← April 25, 2025

The arts and culture scene is vibrant with news of deaths of notable figures, reviews of exhibitions and performances, and developments in the art world including museums and public art.

• Time 100 Gala Attended by Blake Lively, Demi Moore, Gayle King and Others — New York Times Arts - 22:39
• Gretchen Dow Simpson, Creator of New Yorker Covers, Dies at 85 — New York Times Arts - 21:09
• Boston Public Art Triennial Hopes to Offer a New Image of the City — New York Times Arts - 19:45

• How a Kentucky Man Trapped in a Cave Became a Broadway Musical — New York Times Arts - 09:01
• An Exhibition Explores Whether the “Red Scare” Has Lessons for America Today — New York Times Arts - 09:01
• Museums Focus on the American Revolution Before Its 250th Anniversary — New York Times Arts - 09:01
• At the Bruce Museum, a Climate Change Exhibit Inspired by Alaska — New York Times Arts - 09:01
• A California Artist Celebrates Oakland at the ICA, San José — New York Times Arts - 09:00
• 3 Video Games You May Have Missed in April — New York Times Arts - 09:00
• Kimmel Mocks Pete Hegseth’s Rumored Pentagon Makeup Studio — New York Times Arts - 05:22
• David Briggs, a Music Force in Alabama and Nashville, Dies at 82 — New York Times Music - 22:35
• Lorde Returns With a Nostalgic Breakup Anthem, and 9 More New Songs — New York Times Music - 18:33
• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Loses Request to Remove All Hotel Assault Video From Trial — New York Times Music - 18:22
• Shostakovich, Boston Symphony Style — New York Times Music - 16:36
• U.K. Folk Bands Use Centuries-Old Ditties to Discuss Prison Abolition, Trans Rights and the Gig Economy — New York Times Music - 15:14
• Patrick Adiarte, Actor Seen in Musicals and on ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 82 — New York Times Arts - 14:57
• Yale Center for British Art Hosts Emin and Turner, the Masters of Margate — New York Times Arts - 14:23
• Museum’s Benin Bronzes Are Reclaimed by Wealthy Collector — New York Times Arts - 13:49
• Review: Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Pirates,’ Now in Jazzy New Orleans — New York Times Arts - 12:32
• Henry Clay Frick Built His Collection With Passion and Patience — New York Times Arts - 12:04
• An Artist’s Journey From the Soviet Union to the Frick — New York Times Arts - 15:40

The film and theater world sees new releases, reviews, and behind-the-scenes looks, including news on Ben Affleck's 'Accountant 2' and a Broadway adaptation of 'Real Women Have Curves'.

• ‘Real Women Have Curves’ Is Now a Broadway Show. Here Are 5 Things to Know. — New York Times Movies - 19:36
• ‘The Accountant 2’ Review: Ben Affleck’s Revenge of the Killer Nerd — New York Times Movies - 11:27
• Watch Ben Affleck Line Dance in ‘The Accountant 2’ — New York Times Movies - 09:04

• Five Horror Movies to Stream Now — New York Times Movies - 09:03
• 8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week — New York Times Movies - 09:02
• Doubling Up: How ‘Sinners’ and Other Movies Multiply One Actor — New York Times Movies - 09:01
• ‘Drop Dead City’: When New York Was on the Financial Brink — New York Times Movies - 09:01
• ‘The Accountant 2’ | Anatomy of a Scene — New York Times Movies - 08:50
• Dea Kulumbegashvili’s ‘April’ Wont Be Shown in Georgia — New York Times Movies - 08:08

Literary news includes book club discussions, reviews, and discoveries relating to classic authors like Shakespeare and Brontë, along with contemporary authors and book-related events.

• Suleika Jaouad is Journaling Her Way Through Cancer for the Third Time — New York Times Books - 20:52
• At 13, Charlotte Brontë Already Knew How Good a Writer She Would Be — New York Times Books - 19:47
• Book Club: Let’s Talk About Adam Ross’s ‘Playworld’ — New York Times Books - 17:14

• Book Club: Read ‘The Safekeep,’ by Yael van der Wouden, With the Book Review — New York Times Books - 14:00
• Overlooked Letter Rewrites History of Shakespeare’s Bad Marriage — New York Times Books - 12:09
• As Strega Nona Turns 50, Let’s Give Big Anthony a Fair Shake — New York Times Books - 09:00