This category features numerous movie and TV show reviews, including 'The Blue Trail', 'DJ Ahmet', 'Star Spangled to Death', and 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie', alongside discussions of vintage Broadway dance and a Bravo reality TV scandal.

• ‘The Blue Trail’ Review: A Drifting Journey Into Freedom — New York Times Arts -
• ‘DJ Ahmet’ Review: Finding Hidden Music in the Forest — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Star Spangled to Death’: Ken Jacobs’s History of the United States — New York Times Arts -

• Fosse! Robbins! Making the Case for Vintage Broadway Dance — New York Times Arts -
• Danish Shows to Watch While We’re Still at Peace — New York Times Arts -
• Bravo’s ‘Summer House’ West Wilson and Amanda Batula Scandal, Explained — New York Times Arts -
• ‘The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson’ Review: Behind a Cyclist’s Death — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Pizza Movie’ Review: Dude, Where’s My Pie? — New York Times Arts -
• ‘The Stranger’ Review: An Unexamined Life — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Living the Land’ Review: Rural China in Transition — New York Times Arts -
• ‘A Great Awakening’ Review: An Unlikely Founding Friendship — New York Times Arts -
• ‘The Drama’ Review: Her Secret Is His Crisis — New York Times Arts -
• Desi Lydic Wants Trump to Take a Hint About the Ballroom — New York Times Arts -
• ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Review: It’s-a Meh — New York Times Arts -

Noteworthy literary news includes the inspiring story of Woody Brown publishing a novel against all odds, editors' weekly book recommendations, a profile on Tulsa's 'Literary King', and a unique public reading event.

• Doctors Believed Woody Brown Would Never Understand Language. He’s Publishing a Novel. — New York Times Books -
• Books Our Editors Loved This Week — New York Times Books -
• Meet the ‘Literary King of Tulsa’ (Before He Moves to Seattle) — New York Times Books -

• 16 Strangers, One 304-Page Novel and a Weekend of Reading Aloud — New York Times Books -
• Terry Tempest Williams on Thoreau, Erdrich and Other Favorite Writers — New York Times Books -
• Great Chapter Books for Beginning Readers — New York Times Books -

This topic covers Kanye West's first American concert since 2021, the passing of avant-garde artist Bettina Köster, criminal charges against a former Turnstile guitarist, and the rise of indie-rock artist Nate Amos.

• Kanye West Plays First American Concert Since 2021 — New York Times Arts -
• Bettina Köster, a Leading Voice in Berlin’s 1980s Avant-Garde, Dies at 66 — New York Times Arts -
• Ex-Turnstile Guitarist Charged With Attempted Murder of Bandmate’s Father — New York Times Arts -

• Everybody Wants to Sing Nate Amos’s Songs — New York Times Arts -

This section highlights April art gallery shows, an exhibition exploring the obsession with living forever, a Met exhibit featuring Senegalese artist Iba Ndiaye, and a popular Gainsborough portrait collection at The Frick.

• Art Gallery Shows to See in April — New York Times Arts -
• The Age-Old Obsession With Living Forever — New York Times Arts -
• A Senegalese Artist Who Crossed Boundaries Others Didn’t Dare — New York Times Arts -

• Gainsborough’s Powdered Wig Portraits Are Suddenly Hot in New York — New York Times Arts -

Updates include the dismissal of Blake Lively's harassment claims against Justin Baldoni heading to trial and the serious injury of 'Bob's Burgers' voice actor Eugene Mirman in a car crash.

• Blake Lively’s Harassment Claims Against Justin Baldoni Dismissed as Case Heads to Trial — New York Times Arts -
• Eugene Mirman, ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Voice Actor, Seriously Injured in Car Crash — New York Times Arts -

This focuses on the significant news of ancient artifacts stolen from a Dutch museum being recovered, including the notable golden helmet of Cotofenesti.

• Ancient Artifacts Stolen in Dutch Museum Heist Are Recovered — New York Times Arts -