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How Stop-Motion Yetis Emerged From Film Hibernation
“The Primevals,” a movie in the lineage of “Jason and the Argonauts,” was filmed 30 years ago. It has finally been released.
By Christopher Kuo
I write about all things culture, with a special focus on pop culture, television and film.
Before working for The Times, I interned with the Los Angeles Times and the Tampa Bay Times, where I covered a range of topics, including wildfires, beach erosion, city politics and youth basketball. I graduated in May 2023 from Duke University, where I studied English, political science and journalism and edited for multiple student publications. I’m originally from Wellesley, Mass.
Like all Times journalists I am committed to upholding the standards of integrity outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. I want all of my work to be accurate, fair and independent.
“The Primevals,” a movie in the lineage of “Jason and the Argonauts,” was filmed 30 years ago. It has finally been released.
By Christopher Kuo
The rapper Travis Scott and the concert promoter Live Nation faced 10 suits after the 2021 tragedy. One case from the family of a 9-year-old victim is pending.
By Christopher Kuo
As the attitudes of moviegoers evolve, so do the guidelines of the ratings board, which has reclassified dozens of films including “Mary Poppins” and “Rocky.”
By Christopher Kuo
A new Hulu documentary looks back on a Japanese reality show starring a man, Nasubi, who didn’t know he was on TV. In an interview, he discusses why he’s sharing his story.
By Christopher Kuo
The artist of the defiant bronze statue near Wall Street reached an agreement with the financial firm that commissioned it.
By Christopher Kuo
Even before his drama was released, the writer-director faced controversy over his vision of a divided America with Texas and California as allies.
By Christopher Kuo
No one mistook them for cat burglars, but the authorities say the crew spent two decades pilfering, and in some cases destroying, art and sports treasures, including Yogi Berra’s championship rings.
By Christopher Kuo
The estate had accused two podcast hosts of infringing on its copyrights by training an A.I. algorithm on five decades of Mr. Carlin’s work.
By Christopher Kuo
The civil rights activist’s life and legacy will be honored in a 2024-25 lineup that will also include spotlights on jazz history, and a rising star to warm up November.
By Christopher Kuo
Dozens of states have lured film and TV production with financial incentives. Years after gutting its program during a budget crisis, Michigan wants to rejoin the arms race.
By Matt Stevens and Christopher Kuo
The actor has broken out on TV this year in the historical series “Masters of the Air” and “Manhunt.”
By Christopher Kuo
A judge ruled that the dancehall artist’s 2014 trial had proceeded improperly after a claim of juror misconduct.
By Christopher Kuo
The writer and director of “The American Society of Magical Negroes” has made a satire that may feel primed to be provocative. He responds to some of the discourse.
By Christopher Kuo
The hotel developer Richard Hedreen is donating more than 200 artworks, and $25 million in seed money, in honor of his wife, Betty, an alumna.
By Christopher Kuo
Murphy, who was nominated for the first time, portrayed the physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in the Christopher Nolan film.
By Christopher Kuo
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By Christopher Kuo
The late-night TV host celebrated the blockbuster nominated films and poked fun at many of their stars.
By Christopher Kuo
Roy Nachum designed the spectacle-filled Mercer Labs, which he touts as inclusive. But some advocates for blind people say his use of Braille can feel exploitative.
By Christopher Kuo
Nolan’s short film “Larceny” has not been shown publicly since a 1996 film festival. With the director in position to win his first Oscar, its cast and crew want to preserve that mystery.
By Christopher Kuo
Her single “Texas Hold ’Em” debuted atop the country songs chart after its release during the Super Bowl.
By Christopher Kuo
Jay-Z pointed out the recording academy’s snubs of Black artists, including Beyoncé, while accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award. “We want you to get it right — at least get it close to right,” he said.
By Christopher Kuo
During her win for best pop vocal album, the singer-songwriter announced that she would release a new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” on April 19.
By Christopher Kuo
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By Christopher Kuo
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Content creators say they are considering the merits of Instagram and YouTube after a licensing battle led TikTok to pull songs by artists with Universal Music Group.
By Christopher Kuo
The casting of Milos Bikovic, a Serbian actor, had been denounced by Ukraine’s foreign ministry, who pointed to his ties to Russia.
