The set for the Rimsky-Korsakov ballet “Shekherezada” (Scheherazade), according to a pre-1917 sketch by L. Bakst (Wikimedia Commons) By PEGGY ANN BLISS Special to The STAR Scheherazade. If you can spell it you’ve won half the battle. But there’s another lesson in this famous ballet by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, one the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (PRSO), under the baton of Karlo Flores, will serve up on a special plate complete with dancing and narration for

By ALISSA WILKINSON One of the first lessons of economics is that money is made up. Put another way, it’s a construct: Money is only worth what we say it’s worth. That means its value is based on trust. And when that trust evaporates — say, when the price of cryptocurrency collapses — things can go south quickly. That’s the crux of “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money” (in theaters), a new documentary directed by Ben McKenzie about the strange universe of cryptocurrency. On fi

Katie arrives in a near-catatonic state, ashen and scarred. By NICHOLAS RAPOLD Mummy movies are usually about meddling with something buried in the past and unleashing ancient forces beyond your control. Similar risks can apply to digging up an old movie premise (albeit minus an Egyptian curse). “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” revives one of cinema’s most storied monsters with a suitably macabre makeover, but it spins out in the attempt. You can’t blame Cronin for trying, since his

Protoje in Paris, April 3, 2026. The musician’s latest album, “The Art of Acceptance,” features stars of reggae and fresh updates on nostalgic sounds. (Elliott Verdier/The New York Times) By PATRICIA MESCHINO Hope Gardens, a lush, pastoral oasis in Jamaica’s capital city, Kingston, was the setting for the third installment of the Lost in Time music festival — a fitting conclusion to February, observed as Reggae Month on the island. The dynamic up-and-comer Lila Iké performed,

“Roofman” By JASON BAILEY This month’s guide to the under-the-radar movies of your subscription services includes unconventional romantic comedies and vibrant indie dramas. ‘Roofman’ (2025) Stream it on Paramount+ There’s a tension at the heart of Derek Cianfrance’s latest movie, which finds the director of intense indies helming a high-concept romantic comedy like a ’70s crime drama. It’s so incongruent that it shouldn’t land, yet it somehow does. Cianfrance’s unconventional

Phil Collins performs “Up Close and Personal: Phil Collins Plays 60s Motown and Soul” in New York, June 23, 2010. Collins, who first entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 as a member of the British band Genesis, will now be honored for his solo work, which includes seven No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. (Chad Batka/The New York Times) By DERRICK BRYSON TAYLOR When the British rock group Oasis began its reunion tour last summer, after more than a decade of feudin

“Revenge” By BRANDON YU Payback is bloody, according to this month’s selections, which include Park Chan-wook’s Vengeance Trilogy. ‘Revenge’ (2017) You can’t help squirming during the first stretch of Coralie Fargeat’s debut feature. Much of it is spent ogling the body of lollipop-sucking blondie Jen (Matilda Lutz) as she skitters around a desert getaway with her boyfriend, before things turn sour and she’s assaulted and left for dead. Even knowing that Fargeat is here to se

“Bad Girl” By DEVIKA GIRISH This month’s picks include a feminist coming-of-age tale from India, a documentary about grasshopper harvesting in Uganda, a queer fable from Brazil and more. ‘Bad Girl’ Not everyone will experience the same wondrous thrill of recognition I did when I watched Varsha Bharath’s audacious coming-of-age tale, but “Bad Girl” will certainly strike a chord or two with anyone who has rebelled against the dictates of society. For me, a South Indian woman wh

Conductor JoAnn Falletta in 2015 (Wikipedia/David Adam Beloff) By PEGGY ANN BLISS Special to The STAR One of the world’s finest female orchestra conductors, JoAnn Falletta, is back in San Juan, bearing musical wealth galore from the North. And as this unique product of the Big Apple steps up to that Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra (PRSO) podium Saturday night, she’ll bestow Yankee goodies with pride and love. Falletta and the ensemble’s 75 musicians will reunite over three of

The Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City houses major works by Frida Kahlo, most notably her iconic 1939 painting “The Two Fridas” (Las dos Fridas). ( smarthistory.org ) By VICTORIA BURNETT and ZACHARY SMALL A storied collection of 20th-century Mexican art that includes a trove of paintings by Frida Kahlo has drawn tens of thousands of visitors to Mexico City’s Museum of Modern Art in recent weeks. Record crowds have lined up to see some 70 pieces from the esteemed Gelman Coll