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  1. What to Watch: ‘Baby Reindeer,’ an Astonishing Stalker Drama

    The Netflix series is based on the real-life experience of its creator, Richard Gadd, who also stars in the show.

     By Margaret Lyons

    Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning in “Baby Reindeer.”
    CreditEd Miller/Netflix

  2. Review: Office Politics Gone Awry in ‘Jordans’

    Alternating between funny and bleak, the Public Theater’s latest production tackles race and the modern workplace.

     By Maya Phillips

    From left: Toby Onwumere, Kate Walsh and Naomi Lorrain in “Jordans” at the Public Theater.
    CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times

  3. ‘Forbidden Broadway’ Scraps Summer Broadway Run, Citing Crowded Season

    The parody show was scheduled to begin performances in July at the Helen Hayes Theater.

     By Michael Paulson

    Chris Collins-Pisano, left, as Bob Fosse and Jenny Lee Stern as Gwen Verdon in an earlier version of “Forbidden Broadway,” subtitled “The Next Generation.”
    CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times

  4. Watch Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor Spar Over Churros in ‘Challengers’

    The director Luca Guadagnino narrates a tense scene between the two characters.

     By Mekado Murphy

    Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor in “Challengers.”
    Credit
    Anatomy of a Scene

  5. Maurizio Cattelan Turned a Banana Into Art. Next Up: Guns

    As his bullet-riddled panels go up at Gagosian, the artist, in a rare in-person interview, tells why he turned his sardonic gaze on a violence-filled world.

     By Laura Rysman

    The artist Maurizio Cattelan at Gagosian with a wall of his new work, “Sunday,” its gold-plated steel panels riddled with bullets from pistols, rifles and semiautomatic weapons at a New York firing range.
    CreditVincent Tullo for The New York Times

  1. Mickalene Thomas Takes Los Angeles

    The Broad Museum kicks off a touring exhibition of the artist’s work over the last 20 years.

     By Robin Pogrebin

    The artist Mickalene Thomas in front of her work “Portrait of Maya No. 10” (2017). The scope of her career so far will be captured in an exhibition at the Broad Museum opening on May 25.
    CreditMickalene Thomas/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Amy Harrity for The New York Times

  2. A Gun-Toting Crab Confronts a Fiendishly Tough Video Game Genre

    With a rare suite of accessibility options for the Soulslike genre, Another Crab’s Treasure challenges the idea that difficulty is immutable.

     By Geoffrey Bunting

    Unlike most Soulslike games, Another Crab’s Treasure gives players the option to reduce the health of all enemies or to increase the window of timing to parry an attack.
    CreditAggro Crab

  3. ‘Challengers’ Stars Put New Spins (and Slices and Volleys) on the Love Triangle

    Zendaya, Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist, who play three entangled tennis pros, and their director, Luca Guadagnino, talk about ambition, jealousy and the “erotic amusement” of their new movie.

     By Kyle Buchanan

    Zendaya, center, stars with Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist in “Challengers.”
    CreditChantal Anderson for The New York Times

  4. Review: In ‘Mother Play,’ Paula Vogel Unboxes a Family Story

    Jessica Lange stars as a ferocious matriarch alongside Celia Keenan-Bolger and Jim Parsons in Vogel’s latest family drama.

     By Alexis Soloski

    Jessica Lange, center, is the titular mother in “Mother Play,” at the Helen Hayes Theater in Manhattan, with Celia Keenan-Bolger, left, and Jim Parsons playing her children.
    CreditSara Krulwich/The New York Times
    Critic’s Pick

  5. Disney Scrapped Their Show. An Unlikely Champion Saved It.

    Canceled by Disney before it even aired, “The Spiderwick Chronicles” found a new home at Roku and has so far “delivered results beyond expectations,” its creator said.

     By Calum Marsh

    From left, Joy Bryant, Mychala Lee, Lyon Daniels and Noah Cottrell in “The Spiderwick Chronicles,” which was canceled by Disney and moved to the Roku Channel.
    CreditThe Roku Channel

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  4. The Essential Joan Didion

    Her distinctive prose and sharp eye were tuned to an outsider’s frequency, telling us about ourselves in essays are almost reflexively skeptical. Here’s where to start.

    By Alissa Wilkinson

     

  5. The Best of Late Night This Week

    The hosts spent much of the week discussing former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan, including the opening arguments and the testimony of David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer. Here’s what they had to say.

    By Trish Bendix

     
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  8. Did Richard III Kill the Princes in the Tower?

    Philippa Langley devoted years to the search for Richard III’s remains. Now, she’s trying to crack a 15th-century cold case: Did he really assassinate his nephews?

    By Amelia Nierenberg

     
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