Photo Credit Al Drago/The New York Times Critic’s Notebook Franken and Trump, Hiding Behind Their ‘Jokes’ Men get away with bad behavior under the guise of show business in both comedy and politics. Too often, women are just the material. By JAMES PONIEWOZIK
Photo Credit Paul Sarkis/Hulu Review: ‘Marvel’s Runaways,’ Where the Supervillains are Mom and Dad In Hulu’s new series, the makers of “Gossip Girl” tackle a comic-book story that combines teenage soap opera and a paranormal mystery. By MIKE HALE
Photo Credit Kino Lorber/Kanopy Critic’s Notebook A Night at the Theater From Your Couch? No Apologies Needed. Streaming services have more stage offerings than ever ? from great actors in early roles to recent Broadway musicals, captured live. Plus “Hamlet” in Lithuanian. By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI
Photo Credit Emon Hassan for The New York Times Review: A Girl’s Kerouac Dreams Go Astray in ‘The Mad Ones’ Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk’s musical is about a high school senior who finds inspiration and danger in “On the Road.” By JESSE GREEN
Photo Credit Jennifer Clasen/Amazon Digital, via Associated Press Jeffrey Tambor Leaves ‘Transparent’ After Sexual Misconduct Allegations Mr. Tambor denies the allegations, but said he could not return to the show “given the politicized atmosphere that seems to have afflicted our set.” By MAGGIE ASTOR
Photo Credit Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times Review: The Quietly Cosmic Sound of Desert Stillness A new John Luther Adams piece joined a rarely played Hummel septet with a daunting piano part on a Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center program. By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
Photo Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times Review: In ‘Diaspora,’ an Ancient Siege for the Snapchat Age Toggling between the years 2017 and 73, this play about American Jews on a trip to Israel seems confused about what it is trying to say. By ALEXIS SOLOSKI
Photo Credit Richard Termine for The New York Times Review: A ‘Peter Pan’ That Never Takes Flight The Bedlam production of the J.M. Barrie classic is both too childish to tell the story properly and too adult to access its wonder. By ALEXIS SOLOSKI
Photo Credit Julie Larseh Maher/Wildlife Conservation Society The Bird and Beyond: 11 Perfect Podcasts for Thanksgiving Tap into the holiday spirit with these podcasts, whether you’re looking for some history, tips, a little existential perspective or simply to be entertained. By MAYA SALAM
Books of The Times The Story of Appalachia, With Plenty of Villains Steven Stoll’s “Ramp Hollow” is a powerful and outrage-making analysis of the forces, over centuries, that have shaped the region. By DWIGHT GARNER
Charles Manson, Unhinged Pop Culture Figure The Manson family murders in 1969 have inspired legions of writers, filmmakers and other creative types for decades. By LIAM STACK
What’s on TV Monday: David Letterman Receives the Mark Twain Prize and ‘Baltimore Rising’ David Letterman’s prize ceremony has A-list guests. And “Baltimore Rising” paints a portrait of the city after the death of Freddie Gray. By GABE COHN
Ask a Showrunner Michael Showalter on ‘Search Party,’ ‘The Big Sick’ and Playing the Meathead The second season of “Search Party” finds the show’s Nancy Drew vibe shifting toward a darker, more Hitchcockian one. By LEIGH-ANN JACKSON
The Walking Dead ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8, Episode 5: A Fruitless Death Negan makes a rare “confession.” He’s anything but contrite. By CHARLES BRAMESCO
Review: In This ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ Love Is a Zero-Sum Game An unconventional Primary Stages adaptation of the Jane Austen novel features gags, dance breaks and other cynical silliness. By ALEXIS SOLOSKI
Outlander ‘Outlander’ Season 3 Episode 10: How Many Would You Like Me to Save? This week’s episode gave Claire one of her most frustrating challenges yet. By GENEVIEVE VALENTINE
Musicians Who Have Died in 2017 Fats Domino, Tom Petty and Chester Bennington are among some of the most notable musicians who have died so far in 2017. By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Review: Barbara Hannigan’s Legend Grows in an Intimate Setting The Canadian soprano pairs up with the pianist Reinbert de Leeuw at the Park Avenue Armory, for programs of Satie and the Viennese lieder tradition. By JAMES R. OESTREICH
In High School Darkrooms, Shedding Light on a Vintage Craft Film photography has become a popular class offering in Manhattan high schools, as younger generations embrace vintage technology. By LUIS FERRE-SADURNI
Shannon Michael Cane, Who Transformed Art Book Fairs, Dies at 43 Mr. Cane, an exuberant Australian expatriate, helped foster the growing popularity of fairs focusing on art books. By RANDY KENNEDY
‘Justice League’ a Disappointing No. 1 as ‘Wonder’ Surprises “Justice League” was easily best at the box office this weekend. But ticket sales of $96 million were less than expected, especially for such a costly film. By BROOKS BARNES
‘Spamilton’ Will Close in January The critically acclaimed sendup of “Hamilton” ran for more than 500 performances and will likely go on a national tour. By ANDREW R. CHOW
Review: John Cale of the Velvet Underground, Still Bristling at 75 In two programs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Mr. Cale revisited a half-century of hardheaded music and looked boldly into the future. By JON PARELES
