The National Museum of Mathematics has opened a new location, while the Met Opera faces a desperate financial hunt, and a new Times theater critic steps into a challenging industry.

• MoMath Brings Prime Numbers to a Prime New Location — New York Times Arts -
• The Met Opera’s Desperate Hunt for Money — New York Times Arts -
• In a Screen-Dazzled World, a Theater Critic Has the Antidote — New York Times Arts -

The entertainment world mourns antiwar anthem singer Country Joe McDonald and sculptor Thaddeus Mosley, while Judy Blume's biography faces controversy and Steve Carell's new show 'Rooster' receives a review.

• Country Joe McDonald, Whose Antiwar Song Became an Anthem, Dies at 84 — New York Times Arts -
• He Wrote Judy Blume’s Life Story. She Won’t Talk About It. — New York Times Books -
• ‘Rooster’ Review: Steve Carell Goes to School — New York Times Arts -

• Thaddeus Mosley, Sculptor Who Found Fame in His Last Decade, Dies at 99 — New York Times Arts -

New works attributed to Michelangelo are met with skepticism by experts, and the National Endowment for the Humanities has controversially used AI to cancel grants.

• When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities — New York Times Arts -
• ‘New Michelangelos’ and the ‘Dan Brown Approach’ to Art History — New York Times Arts -
• ‘New Michelangelos’ and the ‘Dan Brown Approach’ to Art History — New York Times Arts -

'Saturday Night Live' featured a sketch with Pete Hegseth joking about Iran, continuing its tradition of political satire.

• On ‘S.N.L.’, Pete Hegseth Says Iran ‘Isn’t a War, It’s a Situationship’ — New York Times Arts -