Current cinematic offerings include reviews for Nobody 2, Five Horror Movies to Stream Now, Songs From the Hole, **It’s a New TV Musical, Charlie Brown, Checkpoint Zoo, Americana, The Knife, Highest 2 Lowest, Night Always Comes, Summer Movies in New York, Alien: Earth, My Undesirable Friends: Part I, East of Wall, and Suspended Time**.

• ‘Nobody 2’ Review: Bob Odenkirk Is a Father Who Knows (and Kills) Best — New York Times Movies -
• Five Horror Movies to Stream Now — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Songs From the Hole’ Review: From Murder to Anguished Reckoning — New York Times Movies -

• It’s a New TV Musical, Charlie Brown — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Checkpoint Zoo’ Review: Operation Animal Rescue — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Americana’ Review: An Ensemble of Eccentrics — New York Times Movies -
• ‘The Knife’ Review: Searching for the Truth — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee and Denzel Washington, Reunited — New York Times Movies -
• Review: ‘Night Always Comes,’ Whether You Have a Home or Not — New York Times Movies -
• Summer Movies in New York Swerve Into Horror — New York Times Movies -
• Filming in Thailand, ‘Alien: Earth’ Imagines a Wetter, Hotter Planet — New York Times Arts -
• ‘My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow’ Review: Strangling Democracy — New York Times Movies -
• ‘East of Wall’ Review: South Dakota Dreaming — New York Times Movies -
• ‘Suspended Time’ Review: A Nostalgic Detour — New York Times Movies -

Recent music headlines highlight Taylor Swift's album details on Travis Kelce's podcast and her approach to internet noise, alongside how Taylor Swift and Drake are utilizing podcasts for album promotion, the booming live music business particularly for rap artists, and a retrospective on Molly Drake's musical legacy.

• Taylor Swift Announces ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Details on ‘New Heights’ Podcast — New York Times Music -
• Taylor Swift, on Travis Kelce Podcast, Says She Ignores Internet Noise — New York Times Music -
• Taylor Swift and Drake Promote Albums on Podcasts in Media Landscape Shift — New York Times Music -

• Overlooked No More: Molly Drake, a Maternal, Musical Force Behind Nick Drake’s Sound — New York Times Music -
• The Live Music Business Is Booming. Now Rap Is Getting a Piece, Too. — New York Times Music -

The arts scene features an exhibition at MoMA PS1 exploring consumer waste, the public auction of a solution to the CIA's 'Kryptos' sculpture, a Jerome Robbins dance festival, a South Korean collector's Polish poster collection, St. Patrick's Cathedral unveiling an immigrant mural, an exploration of hands in dance, Elizabeth McGovern's new theater role, and a musical that defines Luigi Mangione.

• These Artists Want You to Stop and Smell the Waste — New York Times Arts -
• A Solution to the C.I.A.’s ‘Kryptos’ Sculpture Goes Up for Auction — New York Times Arts -
• A Jerome Robbins Festival: Sparkling, Intimate, Imperfect — New York Times Arts -

• The South Korean Collector Who Fell for Posters From Communist Poland — New York Times Arts -
• St. Patrick’s Cathedral to Unveil Mural Celebrating City’s Immigrants — New York Times Arts -
• The Secret Weapon of Dance? Hands! — New York Times Arts -
• Elizabeth McGovern as a Sultry Bombshell? This Isn’t ‘Downton Abbey.’ — New York Times Books -
• The Battle to Define Luigi Mangione Takes Center Stage — New York Times Arts -

Literary news includes a review of Tim Queeney's 'Rope,' a list of 8 Books Our Editors Love This Week, details on a wedding singer's co-written novel and accompanying songs, an interview with Louis Sachar about his favorite books and new work, and 9 Science Fiction Books for epic journeys.

• Book Review: ‘Rope,’ by Tim Queeney — New York Times Books -
• 8 Books Our Editors Love This Week — New York Times Books -
• This Wedding Singer Has Co-Written a Novel, and the Songs That Go With It — New York Times Books -

• Interview: Louis Sachar on His Favorite Books and ‘The Magician of Tiger Castle’ — New York Times Books -
• 9 Science Fiction Books That Will Take You on an Epic Journey — New York Times Books -

The entertainment industry reports the passing of Bobby Whitlock, Mario Paglino and Gianni Grossi, Leonard Tow, and George C. White, alongside news of the Toronto Film Festival canceling an Israeli documentary and discussions surrounding Trump's Kennedy Center Honors hosting gig.

• Bobby Whitlock, Keyboardist for Derek and the Dominos, Dies at 77 — New York Times Music -
• Mario Paglino, 52, and Gianni Grossi, 54, Die; Designers Made Barbies Into Art — New York Times Arts -
• Toronto Film Festival Cancels Screenings of Israeli Documentary About Oct. 7 Attack — New York Times Movies -

• Leonard Tow, Cable TV Magnate and a Major Philanthropist, Dies at 97 — New York Times Arts -
• Late Night Hopes Trump’s New Hosting Gig Will Keep Him Busy — New York Times Arts -
• At the Kennedy Center, Trump Puts His Pop Culture Obsession on Display — New York Times Arts -
• George C. White, Founder of Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Dies at 89 — New York Times Arts -