A cradle Episcopalian, the 34-year-old Graves, like many Christians, was taught that Jesus had died for his sins and for the ...

It’s a song every American has heard countless times, but how much do you really know about our national anthem?

The god Krishna (a dryly funny Neil D’Souza) asks this of one side of an all-consuming inter-family war, cousins against ...

Once you're chocolated out this Easter, how about kicking back with some tunes featuring the word ‘Jesus’ in their titles? Especially because these lyrics often hide meanings that may surprise ...

Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus returns with a new solo album—her first since the success of boygenius and revealed relationship ...

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025, Banu Mushtaq’s collection of short stories is full of dark humour and ...

It was a moment so reminiscent of a Sunday sermon that you expected it to be punctuated with an organ and followed by an ...

Nijinsky is about Vaslav Nijinsky, an early 20th century ballet dancer and choreographer who stunned Europe. Called the “God ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

Jinjer self-released the EP Inhale, Do Not Breathe in 2012, and the album Cloud Factory in 2014. That year, conflict in ...

Imagining people with transphobic beliefs taking them back 'at the pearly gates,' Allen wrote, 'I find it strange to hold ...