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TAIPEI, Taiwan — A small-town hockey player who’s become a national superstar, a high-school sweetheart who’s scrubbing toilets, and a secret that will change everything: “He can never find out that he …

In the program for “Beckett Briefs,” a bill of three short plays by Samuel Beckett at the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York City, three questions are posed: “Why these …

Unlike his character Jackie Moreno in the Netflix sitcom “Running Point,” Fabrizio Guido wasn’t much of a basketball connoisseur before booking the gig. He’s more into pugilism. “I constantly compare …

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Newsletter You’re reading the Essential California newsletter Our reporters guide you …

The joy of solo-chef restaurants. Plus, a burger diner that honors Nipsey Hussle’s legacy, three new food guides to bagels, pickles and halal restaurants. Also, feel-good soups to make this …

A group of Universal Music Group shareholders affiliated with billionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund Pershing Square raised more than $1.4 billion from the sale of a 2.7% stake in the …

Grammy Award-winning rapper Jay Rock was arrested Thursday evening near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up and booked on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, authorities said. The …

It had been a decade and a year since the Vienna Philharmonic came our way to remind us how, for this storied ensemble of like-minded musicians, the medium can be …

Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies. In a turn of events that could have a potentially …

On the Shelf Heartbreaker By Mike CampbellGrand Central Publishing: 464 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support …