By Christopher Kuo
A guide to everything you need to know for the 66th annual awards on Sunday night.
By Christopher Kuo
On social media, Ukraine’s foreign ministry posted clips of the Serbian actor Milos Bikovic receiving a medal for cultural achievement from Vladimir Putin in 2018.
By Christopher Kuo
The lawsuit claims that an hourlong comedy special on YouTube violated Carlin’s copyright.
By Christopher Kuo
The “Oppenheimer” star shares what his first Oscar nomination feels like and strange awards-season experiences (like being stuck in a line with Meryl Streep).
By Christopher Kuo
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The actress, who played a neighbor in Netflix’s “Dahmer,” won her first Emmy for best supporting actress in a limited series.
By Christopher Kuo
A U.S. Court of Appeals decision allows a Spanish museum to keep a Pissarro in a dispute that has lasted nearly two decades.
By Christopher Kuo
Its stars, Jeremy White and Ayo Edebiri, also won for their acting roles.
By Alexis Soloski and Christopher Kuo
In a complaint filed Wednesday in Los Angeles, Rita Barrett says the musician raped her at her home in 1988. Mr. Jackson has not yet responded.
By Christopher Kuo
“I deeply regret any pain I may have caused,” wrote the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who is releasing an album next month.
By Christopher Kuo
Often playing a baddie in action films, she wasn’t sure she was ready to star. As a veteran dancer, she rather liked being an apprentice.
By Christopher Kuo
The filmmakers’ attention to detail draws praise, but the question of perspective and who gets to tell the story is also at issue.
By Christopher Kuo
“Good Times,” “The Jeffersons” and “Sanford and Son” brought a wave of Black characters to TV, even as the shows opened up tensions over stereotypes.
By Jonathan Abrams and Christopher Kuo
“The Nutcracker,” ice skating, menorah lighting, and Big Band carols at Lincoln Center: Here are some of our favorite things to do this season.
By Christopher Kuo
Colbert posted on social media that he was recovering from surgery and unable to host this week.
By Christopher Kuo
A new reality competition based on the violent Korean hit features 456 players vying for a $4.56 million prize.
By Christopher Kuo
On its 20th anniversary, organizers look back on a tradition that has frequently coincided with painful news events.
By Christopher Kuo
The Armory’s upcoming season also includes the North American premiere of ‘Inside Light.’
By Christopher Kuo
Manuel Oliver has a one-man show about the life and death of his son, Joaquin, who was killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
By Christopher Kuo
The British pop star will take over the role of the club owner Harold Zidler from Feb. 6 to May 12.
By Christopher Kuo
A foundation that had been working to create the museum said the cost of building it had become prohibitive. A permanent memorial is still planned for the site.
By Christopher Kuo
An investigation by the CBC disputed a key part of Sainte-Marie’s story, saying that a birth certificate shows she was born to a white family in Massachusetts.
By Christopher Kuo
In an interview, Freeman discusses narrating the Netflix documentary “Life on Our Planet,” which goes from the dawn of time to the present day.
By Christopher Kuo
The annual prize is given to someone who has “pushed the boundaries of an art form.” Golden, the director and chief curator of the Studio Museum in Harlem, said it was a “total surprise.”
By Christopher Kuo
A new Off Broadway production explores how Arthur Miller led a 1983 collaboration in Beijing that brought his work to a new audience.
By Christopher Kuo
Eric Martin discusses the second installment of the Disney+ series starring Tom Hiddleston as the God of Mischief.
By Christopher Kuo
Jackie Jesko spoke about the subject of her HBO docu-series, a Christian missionary accused of playing doctor with the lives of Ugandan children.
By Christopher Kuo
On Wednesday, 20 Americans, all anonymously nominated, were recognized by the MacArthur Foundation with $800,000 fellowships often referred to as the “genius” award.
By Christopher Kuo
It started with a small group of friends. They invited their friends. Now, 100 or so players, many of whom work in fashion and design, meet for games that are in turn casual and chaotic.
By Christopher Kuo
Kameron Neal, an artist in residence with New York City’s Department of Records, was struck by the power dynamics between the watchers and the watched.
