EditorialPap, a ghost played by Billy Eugene Jones, center, pops up from the grill in a scene that includes Nikki Crawford, left, and Marcel Spears in “Fat Ham,” at the American Airlines Theatre in New York, March 20, 2023. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialPap, a ghost played by Billy Eugene Jones, center, pops up from the grill in a scene that includes Nikki Crawford, left, and Marcel Spears in “Fat Ham,” at the American Airlines Theatre in New York, March 20, 2023. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialStephen McKinley Henderson, left, as Pops and Liza Colon-Zayas as Church Lady in the show “Between Riverside and Crazy” at the Hayes Theater on Dec. 7, 2022. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)
EditorialGreen bean and corn almondine in New York, Oct. 13, 2021. Food styled by Simon Andrews. Props styled by Christina Lane. (Christopher Testani/The New York Times)
EditorialMaya Gabeira pops up after holding her breath underwater for over two minutes while training at a pool in Nazaré, Portugal, Sept. 15, 2020. (José Sarmento Matos/The New York Times)
EditorialJamaican patties at Branch Patty, which pops up each weekend at Artists & Fleas Williamsburg, in Brooklyn, Jan. 18, 2020. (John Kernick/The New York Times)