5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Charlie Parker 03. June 2026 (11:00) Bird helped usher in bebop and transformed the alto saxophone into an instrument of startling possibility. Here’s an 11-song primer on his enduring legacy.(New York Times)
Making Scottish Ballet’s ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’ Legible to Americans 03. June 2026 (11:00) Scottish Ballet realized it needed to make its nation’s history a bit more explicit to take its “Mary, Queen of Scots” on the road. It comes to Lincoln Center this week.(New York Times)
Late Night Wants Trump to Give Peace Talks a Chance 03. June 2026 (08:26) “Oh, I’m sorry, is wrapping up the war you started not interesting enough?” Michael Kosta said on Tuesday, after the president called negotiations with Iran “boring.”(New York Times)
MoMA Names Makeda Best as New Photography Chief 02. June 2026 (23:30) Makeda Best, a deputy director of the Oakland Museum of California and a photographer, will lead the department.(New York Times)
