Erik Piepenburg

The troubled legacy of “Cruising” is the subject of “Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders,” a documentary premiering at the Tribeca Festival.

The stars Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf talk with the show’s director, Joe Mantello, about the exhilaration of collaborating and the trap of sentimentality.

This month brings an improv all-nighter, James Taylor, “Fraggle Rock” and Puerto Rican pride.

This month, victims are held hostage by demons, a deranged madman, the elements and a monstrosity named Hoagie.

Sam Reid has gone glam in the latest season of this horror series, originally titled “Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire.”

The Swedish liquor brand Absolut began its courtship of gay consumers with a 1981 print ad. “We were the Pied Piper in magazines,” one executive recalled.

This silly supernatural thriller about a fiendish shape shifter leaves coherence and clarity behind.

This month brings the nation’s 250th birthday bash, “Les Miserables,” Mark Morris, the World Cup final, Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium and nine nights of Bon Jovi.

Summertime is a ripe time for terror. Our horror expert picks a night at the drive-in for a slasher double feature, an amble through a cemetery and more.

Is it shameful, or sensible, to put down a book you don’t enjoy? Three little letters, and social media, have turbocharged a longstanding debate.