Recent publications feature **‘Culpability,’ by Bruce Holsinger, ‘Bring the House Down,’ by Charlotte Runcie, ‘A Marriage at Sea,’ by Sophie Elmhirst, ‘These Summer Storms,’ by Sarah MacLean, and ‘2024,’ by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf, along with Jeff VanderMeer’s Favorite Climate Fiction Books**.

• Book Review: ‘Culpability,’ by Bruce Holsinger — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘Bring the House Down,’ by Charlotte Runcie — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘A Marriage at Sea,’ by Sophie Elmhirst — New York Times Books -

• Book Review: ‘These Summer Storms,’ by Sarah MacLean — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘2024,’ by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf — New York Times Books -
• Jeff VanderMeer’s Favorite Climate Fiction Books — New York Times Books -

The music scene is marked by the impending sentencing of **Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, a retrospective on Janet Jackson, a profile of Ringo Starr, coverage of the Aix Festival, further context on Sean Combs' case, and a feature on opera director Peter Sellars**.

• Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Will Be Sentenced in October — New York Times Music -
• Listening Back to When Janet Jackson Was for Lovers — New York Times Music -
• He’s Ringo. And Nobody Else Is. — New York Times Music -

• Aix Festival: How to Experience It From Afar — New York Times Music -
• ‘Diddy Parties’ Became a Meme. The Combs Case Was About Something Else. — New York Times Music -
• Peter Sellars Is Still Living His Life Through Art — New York Times Music -

Entertainment reviews include a new **‘Superman’ reboot, the British comedy ‘Such Brave Girls’, an analysis of ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’, and Jon Stewart’s political commentary** blending with wrestling analogies.

• ‘Superman’ Review: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Reboot! — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Such Brave Girls’ Is an Audacious and Hilarious British Comedy — New York Times Arts -
• How a Show About Truly Terrible People Became the Defining American Sitcom — New York Times Arts -

• Jon Stewart Thinks Congress Is Basically Pro Wrestling Without the Fun — New York Times Arts -

The world of live performance sees the rebuilding of a **high-tech theater at Jacob’s Pillow**, a review of Will Power’s play **‘Memnon’, and the return of ‘Heathers: The Musical’** to New York.

• At Jacob’s Pillow, a High-Tech Theater Rises From the Ashes — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Memnon’ Review: To Fight or Not to Fight? — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Heathers: The Musical’ Returns to New York, Fueled by a Devoted Fandom — New York Times Arts -

The entertainment and media landscape mourns the passing of Sandy Gall, a reporter who covered a half-century of wars, and Richard Greenberg, the playwright known for ‘Take Me Out’.

• Sandy Gall, Reporter Who Covered a Half-Century of Wars, Dies at 97 — New York Times Books -
• Richard Greenberg, Playwright Whose ‘Take Me Out’ Won a Tony, Dies at 67 — New York Times Arts -

Amsterdam introduces **The Curious Animals of Amsterdam’s Art Zoo**, a new museum blending fantastical taxidermy and natural history objects.

• The Curious Animals of Amsterdam’s Art Zoo — New York Times Arts -