Filmmakers’ real-life stories are fictionalized in some noteworthy new movies, including “The Inspection” (Nov. 18), written and directed by Elegance Bratton.

4 mins

THE NEW YORKER

THE TALK OF THE TOWN

10+ mins

SORRY SPECTACLE

The case against the Twitter apology.

10+ mins

Content Warning

THIS PRODUCTION contains strobe lights, loud noises, and haze.

3 mins

THEY SHOOT, HE SCORES

How Carter Burwell writes film music that keeps audiences guessing.

10+ mins

A Reporter at Large End of the Road

In Americas bike-racing community, a murder exposes a lot of dirt.

10+ mins

Emma Thompson – Acting Up

Emma Thompsons third act.

10+ mins

Returns – Annie Ernaux

The last time I saw my mother at her home, it was July, a Sunday. I travelled there by train. At Motteville, we sat in the station for a long time. It was hot. It was quiet, both in the compartment and outside.

7 mins

Suzuki Method – No Strings Attached

What the Suzuki method really taught.

10+ mins

ON NATIVE GROUNDS

For much of American history, the tribal nations were on top.

10+ mins

PAST IMPERFECT

A new translation grapples with sexual violence in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

10+ mins

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