News in **Film & Television today includes a look at streaming options for children and action movies, insights into new film releases like 'Weapons' and 'An Officer and a Spy', the highly anticipated sequel 'Freakier Friday' starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, a behind-the-scenes peek at 'The Naked Gun' creators, updates on television series such as 'And Just Like That...' and 'Outlander', and political commentary from 'South Park' and Stephen Colbert** tackling current events.

• 5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now — New York Times Movies -
• ‘South Park’ Finds New Relevance Skewering the Trump Era — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Weapons’ | Anatomy of a Scene — New York Times Movies -

• ‘Who Killed Teddy Bear’: When 42nd Street Was the Deuce — New York Times Movies -
• Five Action Movies to Stream Now — New York Times Movies -
• Watch Julia Garner Visit a Creepy Home in ‘Weapons’ — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Weapons’ Review: These Classmates Are Not All Right — New York Times Movies -
• Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis Make It an Even ‘Freakier Friday’ — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Freakier Friday’ Review: Round and Round, Here We Go Again — New York Times Movies -
• Chad Michael Murray on ’Freakier Friday’ and More — New York Times Movies -
• ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Review: The Dreyfus Affair as an Allegory — New York Times Movies -
• ‘And Just Like That …’ Season 3, Episode 11: Romantic Tragedy — New York Times Arts -
• How The Creators of ‘The Naked Gun’ Crafted a Dumb Joke That’s Actually Funny — New York Times Movies -
• 9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Outlander’: Matthew B. Roberts Loves a Love Story — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Sudan, Remember Us’: An Intimate Portrait of Activists in an Uprising — New York Times Movies -
• Colbert on the Tariffs: ‘Set Your Clocks Back to “More Expensive”’ — New York Times Arts -

In Music News, we learn of the passing of singer Jane Morgan and Rolling Stone founding editor Michael Lydon, discover Amaarae's new songs and a playlist of early New York rap, explore Machine Gun Kelly's genre shift, find out about opera competing with baseball fans in Cooperstown, and examine the history of reggae's digital era with 'Sleng Teng' and the death of Latin music innovator Eddie Palmieri.

• Jane Morgan, Singer Who Charmed Both Sides of the Atlantic, Dies at 101 — New York Times Music -
• Amaarae Blends Desire With Ambition, and 8 More New Songs — New York Times Music -
• Michael Lydon, Writer Who Rocked With the 1960s, Dies at 82 — New York Times Books -

• 8 Early Rap Songs From a New York City in Turmoil — New York Times Music -
• MGK Doesn’t Want to Be Cool Anymore — New York Times Music -
• Want to See Opera in the Home of Baseball? Get a Room. — New York Times Music -
• How ‘Sleng Teng’ Spurred Reggae’s Digital Era — New York Times Music -
• Eddie Palmieri, Latin Music’s Dynamic Innovator, Dies at 88 — New York Times Music -

The **Book Reviews & Literary World features critiques of Xenobe Purvis's 'The Hounding', Tochi Eze's 'This Kind of Trouble', C.D. Rose's 'We Live Here Now', and Shoshana Walter's 'Rehab: An American Scandal', alongside a biography of Edward Lear, and an author interview on Annie Jacobsen's 'Nuclear War: A Scenario', plus a piece on a Gilded Age hostess**.

• Book Review: ‘The Hounding,’ by Xenobe Purvis — New York Times Books -
• This Reporter Can Tell Us What Nuclear Apocalypse Looks Like — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘This Kind of Trouble,’ by Tochi Eze — New York Times Books -

• She Was No Beauty, but This Gilded Age Hostess Knew How to Party — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘We Live Here Now,’ by C.D. Rose — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘Rehab: An American Scandal,’ by Shoshana Walter — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear, Who Invented Nonsense,’ by Wolverton Hill; illustrated by Laura Carlin — New York Times Books -

**Performing Arts & Cultural Commentary highlights the Smithsonian's updated description of Trump's role on Jan. 6, Elizabeth McGovern's new stage portrayal of Ava Gardner, a review of Bubba Weiler's new play 'Well, I'll Let You Go', memorable moments from the Las Culturistas Culture Awards, and the rise of English-language stand-up comedy in Europe**.

• The Smithsonian Changes Its Description of Trump’s Role on Jan. 6 — New York Times Arts -
• Elizabeth McGovern as a Sultry Bombshell? This Isn’t ‘Downton Abbey.’ — New York Times Books -
• ‘Well, I’ll Let You Go’ Review: A Fog of Grief — New York Times Arts -

• 5 Memorable Moments From the Las Culturistas Culture Awards — New York Times Arts -
• English-Language Stand-Up Is Taking Off in Europe. No Joke. — New York Times Arts -