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  1. Jerry Seinfeld Can No Longer Be About Nothing

    The comedian, long beloved for his apolitical riffs, has been wrestling with what it means to be Jewish amid the Israel-Hamas war. Not everyone is pleased.

     By Matt Flegenheimer and Marc Tracy

    Jerry Seinfeld has emerged as a strikingly public voice against antisemitism and in support of Jews in Israel and the United States.
    Jerry Seinfeld has emerged as a strikingly public voice against antisemitism and in support of Jews in Israel and the United States.
    CreditNathan Congleton/NBC, via Getty Images
  2. An Appraisal

    Frank Stella Went From Bauhaus to Fun House

    He was consumed with abstract painting and determined to keep it alive even when it became an unpopular cause among younger artists.

     By Deborah Solomon

    Frank Stella in 2015 in his studio in Rock Tavern, N.Y., with “The Michael Kohlhaas Curtain,” which measures 100 feet long. A breathtaking painting and sculpture of geometric and ornamental elements and colors, it seems to pop out of the canvas.
    Frank Stella in 2015 in his studio in Rock Tavern, N.Y., with “The Michael Kohlhaas Curtain,” which measures 100 feet long. A breathtaking painting and sculpture of geometric and ornamental elements and colors, it seems to pop out of the canvas.
    CreditFrank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo by Todd Heisler/The New York Times

  1. Organizers Hope Music Puts the Miami in the Miami Grand Prix

    The entertainment lineup for this weekend’s Formula 1 race has been infused with Latin music and nightclub-like electronic beats.

     By Emmanuel Morgan

    Kaytranada, an EDM producer born in Haiti, will play at the end of the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday.
    CreditAntonio Pedro Santos/EPA, via Shutterstock

  2. ‘Dark Matter’ Uses Science to Explore Regret and Desire

    In this new Apple TV+ techno-thriller, a portal to parallel realities allows people to visit new worlds and revisit their own past decisions.

     By Chris Vognar

    “Dark Matter” is part thriller, part family drama and part quantum physics primer.
    CreditApple TV+

  3. Is ‘The Idea of You’ Harry Styles Fan Fiction? The Answer Is Complicated

    The filmmakers do more to align star and character than the novel did. But somehow that doesn’t make the movie indebted to the musician.

     By Esther Zuckerman

    Harry Styles, left, may or may not be the inspiration for Hayes Campbell, the character played by Nicholas Galitzine in “The Idea of You.”
    CreditThe New York Times; Prime
    Critic’s Notebook

  4. Nigel Sylvester Is a Different Kind of Superstar

    One of the world’s most famous BMX riders has used social media and collaborations to become one of his sport's most recognizable figures.

     By Jonathan Abrams

    CreditBrian Karlsson for The New York Times

  5. The Actor Who Played Jar Jar Binks Is Proud of His ‘Star Wars’ Legacy

    Ahmed Best recalls the painful backlash to the “Phantom Menace” character that was considered a racial stereotype at the time, but is now embraced by fans.

     By Carlos Aguilar

    In the 1970s, “Star Wars” (Episode IV) was the first movie Ahmed Best ever saw in a cinema. Twenty years later, he was cast as Jar Jar Binks — the first character ever created with motion capture technology.
    CreditDaniel Dorsa for The New York Times

  1. It Was the Biggest Job of His Life. Was He On Target, or Off by Half?

    An antiques shop owner in Maine was hired by a friend to value the collection of the artist Robert Indiana. His verdict was $85 million. A second appraisal says that’s way too much.

     By Graham Bowley

    Bruce Gamage Jr. at his antiques business in Rockland, Maine.
    CreditCig Harvey for The New York Times

  2. Role-Play With Your Friends as Influencers Dying to Go Viral

    The horror video game Content Warning, a surprise hit, lets players microdose as momentary celebrities on the fictional website SpookTube.

     By Kieran Press-Reynolds

    Content Warning asks players to obtain footage of monsters without being killed. How frightening the clips are determines the number of “views.”
    CreditLandfall

  3. Laura Linney on the Singer Who Reminds Her of Beginnings

    “The sound of his voice reminds me of the beginnings of things,” the actress said. “The first time you fell in love, the first time you went away.”

     By Kathryn Shattuck

    Laura Linney plays Regina, the mother of Flannery O’Connor, in the new movie “Wildcat.”
    CreditRoy Rochlin/Getty Images
    My Ten

  4. ‘The Keep Going Songs’ Review: Vexed by Grief and Worried About the Planet

    Abigail and Shaun Bengson muse on death in their latest work, but its looseness makes it hard to get a handle on.

     By Laura Collins-Hughes

    The pain of loss is threaded throughout “The Keep Going Songs,” which is a new piece, not an evolution of the Bengsons’ pandemic-inspired show “The Keep Going Song.”
    CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times

  5. On Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism,’ Romance Is Everything

    The English singer and songwriter’s third album, featuring production from Danny L Harle and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, is nonstop ear candy.

     By Jon Pareles

    Dua Lipa has never bothered with subtlety. She aims for — and usually achieves — full-fledged bangers.
    CreditDrew Gurian/Invision, via Associated Press
    Critic’s Pick

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