Culture
Live music
Does Las Vegas’s Sphere reveal the future of concerts?
The venue is dazzling. But copycats are unlikely to be built soon
In your face
The rise of foul-mouthed female slam poets in Africa
One of the world’s most sexist countries is a hub for feminist poetry
The sports page
Underpaid and overplayed: tennis is ripe for disruption
Streamlining the sport’s bloated calendar would be a good place to start
Classical music and conflict
Two Arab-Israeli musical initiatives reckon with the war in Gaza
Their co-founder, Daniel Barenboim, is determined to play on
Superhero films
Marvel seems to be losing its powers
The world’s mightiest movie franchise looks increasingly fragile
Mighty minnows
What adroit small countries can teach the rest of the world
Armen Sarkissian, a former president of Armenia, looks at Botswana, Ireland and Qatar, among others
Earthly powers
A new book paints a damning portrait of America’s evangelicals
Tim Alberta has written an insider’s account of an influential, controversial group
Mob mentality
“The Sopranos” offered a dark distortion of the American dream
The television show’s depiction of thwarted hopes and social change still resonates 25 years on
Treasure quest
Inside the hunt for Ukraine’s stolen art
Unless Ukraine wins the war, there is no way to recover what Russia has looted
The art of over-sharing
Social media’s online diarists have a long lineage
Who are personal journals written for?
Beyond the screen
Hollywood studios are finding new ways to bring stories to life
Watch “Stranger Things” on stage, eat at a Batman-themed restaurant—or take your chances at “Squid Game”
Back Story
A cultural guide to new year’s resolutions
Lots of writers and fictional characters make them. Few keep them