Ana María Matute, Spanish Novelist Marked by Civil War, Dies at 88

Posted June 30, 2014 by By WILLIAM YARDLEY

Ms. Matute was a novelist whose explorations of alienation and the loss of innocence children experienced during and after the Spanish Civil War made her one of Spain’s most popular and acclaimed writers.

Theater Review: ‘The Other Mozart’ at Here Arts Center

Posted June 30, 2014 by By LAURA COLLINS-HUGHES

“The Other Mozart,” a one-woman show by Sylvia Milo, tells the story of Wolfgang’s sister.

Why Karen Olivo Left the Big City

Posted June 30, 2014 by By STEVEN MCELROY

The Tony award-winning actress Karen Olivo has traded the Broadway lights for a more quiet life in Madison, Wis.

On View: ‘Code Black’: A Window Into Doctors’ Training

Posted June 30, 2014 by By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D.

A sense of estrangement pervades a documentary that tracks the training of a handful of E.R. doctors in Los Angeles and the challenges they face as they move to a new building and adapt to new regulations.

New Music: Trey Songz, OOIOO and Rubén Blades Release New Music

Posted June 30, 2014 by By JON CARAMANICA, BEN RATLIFF and NATE CHINEN

Trey Songz, OOIOO and Rubén Blades have come out with new albums.

On Comedy: ‘Drunk History’ and ‘Nathan for You’ Begin Season 2

Posted June 30, 2014 by By JASON ZINOMAN

Two TV comedies beginning their second seasons on Comedy Central, “Drunk History” and “Nathan for You,” tap into the time-honored entertainment of laughing at fools.