As a Script Doctor, Tom Stoppard Was Stealthily Erudite

The playwright won an Academy Award for “Shakespeare in Love.” But he also helped provide dialogue for the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Indiana Jones.

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Biyouna, Algerian Star With Tart Tongue Onscreen and Off, Dies at 73

For generations of Algerians, the fierce independence of her persona reflected their struggles in a country torn by civil war and repression.

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James Riches, Fire Chief Who Lost Firefighter Son on 9/11, Dies at 74

He spent months searching the wreckage of the World Trade Center for his son’s remains, then suffered lung illnesses attributed to toxic dust.

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Movies Written by Tom Stoppard to Stream

Spinning off Shakespeare, waltzing through Imperial Russia, bantering about literature or diving deeply into history, Stoppard shared his gifts on the screen.

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Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and Others Mourn Tom Stoppard

Nobody advanced or cherished the English language more than Stoppard, Tim Curry noted. Colleagues and fans agreed.

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The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency

In works like “Travesties” and “Arcadia,” the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.

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The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency

In works like “Travesties” and “Arcadia,” the playwright embraced the really big questions and wrestled words into coherent, exhilarating shape.

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Jason Schwartzman Finds Peace at the Library

“It’s almost like a movie set,” said the actor, now in the Christmas film “Oh. What. Fun.,” “and I have to pretend I’m working, too.”

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Female Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Unlocking the Male Fortress

Less than 10 percent of heart and lung surgeons in the United States are women. At a recent conference, they vowed to change that.

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F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines

The agency’s top vaccine regulator said that a review had found that the children were likely to have died “because of” the shots. But public health experts want to examine the data.

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A Different Type of Dementia is Changing What’s Known About Cognitive Decline

On its own, LATE dementia is less severe than Alzheimer’s, but in combination, it makes Alzheimer’s symptoms worse, scientists say.

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‘The Holiday’: A Festive Cocktail, Equal Parts Charm and Cringe

Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Jack Black delivered a lesson on chemistry, good and bad, in the 2006 Nancy Meyers rom-com.

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‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ Review: An Artist’s Mind-Expanding Collage

In this dazzling essay movie, the director Kahlil Joseph draws on an array of sources — news clips, old movies, family albums, an encyclopedia of ”Africana” — to create a thrilling whole.

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Tiny Love Stories: ‘No Hugging … and Definitely Nothing Lewd’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

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Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day

The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to “refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels.”

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Rose Byrne and Sheila Heti on Parenting, A.I. and the Nature of Personality

The “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” actor and the author of “Alphabetical Diaries” met for a wide-ranging conversation.

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U.S. Announces Negotiated Prices for 15 Drugs Under Medicare

The Trump administration said that had the new prices been in effect last year, Medicare would have saved $12 billion, which would have reduced its spending on those drugs by 44 percent.

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Postpartum Prescription of GLP-1 Drugs Has Increased Sharply, Study Finds

By mid-2024, the weight-loss drugs were prescribed for almost 2 percent of new mothers.

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Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham promoted discredited treatments like ivermectin and, as Louisiana’s surgeon general, halted the state’s mass vaccination campaign.

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With Tom Felton, ‘Harry Potter’ Breaks Its Own Broadway Record

The actor is now playing an adult version of the sinister child he portrayed in the film series.

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‘Queen of Versailles’ to Close as New Broadway Musicals Struggle

The show, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will remain open through the holidays. The announcement comes just two weeks after the musical opened.

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Ozempic Drug Fails to Quell Alzheimer’s in Novo Nordisk Trials

The studies were a significant setback for the optimistic view that semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs could help prevent a number of brain diseases.

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Jimmy Cliff Brought Reggae to the Masses with ‘The Harder They Come’

The 1972 film “The Harder They Come” and its accompanying soundtrack brought the genre out of Jamaica and helped pave the way for future stars.

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These Hospitals Figured Out How to Slash C-Section Rates

Financial and social incentives can nudge doctors away from the operating room.

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Lee Tamahori, Director of Film Voted New Zealand’s Best, Dies at 75

He reimagined “Once Were Warriors,” a novel about a Maori family, as a film that became a worldwide phenomenon. He went on to direct Hollywood movies.

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U.S. Introduces New Female Crash-Test Dummy Standards

A female crash-test dummy to replace an outdated model largely based on male proportions would improve safety for women, who face higher fatality and injury risks on the road, officials said.

