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    2. PhotoThe Glimmerglass Festival had to abandon its state of the art theater for an outdoor stage. Here, Emily Misch, center, as Queen of the Night; Aaron Crouch, right, as Tamino; and ensemble members in “The Magic Flute.” 
      CreditKarli Cadel/Glimmerglass Festival

      Critic’s Notebook

      Glimmerglass Creates Magic in Its Own Backyard

      The pandemic forced the company outdoors and to trim staples by Verdi and Mozart. Our critic found the experience to be ripe with potential for drawing in new audiences.

      By Anthony Tommasini

  2. PhotoBobby Shmurda has been out of prison for five months, but has yet to release any music of his own.
    CreditCorey Jermaine Chalumeau for The New York Times

    Bobby Shmurda’s New Lust for Life

    The Brooklyn rapper, fresh off nearly seven years in prison on gang conspiracy charges, is plotting his dance-heavy comeback — slowly.

    By Joe Coscarelli

  3. Photo“I’ve navigated the world in a very gender-fluid way,” the artist Martine Gutierrez said. “What does being a woman mean?”
    CreditCamila Falquez for The New York Times

    A Shape-Shifting Woman Plays All the Parts

    Across three cities on bus shelters and a giant billboard, Martine Gutierrez, the artist, performer and provocateur, asks what it means to be a woman in these times.

    By Hilarie M. Sheets

  5. PhotoLeos Carax on a restaurant terrace in New York. “A film is about putting your doubts and stupidity onscreen,” he said.
    CreditVincent Tullo for The New York Times

    Leos Carax on ‘Annette’ and the Cinema of Doubt

    His movies often arrive amid a commotion, and his newest is no exception: “If you’re going to make a musical, you’ve got to be either ambitious or pretentious.”

    By Beatrice Loayza

  3. PhotoAlexander Ludwig, left, and Stephen Amell play battling brothers in “Heels,” the latest series to pull back the curtain on professional wrestling.
    CreditVictor Llorente for The New York Times

    ‘Heels’ Is a Family Drama, With Body Slams

    Like most wrestling shows, this Starz series suggests that the sport’s most compelling action happens outside of the ring.

    By Jeremy Gordon

  4. Photo
    CreditSeth Wenig/Associated Press

    The Best of Late Night This Week 🌙

    The late-night hosts returned this week to news that Andrew Cuomo was stepping down as New York’s governor, Covid-19 cases were surging and Rudy Giuliani joined Cameo. Here's what they had to say.

  1. Fiction

    By Maurice Carlos Ruffin, Stories of a New Orleans That’s All but Lost

    In “The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You,” the city’s Black residents try to hold onto what the hurricanes and gentrifiers haven’t taken yet.

    By Jeremy Gordon

  2. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Stand Up to Cancer’ and ‘Nora From Queens’

    Common, Stevie Wonder and Brittany Howard are slated to perform at a fund-raiser for cancer research. And Awkwafina’s Comedy Central sitcom returns.

    By Gabe Cohn

  3. Jake Lacy Says Aloha to ‘The White Lotus’

    In an interview, the actor discusses the HBO social satire, Sunday’s season finale and the possibility of his returning for Season 2.

    By Jennifer Vineyard

  4. Review: Making S’mores Around the Campfire at the Apocalypse

    In “The Grown-Ups,” a play by Skylar Fox and Simon Henriques, audience members sit around a real fire in a backyard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

    By Laura Collins-Hughes

  5. Michael Thomas, Writer and Bête Noire of the Moneyed Class, Dies at 85

    His early careers as an art historian and Wall Street financier informed his financial thrillers, which often savaged the rich and powerful.

    By Katharine Q. Seelye

  6. As City Reopens, Performers Try to Uplift New York’s State of Mind

    Some of the city’s most recognizable entertainers take turns singing, dancing and playing instruments in a new music video covering Billy Joel’s 1976 song.

    By Alyssa Lukpat

  7. Nonfiction

    Michael J. Fox Reviews a Thoughtful Memoir on the Challenges of Living With Disability

    In “I Live a Life Like Yours,” Jan Grue, a Norwegian professor, writes of living with a rare form of spinal muscular atrophy.

    By Michael J. Fox

  8. In Backlash to Racial Reckoning, Conservative Publishers See Gold

    Books on race and antiracism have sold well over the past year. Now titles like “I Can’t Breathe: How a Racial Hoax Is Killing America” and “Race Crazy” are coming.

    By Elizabeth A. Harris

  9. Clip by Clip, Showing Democracy Under Siege

    The Times’s Visual Investigations team analyzed more than 3,000 videos to document, moment by moment, the terror of the Capitol riot.

    By Katie Van Syckle

  10. Pat Hitchcock O’Connell, Director’s Daughter and Cast Member, Dies at 93

    She acted in three films directed by her father, Alfred Hitchcock, including “Psycho.” She later wrote a book about her mother’s role as his cinematic partner.

    By Richard Sandomir