• Alan Saret, Sculptor Who Made Clouds of Wire, Dies at 81 — New York Times Arts - 17:42
• Before French Open Finals, They’ll Serve Up a Dance — New York Times Arts - 17:27
• Heir Sues to Claim a Klimt Portrait Thought Lost for Decades — New York Times Arts - 17:12
• Speight Jenkins, Who Brought Adventure to Seattle Opera, Dies at 89 — New York Times Arts - 17:06
• Met Museum’s ‘Musical Bodies’ Blurs Humans and Instruments — New York Times Arts - 16:25
• Jonathan Tropper on the ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2 Finale — New York Times Arts - 16:00
• James Handy, Actor in ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ Is Found Stabbed to Death — New York Times Movies - 15:51
• Book Review: ‘The Man Who Stole the Gods,’ by Matthew Campbell — New York Times Books - 15:35
• 38 Tony Nominees Reveal the Strangest Skills They’ve Picked Up — New York Times Arts - 15:31
• Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now — New York Times Arts - 15:00

New movie reviews for ‘Office Romance’ and ‘Mexico 86’ are available alongside a critical roundup of 9 new films and **streaming guides for science fiction and children’s movies, while the tragic death of actor James Handy and passing of Oscar-winning ‘Star Wars’ editor Marcia Lucas are reported, and Jennifer Lopez discusses her new film with Brett Goldstein, and MoMA hosts a retrospective on Universal Westerns**.

• Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now — New York Times Arts -
• James Handy, Actor in ‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ Is Found Stabbed to Death — New York Times Movies -
• Marcia Lucas, Oscar-Winning ‘Star Wars’ Editor, Dies at 80 — New York Times Arts -

• For Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein, Romance Is Everything — New York Times Arts -
• MoMA’s ‘Universal Westerns’ Retrospective Shows Why They Matter — New York Times Arts -
• 9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week — New York Times Arts -
• 5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Mexico 86’ Review: This Underdog Has Bags of Cash — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Office Romance’ Review: Prepare for Turbulence — New York Times Arts -

The literary world notes the passing of Twain scholar Alan Gribben and features **reviews for Matthew Campbell’s ‘The Man Who Stole the Gods’ and Andrew Sean Greer’s ‘Villa Coco’ while celebrating the 90th anniversary of ‘The Story of Ferdinand’ and offering a summer book recommendation bonanza and a list of 11 books for wedding season drama**.

• Book Review: ‘The Man Who Stole the Gods,’ by Matthew Campbell — New York Times Books -
• Alan Gribben, Twain Scholar Who Excised Slur From ‘Huck Finn,’ Dies at 84 — New York Times Arts -
• 11 Books That Capture the Swoonworthy Drama of Wedding Season — New York Times Arts -

• A Summer Book Recommendation Bonanza — New York Times Books -
• Book Review: ‘Villa Coco,’ by Andrew Sean Greer — New York Times Books -
• ‘The Story of Ferdinand,’ by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, Turns 90 — New York Times Books -

With the Tony Awards approaching, 38 nominees share their unique skills, and predictions for the 2026 winners are made, while Rébecca Chaillon tests new limits onstage, **Morgan Bassichis recreates the work of a deceased artist in ‘Can I Be Frank?’, and reviews are in for ‘Girl, Interrupted’ The Musical, as Sting, Billy Porter, and others prepare for Off Broadway performances** this June.

• 38 Tony Nominees Reveal the Strangest Skills They’ve Picked Up — New York Times Arts -
• Rébecca Chaillon Punished Her Body Onstage for Years. Now, She’s Testing New Limits. — New York Times Arts -
• In ‘Can I Be Frank?,’ Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Tragedy — New York Times Arts -

• 2026 Tony Awards Predictions: Who Will Win? — New York Times Arts -
• Sting, Billy Porter and Others Jazz Up June on Off Broadway Stages — New York Times Arts -
• ‘Girl, Interrupted’ Review: A Musical That’s a Little Too Tranquilized — New York Times Arts -

The Met Museum explores **human-instrument boundaries in ‘Musical Bodies’, while Refik Anadol’s A.I.-generated Dataland opens in Los Angeles, and efforts are made to save Abram Champanier’s ‘Alice Mural’ in New York, alongside a historical whodunit identifying a Declaration of Independence printer**.

• Met Museum’s ‘Musical Bodies’ Blurs Humans and Instruments — New York Times Arts -
• Refik Anadol’s Dataland: You Feel the A.I. Art, and It Feels You Back — New York Times Arts -
• Saving Alice’s Wonderland in New York — New York Times Arts -

• For America’s Birthday, a Declaration of Independence Whodunit — New York Times Arts -

Controversy surrounds the Freedom 250 concert as Trump announces Lee Greenwood and Christopher Macchio will replace artists, while the tenor Limmie Pulliam is remembered, and interviews with pop globalist M.I.A. and Belgian star Pommelien Thijs offer insights into their careers.

• Trump Says Lee Greenwood and Christopher Macchio Will Replace Freedom 250 Artists — New York Times Arts -
• Limmie Pulliam, Tenor Who Overcame the Stigma of His Size, Dies at 50 — New York Times Arts -
• Does the World Still Misunderstand M.I.A.? — New York Times Arts -

• Pommelien Thijs, a Pop Star for Half a Country — New York Times Arts -

Late-night hosts provide commentary on **Trump’s remarks regarding the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool**.

• Late Night Sizes Up Trump’s Reflecting-Pool Ambitions — New York Times Arts -