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Mother Accused of Delaying Medical Care for Daughter Who Died on Road Trip

A diabetic 10-year-old girl slipped into a coma during a trip with her family and was brought to the hospital after she had died, the authorities said.

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Da’Vine Joy Randolph Loves Ocean Swims, Minus the Snorkeling

“I have a phobia of what lies beneath,” the Oscar winner said. “I don’t want to know what’s down there! Don’t touch me and I won’t touch you.”

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Eli Lilly, Drug Maker of Zepbound and Mounjaro, Reaches $1 Trillion in Value

The 150-year-old drugmaker is the first company in health care to hit the milestone.

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Cassidy Got Pledges From RFK Jr. on Vaccines. They Haven’t Stuck.

Before casting a crucial vote for the health secretary, the top Senate Republican laid out several specific commitments he had secured, some of which appear to have been breached.

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‘Wicked: For Good’ | Anatomy of a Scene

The director Jon M. Chu narrates a sequence from his film featuring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum.

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A Film About Unidentified Phenomena Gets a Congressional Audience

“The Age of Disclosure,” a documentary featuring government and military officials, was screened for a bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives.

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Botulism Bacteria Found in Infant Formula, ByHeart Confirms

ByHeart, the maker of the product, has been linked to an outbreak of illnesses among infants that led to their hospitalizations.

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‘Cactus Pears’ Review: Finding Intimacy Amid Grief

This understated Indian drama follows closeted gay man gingerly initiating a romance with an old friend.

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Is Scalp Care the New Big Beauty Trend?

Consumers are increasingly fixating on their scalps, turning to head spas, pricey treatments and products to combat thin hair and irritation.

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Early Signs Point to a Harsh Flu Season in the U.S.

The virus circulating this year is more virulent and has been spreading faster and earlier than usual.

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George Clooney, Adam Sandler and Noah Baumbach on Fame and ‘Jay Kelly’

The stars and the director look back on their days trying to break into the industry and how failure was part of the equation.

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This Play Recruited Actors With Anorexia. Was That Ethical?

Some psychologists and parents argued that it risked glamorizing the condition, but one performer described the experience as empowering: “Onstage, I can be who I really am.”

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‘This World of Tomorrow’ Review: Tom Hanks Is Back in Town

The movie star plays a man from the future at the 1939 New York World’s Fair in an adaptation of some of his stories. Kelli O’Hara shines as his love interest.

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Vanity Fair’s New Hollywood Issue, First Under New Editor, Is All About Men

Mark Guiducci gave his first issue of Vanity Fair over to the guys.

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A.I. Video Is Threatening Our Ability to Trust Documentaries

A combination of technological developments and market forces is undermining the trust between viewer and filmmaker. What’s at stake is history itself.

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C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for First Time

If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.

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Sex Had Become a Chore. Then They Started Reading Romantasy.

The wildly popular fiction genre allows readers to talk openly about yearning, sex and desire. And it’s spilling over into their bedrooms.

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Tom Cruise Accepts an Honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards

The star was feted along with Debbie Allen, Dolly Parton and production designer Wynn Thomas at a show that has become an awards campaign stop.

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Has This Director Made the Year’s Most Terrifying Movie?

With the existential action thriller “Sirat,” set in the rave culture of Morocco, Oliver Laxe says that he was not out to shock, but that he is still haunted by one scene.

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Homayoun Ershadi, 78, Dies; ‘Kite Runner’ and ‘Taste of Cherry’ Star

He was an architect with no training as an actor whose life was changed by a chance encounter. He inspired rave reviews and a New Yorker short story.

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‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Has Tricks Up Its Sleeve

The magician heist thriller franchise is back for a third installment. We go beyond the illusion to find out why these movies endure.

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Leslie Odom Jr., Back in the Room Where It Happens

In “Hamilton,” no moment captures the actor’s emotional expansiveness, artistic breadth and vocal depth better than this number.

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SAG Awards Changes Its Name to the Actor Awards

The annual awards, started three decades ago by the Hollywood union SAG-AFTRA, has begun to reach a global audience through livestreaming on Netflix.

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Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No Way.

Many older Americans shun an identity that could bring helpful accommodations, improve care and provide community.