Q. & A. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: The Era and Extinction of Rock Stars David Hepworth discusses “Uncommon People,” his new book about Bob Dylan, David Bowie and many others who shaped our idea of what a rock star is ? and about why that species has disappeared. By JOHN WILLIAMS
How Pixar Made Sure ‘Coco’ Was Culturally Conscious With a white director and a story based on a traditional Mexican holiday, the studio (mostly) pre-empted controversy through uncharacteristic collaborations. By REGGIE UGWU
Malcolm Young of AC/DC: Listen to 10 Essential Songs The musician, who died on Saturday, gave the band its architectural foundation, using his rhythm guitar to make AC/DC swing as much as it stomped. By JON PARELES
Review: Nico Muhly’s ‘Marnie’ Brings Hitchcock Into the 21st Century The opera, based on a 1961 novel and Hitchcock’s 1964 film about a traumatized woman who compulsively changes her identity, comes to the Met next season. By ZACHARY WOOLFE
Critic’s Notebook The Void at the Heart of ‘Gurlitt: Status Report’ Cornelius Gurlitt’s trove of inherited art, hidden for decades, is finally on view in two exhibitions. But bringing it into the light can’t dispel his ghost. By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN
Books of The Times The Story of Appalachia, With Plenty of Villains Steven Stoll’s “Ramp Hollow” is a powerful and outrage-making analysis of the forces, over centuries, that have shaped the region. By DWIGHT GARNER
Charles Manson, Unhinged Pop Culture Figure The Manson family murders in 1969 have inspired legions of writers, filmmakers and other creative types for decades. By LIAM STACK
What’s on TV Monday: David Letterman Receives the Mark Twain Prize and ‘Baltimore Rising’ David Letterman’s prize ceremony has A-list guests. And “Baltimore Rising” paints a portrait of the city after the death of Freddie Gray. By GABE COHN
Ask a Showrunner Michael Showalter on ‘Search Party,’ ‘The Big Sick’ and Playing the Meathead The second season of “Search Party” finds the show’s Nancy Drew vibe shifting toward a darker, more Hitchcockian one. By LEIGH-ANN JACKSON
The Walking Dead ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8, Episode 5: A Fruitless Death Negan makes a rare “confession.” He’s anything but contrite. By CHARLES BRAMESCO
Review: In This ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ Love Is a Zero-Sum Game An unconventional Primary Stages adaptation of the Jane Austen novel features gags, dance breaks and other cynical silliness. By ALEXIS SOLOSKI
Outlander ‘Outlander’ Season 3 Episode 10: How Many Would You Like Me to Save? This week’s episode gave Claire one of her most frustrating challenges yet. By GENEVIEVE VALENTINE
Musicians Who Have Died in 2017 Fats Domino, Tom Petty and Chester Bennington are among some of the most notable musicians who have died so far in 2017. By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Review: Barbara Hannigan’s Legend Grows in an Intimate Setting The Canadian soprano pairs up with the pianist Reinbert de Leeuw at the Park Avenue Armory, for programs of Satie and the Viennese lieder tradition. By JAMES R. OESTREICH
In High School Darkrooms, Shedding Light on a Vintage Craft Film photography has become a popular class offering in Manhattan high schools, as younger generations embrace vintage technology. By LUIS FERRE-SADURNI
Shannon Michael Cane, Who Transformed Art Book Fairs, Dies at 43 Mr. Cane, an exuberant Australian expatriate, helped foster the growing popularity of fairs focusing on art books. By RANDY KENNEDY
‘Justice League’ a Disappointing No. 1 as ‘Wonder’ Surprises “Justice League” was easily best at the box office this weekend. But ticket sales of $96 million were less than expected, especially for such a costly film. By BROOKS BARNES
‘Spamilton’ Will Close in January The critically acclaimed sendup of “Hamilton” ran for more than 500 performances and will likely go on a national tour. By ANDREW R. CHOW
Review: John Cale of the Velvet Underground, Still Bristling at 75 In two programs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Mr. Cale revisited a half-century of hardheaded music and looked boldly into the future. By JON PARELES
Q. & A. Tell Us 5 Things About Your Book: The Era and Extinction of Rock Stars David Hepworth discusses “Uncommon People,” his new book about Bob Dylan, David Bowie and many others who shaped our idea of what a rock star is ? and about why that species has disappeared. By JOHN WILLIAMS
How Pixar Made Sure ‘Coco’ Was Culturally Conscious With a white director and a story based on a traditional Mexican holiday, the studio (mostly) pre-empted controversy through uncharacteristic collaborations. By REGGIE UGWU
Malcolm Young of AC/DC: Listen to 10 Essential Songs The musician, who died on Saturday, gave the band its architectural foundation, using his rhythm guitar to make AC/DC swing as much as it stomped. By JON PARELES
Review: Nico Muhly’s ‘Marnie’ Brings Hitchcock Into the 21st Century The opera, based on a 1961 novel and Hitchcock’s 1964 film about a traumatized woman who compulsively changes her identity, comes to the Met next season. By ZACHARY WOOLFE
Critic’s Notebook The Void at the Heart of ‘Gurlitt: Status Report’ Cornelius Gurlitt’s trove of inherited art, hidden for decades, is finally on view in two exhibitions. But bringing it into the light can’t dispel his ghost. By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN