The ongoing **Sean “Diddy” Combs trial is extensively covered, detailing prosecution’s closing arguments, arguments regarding sex trafficking and racketeering evidence, and specifics about key testimony from both the prosecution and defense, along with updates on the charges and background on who Sean Combs is**.

• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial: Takeaways From Prosecution’s Closing Argument — New York Times Music -
• Here’s the latest. — New York Times Music -
• A prosecutor argues Combs’s use of coercion to compel freak-offs proves sex trafficking. — New York Times Music -

• Here’s the latest. — New York Times Music -
• What are the ‘freak-offs’ and ‘hotel nights’ at the core of the Sean Combs case? — New York Times Music -
• A prosecutor lays out the racketeering evidence against Combs. — New York Times Music -
• Combs’s criminal conspiracy included Kristina Khorram, his top aide, the prosecution says. — New York Times Music -
• How Prosecutors Have Charged Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs With Racketeering Conspiracy — New York Times Music -
• The prosecution begins by emphasizing two violent assaults at the heart of the case. — New York Times Music -
• Key testimony for the defense: a disputed timeline and lots of texts. — New York Times Music -
• Key testimony for the prosecution: Cassie and ‘Jane,’ violence and the role of employees. — New York Times Music -
• Six prosecutors presented the case against Sean Combs. — New York Times Music -
• Here are the charges against Sean Combs and the potential sentence for each one. — New York Times Music -
• Who is Sean Combs? — New York Times Music -

Recent film coverage includes the Film Academy widening its membership to prioritize diversity, multiple new movie reviews such as **‘Sorry, Baby’, ‘Ponyboi’, and ‘F1: The Movie’, and the significant news of Denis Villeneuve taking on the next James Bond film, alongside an obituary for character actor Gailard Sartain and an analysis of celebrity fashion deals**.

• Prioritizing Diversity, Film Academy Will Widen Membership — New York Times Movies -
• Gailard Sartain, Character Actor and ‘Hee Haw’ Regular, Dies at 81 — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Sorry, Baby’ Review: Life and Nothing but, Beautifully — New York Times Movies -

• ‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve to Take On Next James Bond Film — New York Times Movies -
• ‘F1: The Movie’ Review: Brad Pitt Goes Zoom — New York Times Movies -
• How Much Do Celebrities Make From Fashion Deals? — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Ponyboi’ Review: The Cost of Living Authentically — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Afternoons of Solitude’ Review: Man Versus Bull — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Stealing Pulp Fiction’ Review: A Lowbrow Homage — New York Times Movies -
• ‘My Mom Jayne’ Review: An Exceptional Family Tale — New York Times Movies -
• ‘M3gan 2.0’ Review: Back to Slay Another Day — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Hot Milk’ Review: Mommy Issues — New York Times Movies -
• ‘F1 The Movie’ Review: Brad Pitt Goes Zoom — New York Times Movies -

This section highlights the launch of **Steve Burns’s ‘Alive’ podcast, reviews of television series like ‘Art Detectives’ and ‘Squid Game’, and news from the theater world including Lynne Meadow stepping down from Manhattan Theater Club, alongside an architect's obituary for Léon Krier, concerns about selfies damaging art in museums, and features on artists Risham Syed and Kunié Sugiura**.

• Steve Burns From ‘Blue’s Clues’ Announced ‘Alive’ Podcast with Lemonada — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Art Detectives’ Is Good Nerdy Fun — New York Times Arts -
• Léon Krier, Architect Whose Classical Work Won a Royal Ally, Dies at 79 — New York Times Arts -

• Lynne Meadow, Who Led Manhattan Theater Club for 53 Years, Is Stepping Down — New York Times Arts -
• A Photo Gone Wrong in the Uffizi Fuels Selfie Worries in Europe’s Museums — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Squid Game’ Is Back for Its Final Season. Here’s What to Remember — New York Times Arts -
• The Artist Risham Syed Takes a Bird’s-Eye View of Colonialism — New York Times Arts -
• Kunié Sugiura Bends Photography Into Many Shapes — New York Times Arts -
• Late Night Ponders the Possibility of a Millennial Mayor of New York — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Lowcountry’ Review: A Flat-Footed First Date — New York Times Arts -

The latest music news includes **Michael Gordon’s ‘The Forest of Metal Objects’ premiering at the Met Cloisters, a profile on pop star Benson Boone, and a look at indie superheroes Wet Leg, along with a podcast about Bruno Mars, a dance performance by Pam Tanowitz, and obituaries for photographer Marcia Resnick and pop crooner Lou Christie**.

• ‘The Forest of Metal Objects’ Premieres at the Met Cloisters — New York Times Music -
• Benson Boone, a Showy Male Pop Star for This American Moment — New York Times Music -
• Marcia Resnick, Whose Camera Captured New York’s ‘Bad Boys’, Dies at 74 — New York Times Music -

• Cannonball With Wesley Morris: My Love Affair With Bruno Mars — New York Times Music -
• Pam Tanowitz’s Dance ‘Pastoral’ Weaves Beethoven and More — New York Times Music -
• Wet Leg Became Indie Superheroes Overnight. Now They’re Acting Like It. — New York Times Music -
• Lou Christie, ‘Lightnin’ Strikes’ Pop Crooner, Is Dead at 82 — New York Times Music -

Readers are buzzing about the books Times readers are most excited about this summer, and there's a weekly list of 5 new recommended books, alongside obituaries for young adult author Susan Beth Pfeffer and architect Nathan Silver, noted for his book on New York, in addition to recommendations for sci-fi and fantasy books.

• The Books Times Readers Are Most Excited About This Summer — New York Times Books -
• 5 New Books We Recommend This Week — New York Times Books -
• Nathan Silver, Who Chronicled a Vanished New York, Dies at 89 — New York Times Books -

• Susan Beth Pfeffer, 77, Dies; Wrote Complex Stories for Young Adults — New York Times Books -
• Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books That Will Transport You to Other Worlds — New York Times Books -

The current gaming landscape is showcased with multiple mentions of the best video games of 2025 so far, featuring fantasy epics, cooperative adventures, and puzzle-filled manor mysteries.

• The Best Video Games of 2025, So Far — New York Times Arts -
• The Best Video Games of 2025, So Far — New York Times Arts -