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Elizabeth Franz, Versatile Tony-Winning Actress, Is Dead at 84

She won the award for her performance as Linda Loman in a 1999 Broadway revival of “Death of a Salesman” and played the matriarch Kate Jerome in two Neil Simon comedies.

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Overlooked No More: Sabina Spielrein, Visionary Lost Between Freud and Jung

She maintained a triangular correspondence with the two men, who overshadowed the significant contributions she made to the field of psychoanalysis.

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F.D.A. Sharply Limits Use of Drug Linked to Two Teen Deaths

A gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy caused complications to the liver, prompting a review of its use for younger patients.

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Judge to Approve Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy, Releasing Billions for Opioid Plaintiffs

Under the plan, the company will dissolve and its owners, members of the Sackler family, will pay as much as $7 billion of their personal fortune to states, localities, tribes and others harmed in the opioid crisis.

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Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 83

An advocate for women’s reproductive health, she started one of the world’s smallest pharmaceutical companies to bring an emergency birth-control method to market.

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Infant Formula Company Tied to Botulism Outbreak Had Known Problems

A Pennsylvania plant run by the company, ByHeart, was shut down this year after inspectors found mold, a leaking roof and more than 2,500 dead insects in a food production area.

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Sofia Coppola Honored at MoMA Benefit With Elle Fanning, Bill Murray and David Letterman

The Museum of Modern Art’s annual film gala honored the writer and director, attracting a crowd that included Olivia Wilde, Bill Murray and David Letterman.

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‘Being Eddie’ Review: Eddie Murphy Looks Back

A self-aware and soft-spoken Eddie Murphy plays docent to his own career in a new documentary.

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Sally Kirkland, Scene-Stealing Actress, Dies at 84

She received an Oscar nomination for the 1987 film “Anna” but spent much of her prolific career as a go-to supporting actress in movies like “The Sting” and “JFK.”

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Hollywood Bowl Names Its Stage for John Williams

The celebrated venue dedicated its stage to the composer for “Star Wars,” “Jurassic Park” and other blockbusters, a first in the bowl’s 103 years.

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Arline Bronzaft, Who Campaigned for a Quieter City, Dies at 89

She studied the impact of noise on health and classroom learning and helped impose stricter regulations in New York City.

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Infant Formula Recall Expands as Botulism Outbreak Grows

Federal health officials said caregivers should stop using all ByHeart powdered formula products after 15 infants in 12 states were hospitalized.

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Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event

The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.

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Nolan Williams, Who Stimulated the Brain to Treat Depression, Dies at 43

A neuroscientist, he employed a battery of high-tech tools in devising a fast-acting therapy that targets the area of the brain where depression originates.

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The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’

Diagnosed with A.L.S., they traded stories, drank tequila and made grim jokes at a unique annual gathering on Cape Cod.

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How Brawling Dramas Take the Fight to the Oscars

With their slow-mo punch sequences and actors’ body transformations, pugilistic films from “Rocky” to “Christy” have aimed for the academy’s approval.

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Tatsuya Nakadai, Japanese Star Known for ‘Ran’ and Other Classics, Dies at 92

He was a fixture of postwar Japanese cinema and starred in films by Akira Kurosawa and other directors of that era.

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F.D.A. Will Remove Black Box Warnings From Hormone Treatments for Menopause

The benefits of hormone replacement have been underappreciated, Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, said on Monday. Critics described evidence for the change as insufficient.

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F.D.A. Will Remove Black Box Warnings From Hormone Treatments for Menopause

The benefits of hormone replacement have been underappreciated, Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, said on Monday. Critics described evidence for the change as insufficient.

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A Force Behind Timothée Chalamet, Charli XCX & Other Megastars of the Moment

Timothée Chalamet, Charli XCX and Billie Eilish are among those who trust Aidan Zamiri, a director and photographer, with their images.

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In ‘The Queen of Versailles,’ Kristin Chenoweth Can’t Get Enough

Material excess can never be too excessive for the central character of this gilded Broadway musical, based on the 2012 film.

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65 Movies to See This Winter, From ‘Wicked: For Good’ to ‘Zootopia 2’

An obsessed table-tennis player (“Marty Supreme”) and musicians in a Neil Diamond tribute band (“Song Sung Blue”) are among the season’s screen gifts.

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Are A.I. Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use?

Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Administration is exploring whether to regulate them as medical devices.

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Peter Watkins, Provocateur With a Movie Camera, Dies at 90

His Oscar-winning 1965 film “The War Game” depicted a post-nuclear-attack England, one of his many fictionalized docudramas against war and repression.

