Tell The Post: What did Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour mean to you?

Before the tour comes to an end on Dec. 8, we want to hear from fans on what impact it had on them. Tell us through this form.

By Emily YahrDecember 2, 2024
FoodColumn

Michael Rafidi’s swanky new spot, La’ Shukran, is a French-Levantine dream

Sink into a velvet booth. Grab a sesame baguette. You might never want to leave.

By Sonia RaoDecember 2, 2024

‘Brain rot’ is Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year

“Brain rot” is the 2024 Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year, adding to a growing list of Internet-specific words chosen by dictionaries as words of the year.

By Herb ScribnerDecember 2, 2024

Francis Ford Coppola found himself outside Hollywood. He’s okay with that.

Coppola doesn’t care what critics say about “Megalopolis.” Still, the Kennedy Center Honoree is apologetic for being “the jerk that started numbers on movies.”

By Jada YuanDecember 2, 2024

‘Skeleton Crew’ turns to George Lucas for that old ‘Star Wars’ magic

The latest “Star Wars” project, called “Skeleton Crew” and starring Jude Law, is a lot like “The Goonies.” But it needed George Lucas’s style to tell its story.

By Herb ScribnerDecember 2, 2024

From the wires

Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after 'alarming blood test,' attorney says

An attorney for Harvey Weinstein says he was hospitalized following an “alarming blood test.”

By Jake Offenhartz | APDecember 2, 2024

Matias Tarnopolsky to become New York Philharmonic CEO, teaming with Gustavo Dudamel

Matias Tarnopolsky will become president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic on Jan. 1, after six years heading the Philadelphia Orchestra

By Ronald Blum | APDecember 2, 2024

Ted Danson to be honored with Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globes

The Golden Globes are raising a glass to former “Cheers” star Ted Danson by naming him the Carol Burnett Award honoree for 2025

By Mark Kennedy | APDecember 2, 2024

‘Moana 2’ soars as box office sets new Thanksgiving record

“Moana 2,” the animated Disney sequel, topped box office charts over the Thanksgiving holiday, leading to a record-breaking holiday weekend for the theater industry.

By Herb ScribnerDecember 1, 2024
TheaterColumn

On stage and screen, obsession with youth and beauty is a fresh hell

In “The Substance,” “Sunset Blvd.” and the new musical “Death Becomes Her,” impossible standards for women are enough to make you laugh, scream or both.

By Naveen KumarDecember 1, 2024

Neneh Cherry talks motherhood, style and White women with dreads

“Buffalo Stance” singer and style icon Neneh Cherry, 60, has a new memoir, “A Thousand Threads,” that stitches together a wildly creative, and itinerant, life.

By Shane O’NeillDecember 1, 2024

The earliest known ‘country’ recording has been found. The singer? A Black man.

A new release of an 1891 song by Louis Vasnier deepens what we know about the genre’s origins.

By Geoff EdgersNovember 30, 2024

Animations of coiled hair for Black film characters improve with new algorithms

New algorithms allow for more realistic coily hair animation, enhancing the representation of Black characters in film.

By Lizette OrtegaNovember 30, 2024
Column

In grim times, art finds a way

Artists helped America process the first Trump administration. How will they do it again?

By Philip KennicottNovember 30, 2024

The newest TV shows and movies to stream right now

What’s available on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Prime Video and more in November and December.

By Olivia McCormackNovember 29, 2024

Hark! The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce holiday TV movies are here!

How Lifetime and Hallmark applied their audience savvy to an ongoing obsession with pop megastar Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, her loyal tight end.

By Emily YahrNovember 29, 2024

What do ‘Moana 2’ and ‘Cabaret’ have in common? Auli‘i Cravalho

The 24-year-old actress can simultaneously be seen on Broadway as Sally Bowles and on-screen reprising her animated Disney princess.

By Thomas FloydNovember 29, 2024
TVReview

‘Beatles ’64’ funnels the noise of Beatlemania into comfort television

“Beatles ’64,” a new documentary on Disney Plus, aims to retell the Beatlemania story once again.

By Chris RichardsNovember 29, 2024
ArtReview

Egypt inspired Black artists. Was it appropriation or homage?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art surveys 150 years of Black artists turning to ancient Egypt.

By Philip KennicottNovember 28, 2024

The 39 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week

Celebrate Thanksgiving with karaoke and turkey; welcome Santa at parades and holiday tree lightings, and enjoy all of the festive music.

By Fritz Hahn, Sophia Solano, Adele Chapin and Chris KellyNovember 27, 2024

Washington Post paperback bestsellers

A snapshot of popular books.

By Becky MeloanNovember 27, 2024
ArtReview

Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s radical reinvention of portraiture

The National Portrait Gallery’s “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” expands what a portrait can be: Strings of lights, piles of candy or collections of words.

By Maura JudkisNovember 27, 2024

As Maria Callas, Angelina Jolie had to find her voice to lose it

The third film in Pablo Larraín’s trilogy centers on the turbulent final weeks of Maria Callas’s life.

By Michael Andor BrodeurNovember 27, 2024