By Christopher Kuo
The frontman’s vocal injury is worse than initially thought, the band said in a statement, announcing that the shows would be delayed until 2024.
By Christopher Kuo
Based on the Oscar-winning short “Hair Love,” the former N.F.L. player’s new series on Max tells the story of a young Black family trying to make it.
By Christopher Kuo
Mr. Cloud, who appeared on the HBO show “Euphoria,” had ingested cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and benzodiazepines, according to the coroner’s office.
By Christopher Kuo
The original lead actor and director withdrew from the Phoenix production of a show about the 1989 pro-democracy protests, a topic that China aggressively censors.
By Christopher Kuo
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood provided details about their first record of new material in 18 years, which will be released on Oct. 20.
By Alex Marshall and Christopher Kuo
A hybrid of talk show and dinner party, “The Conversations Project” pairs gourmet meals with provocative questions about being Black in America.
By Christopher Kuo
A white artist was invited to design a statue of Harriet Tubman. After complaints, the city held an open call for submissions.
By Christopher Kuo
The artist sued after Vermont Law and Graduate School placed panels in front of two murals it had installed in the 1990s.
By Christopher Kuo
An amateur tribute with millions of views has set off controversies — not about copyright, but about racist texts and the point of fan films to begin with.
By Christopher Kuo
An appeals court in California determined that lawsuits by two men who say Jackson molested them as children can proceed.
By Christopher Kuo
The Islamic Revolutionary Court said the director of “Leila’s Brothers,” Saeed Roustaee, and the film’s other producer had been “participating in the opposition’s propaganda.”
By Christopher Kuo
The Middle Eastern governments said the movie, which does not overtly portray same-sex relationships, violated their conservative beliefs and principles.
By Christopher Kuo
A federal judge ruled that a competing theater company no longer has exclusive rights to produce “To Kill a Mockingbird” in community and school theaters.
By Christopher Kuo
O’Connor, who was found dead this week, was catapulted to fame when she covered the song written by Prince on her sophomore album.
By Christopher Kuo
Fans nationwide shopped their closets for the rosiest interpretations of the Barbie ethos: sparkly bags, open-toed pumps, stretchy headbands and more.
By Christopher Kuo
Dakin Matthews, one of the stars of “Camelot” on Broadway, helps younger castmates hone their craft with Shakespeare lessons between shows.
By Christopher Kuo
Christopher Nolan’s complex drama depicts the development of the nuclear bomb and midcentury political machinations. Here’s the back story.
By Christopher Kuo
After 200 years as a family heirloom, a military decoration awarded to Isaac Van Wart, who helped capture a British spy and save West Point, has been given to New York State.
By Christopher Kuo
I’m the reporting fellow on The Times’s Culture desk. Here are five things I’ve heard, seen and watched recently.
By Christopher Kuo
In an interview, the Australian actor discusses his character’s big moment in the most recent episode and his role as ally to Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury.
By Christopher Kuo
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By Christopher Kuo
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Tung has experienced a lot of changes since joining Amazon’s hit coming-of-age series at 18. It’s just one way her life mirrors that of her character.
By Christopher Kuo
Some of the moviegoers planning on a “Barbenheimer” — seeing both on the same day — are relishing the incongruous subject matter of the two new releases.
By Christopher Kuo
The “canon event” videos play on the film’s idea of certain events in life being immutable. But the directors nearly went a different way with the concept.
By Christopher Kuo
Assemblyman Jeffrion L. Aubry had just spoken at the opening of the Louis Armstrong Center in Queens when a man ran through the crowd and collided with him, witnesses said.
By Christopher Kuo
More than a century after the Titanic sank, its story is still told in exhibitions and shows. But those who went this week had a newer disaster to consider.
By Christopher Kuo
Queen Latifah, Dionne Warwick and Renée Fleming will be recognized, along with Billy Crystal and Barry Gibb.
By Christopher Kuo
“Leopoldstadt,” which was named best play, and “Kimberly Akimbo,” which won best musical, saw considerable increases in ticket sales.
By Michael Paulson and Christopher Kuo
The actor, who faces multiple counts of sexual assault, told a German magazine that people “are ready to hire me the moment I am cleared of these charges.”
By Christopher Kuo