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Merck PCSK9 Pill Results Point to Extremely Low Cholesterol Future

The drug targets the PCSK9 protein, and could give millions of people a more affordable option to reduce their heart disease risk.

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‘Purple Rain’ Review: A Stage Musical That Misses Prince’s Charisma

Prince was mysterious, sexy. This adaptation of his 1984 film, onstage in Minneapolis, explains too much and comes off as disorienting.

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Pfizer to Acquire Obesity Drug Start-Up Metsera in $10 Billion Deal

The announcement of the deal signaled an end to the bidding war for Metsera between Pfizer and Novo Nordisk, the Danish maker of Ozempic and Wegovy.

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The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves

“The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we conceived of life itself.

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‘Christy’ Review: The Lady in Pink? She Packs a Fierce Punch

The ring is a treacherous place to be, but for this boxer, the living room held the greater threat of terror.

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Lawsuits Blame ChatGPT for Suicides and Harmful Delusions

Seven complaints, filed on Thursday, claim the popular chatbot encouraged dangerous discussions and led to mental breakdowns.

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What Trump’s New Drug Pricing Deal Means for People With Obesity

The president’s agreement with drug companies involves a range of prices, depending on dose, product and how you’re paying.

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What Scientists Are Learning From Brain Organoids

Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including autism. But ethical questions loom.

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‘Sentimental Value’ Review: Joachim Trier’s Unhappy Household

In this moving drama from the director of “The Worst Person in the World,” Stellan Skarsgard and Renate Reinsve star as father and daughter in counterpoint.

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A Grave Condition Caused by C-Sections Is on the Rise

Placenta accreta is a life-threatening condition in which the placenta attaches to scar tissue left by a C-section. It used to be extremely rare.

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Radiation May Be Unnecessary for Many Breast Cancer Patients

Doctors have already begun reducing radiation treatment for women at low risk of recurrence or spread of the disease. A new study finds that some women at greater risk can safely avoid radiation.

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‘Girl, Interrupted,’ With Aimee Mann Songs, to Be Staged in New York

The Public Theater will present the play, which Martyna Majok adapted from the best-selling memoir.

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How All Those Star-Studded ‘Knives Out’ Casts Were Assembled

For the original, Daniel Craig was hired weeks, not months, in advance, and Ana De Armas joined days ahead. The latest, “Wake Up Dead Man,” followed that template.

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Six Dead in Listeria Outbreak Linked to Pasta

Prepared pasta sold at grocery chains across the country, including Albertsons and Trader Joe’s, were recalled after 27 people in 18 states became ill, federal health officials said.

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The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in November

The newest horror film from Guillermo del Toro and the final season of “Stranger Things” are among the highlights for U.S. subscribers.

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With Acquisition, Kimberly-Clark Bets That Tylenol Can Weather the Storm

The consumer products giant reached a $40 billion deal to buy Kenvue, the maker of Tylenol, despite a barrage of unproven claims from President Trump and others that use of the pain reliever during pregnancy can cause autism.

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‘A Big Positive’: How One Company Plans to Profit From Medicaid Cuts

New work requirements are expected to leave millions of poor Americans uninsured. For Equifax, which charges states steep prices for its trove of employment data, it is a business opportunity.

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F.D.A. Drug Unit Chief Is Placed on Leave, and Cites a ‘Toxic’ Environment

The official, Dr. George F. Tidmarsh, a top regulator at the agency, said disagreements over a new program to rapidly approve medications had caused tensions with agency officials.

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Maria Riva, Dietrich Daughter Who Demystified the Legend, Dies at 100

She was her mother’s handmaiden and aide-de-camp. In 1993, her blockbuster biography told of the awful price she paid.

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The Reason We Can’t Look Away From ‘A House of Dynamite’

The ticking-clock threat of an imminent missile strike makes for propulsive viewing. It’s long been a go-to setup in Hollywood, from “Dr. Strangelove” on.

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Nine Inch Nails Are Filling the Hole in Their Souls With Film Music

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s soundtrack for “Tron: Ares” is their first under their acclaimed band’s name. These days, the project “feels vital and exciting again.”

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What TikTok’s ‘Bird Theory’ Says About Relationships

Experts weigh in on whether those viral TikTok tests are a real litmus for a couple’s connection.

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