The latest in cinema and TV includes a Mel Brooks documentary premiere, the departure of Prue Leith from 'The Great British Baking Show', the passing of TV actor Manolo Villaverde, and an analysis of Hollywood's shift from 'woke' to 'camp' in cultural commentary.

• Comedians and Stars Gather for ‘The 99 Year Old Man!’ Premiere Party — New York Times Movies -
• Prue Leith Says She Is Leaving ‘The Great British Baking Show’ — New York Times Arts -
• Manolo Villaverde, Tender Father on Bilingual TV Show, Dies at 89 — New York Times Arts -

• Hollywood’s Woke Era Is Over. Now It’s Turning the Culture War Into Camp. — New York Times Movies -
• What ‘Marty Supreme’ Says About Being Jewish in America — New York Times Arts -
• How Ralph Fiennes Rocks Out to Iron Maiden in ‘The Bone Temple’ — New York Times Arts -
• What a Road Trip to Badlands National Park With My Son Taught Me — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart’ Review: A Survivor Speaks Out — New York Times Arts -
• Late Night Cringes Over Trump’s Texting Spree — New York Times Arts -

Recent literary developments feature the passing of political scientist Stephen Hess and literary agent Georges Borchardt, a revisiting of the Bernie Goetz saga in new books, and recommendations for long winter reads and stunning new romance titles.

• Stephen Hess, 92, an Eminent, and Quotable, Political Scientist, Dies — New York Times Books -
• We’re Still Talking About Bernie Goetz After All These Years — New York Times Books -
• 10 Long Books to Cozy Up With This Winter — New York Times Arts -

• Georges Borchardt, 97, Dies; Literary Agent Championed Wiesel’s ‘Night’ — New York Times Arts -
• Stunning New Romance Books — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘Fear and Fury,’ by Heather Ann Thompson; ‘Five Bullets,’ by Elliot Williams — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘Fear and Fury,’ by Heather Ann Thompson; ‘Five Bullets,’ by Elliot Williams — New York Times Books -

The arts scene is bustling with the international Kochi Art Biennale, the return of Esa-Pekka Salonen to the L.A. Philharmonic, the Washington National Opera's relocation, and a look at New York performance festivals alongside a protest anthem from Greenland and a one-woman theater show.

• At the Kochi Art Biennale, South Asia Meets Brazil — New York Times Arts -
• How a Pro-Greenland Song Became a Protest Anthem — New York Times Arts -
• Esa-Pekka Salonen Returns to L.A. Philharmonic With New Job — New York Times Arts -

• Washington National Opera Finds a Stage Outside Kennedy Center Amid Trump Tensions — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Eat the Rich’: Cambridge Was a Culture Shock. She’s Getting the Last Laugh. — New York Times Arts -
• At New York Performance Festivals, Finding the Dance in Theater — New York Times Arts -

The digital entertainment landscape sees an ongoing debate in the chess world after Daniel Naroditsky's death and an exposé on secretive VIP programs encouraging gamer spending.

• Months After Daniel Naroditsky’s Death, the Chess World Remains Divided — New York Times Arts -
• The Secretive V.I.P. Programs That Keep Gamers Spending — New York Times Arts -