Jimmy Cliff, reggae music and Jamaican cultural icon, dies at 81

Jimmy Cliff, who famously sang about the "many rivers" we all must cross, has died after suffering a seizure and pneumonia, his family say.

• Nov 24, 2025

Donald Glover reveals he had a stroke last year

Donald Glover, who performs under the moniker Childish Gambino, revealed he suffered a stroke last year, which forced him to cancel his tour.

• Nov 23, 2025

Broadway baby: Lea Michele is back where it all began

Lea Michele, the "Glee" star who made her Broadway debut in "Les Miserables" at age eight, is now back in the same Broadway theater starring in "Chess: The Musical."

• Nov 23, 2025

Man who rushed Ariana Grande at "Wicked: For Good" premiere deported

The man, Johnson Wen, was sent back to Australia and "has been barred from re-entering Singapore," the city-state's immigration authority said in a statement quoted by broadcaster CNA.

• Nov 23, 2025

"Sunday Morning" 2025 "Food Issue" recipe index

Delicious menu suggestions from top chefs, cookbook authors, food writers, restaurateurs, and the editors of New York Times Cooking!

• Nov 21, 2025

Fugees rapper sentenced to 14 years for illegal Obama campaign contributions

Rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to the 2012 Obama campaign.

• Nov 20, 2025

Lily Allen says new breakup album says "everything that I needed to say"

British singer Lily Allen tells Anthony Mason about heartbreak and healing in her only TV interview about her new album, "West End Girl."

• Nov 20, 2025

Your one-sided relationship with celebrities influenced this word of the year

Many fans of Taylor Swift showed parasocial relationships with the pop star after her engagement to Travis Kelce.

• Nov 17, 2025

William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson: When stars collide

When the "Star Trek" actor and America's favorite astrophysicist share the stage, sparks can fly on an astronomical level. They talk about their bromance built on an appreciation of science and curiosity.

• Nov 16, 2025

Stephen Schwartz, a "Wicked" music man

The composer and lyricist behind such hits as "Godspell," "Pippin" and "Wicked" talks about the price of his early success, and why he almost left composing Broadway musicals for good.

• Nov 16, 2025

Dave Portnoy: "I don't go out of my way looking for fights"

Dave Portnoy talks about his digital empire catering to a young, mostly-male audience that he calls "normal guys," and about blowback from some of his site's "locker-room"-style content.

• Nov 16, 2025

YouTuber Jack Doherty arrested in Miami Beach, police say

Miami Beach Police announced that the 22-year-old was taken into custody on multiple charges, including possessing amphetamine and marijuana, along with resisting an officer without violence.

• Nov 17, 2025

Pope Leo XIV celebrates the power of cinema with star-studded audience

The event, organized by the Vatican's culture ministry, drew stars including Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett and Judd Apatow.

• Nov 15, 2025

SAG Awards will change name next year

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are now called the Actor Awards.

• Nov 14, 2025

Book excerpt: "Defying Gravity," a biography of "Wicked" composer Stephen Schwartz

Biographer Carol de Giere explores the creative career of the Grammy- and Oscar-winning composer of such treasured Broadway and movie hits as "Godspell," "Pippin" and "Wicked."

• Nov 16, 2025

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