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    1. An Appraisal

      Bob Newhart Holds Up

      He basically invented the stand-up special in 1960 and continued to be a source of comic brilliance until his final years.

       By Jason Zinoman

      Bob Newhart’s early stand-up helped shape the form as we know it.
      Bob Newhart’s early stand-up helped shape the form as we know it.
      CreditHulton Archive/Getty Images

    2. Why Do Pop’s Biggest Stars Adore Michael Uzowuru?

      The producer has helped A-listers including Donald Glover, SZA, Halsey and Frank Ocean to elevate their craft. How much longer can he avoid the spotlight?

       By Brady Brickner-Wood

      This week, the producer Michael Uzowuru’s latest high-profile collaboration arrived: “Bando Stone & the New World,” the sixth album from Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino.
      This week, the producer Michael Uzowuru’s latest high-profile collaboration arrived: “Bando Stone & the New World,” the sixth album from Donald Glover, a.k.a. Childish Gambino.
      CreditErik Carter for The New York Times

  1. To Sell Prized Paintings, a University Proclaims They’re Not ‘Conservative’

    Valparaiso University is arguing it should never have acquired two paintings, including a Georgia O’Keeffe, in the 1960s. It hopes to sell them to pay for dorm renovations.

     By Annie Aguiar

    “Rust Red Hills” (1930), by Georgia O’Keeffe, is among the paintings that Indiana’s Valparaiso University wants to sell.
    CreditTaylor Glascock for The New York Times

  2. ‘Hello, Dolly!’ Review: Imelda Staunton Has the Wow, Wow, Wow Factor

    The veteran British actress shines in a new revival that is the musical theater highlight of the West End summer.

     By Matt Wolf

    Imelda Staunton, center, in “Hello, Dolly!” at the Palladium Theater in London.
    CreditManuel Harlan
    Critic’s Pick

  3. At ‘Slave Play’ in London, a ‘Black Out’ Night Emerges From Controversy

    Critics slammed the idea of “restricting audiences on the basis of race,” but at a recent performance, Black spectators praised producers for creating a safe space.

     By Derrick Bryson Taylor

    Olivia Washington as Kaneisha and Kit Harington as Jim in “Slave Play,” at the Noël Coward Theater in London.
    CreditHelen Murray

  4. Will a Movie Faking the Moon Landing Propel a Debunked Conspiracy Theory?

    The screenwriters of “Fly Me to the Moon” say they emphasized the facts of the Apollo 11 landing, but experts worry that clips can be misused.

     By Annie Aguiar

    Buzz Aldrin in a NASA image from the moon landing in 1969.
    CreditNeil Armstrong/NASA, via Associated Press

  5. The ‘Newhart’ Finale Was One of Bob Newhart’s Boldest TV Moments

    The finale has become so famous in part because it offered a rare moment of real surprise from a taped prime-time television sitcom.

     By Noel Murray

    Suzanne Pleshette and Bob Newhart in the final scene of “Newhart,” which revealed that the entire show had been a dream and took place in a copy of a set from “The Bob Newhart Show.”
    CreditCBS

  1. Rage and Fury Make These Diabolical Games Easy to Watch

    One slip-up is devastating in Chained Together, The Game of Sisyphus and A Difficult Game About Climbing. That’s what makes them so compelling on livestreams.

     By Kieran Press-Reynolds

    “I felt myself feeling their pain, and I didn’t want them to fall anymore,” the creator of A Difficult Game About Climbing said about watching people play.
    CreditPontypants

  2. These Sculptures Changed What Art Could Be, Then Changed Themselves

    Eva Hesse’s latex and fiberglass pieces from the late 1960s have been reunited from five institutions. Their rapid deterioration makes their future uncertain — which may be their best quality.

     By Max Lakin

    Installation view of “Eva Hesse: Five Sculptures,” from a rare exhibition of the artist’s work at Hauser & Wirth. Wall: “Aught,” 1968, latex and filler over canvas stuffed with polyethylene sheeting. On floor: “Augment,” 1968, overlapping latex and canvas sheets.
    CreditThe Estate of Eva Hesse, via Hauser & Wirth; Photo by Matt Grubb
    Last Chance

  3. ‘The Fortress’: A Norwegian Export About the Danger of Closed Borders

    Both sociopolitical thriller and parable, this Viaplay series presents a future that can feel uncomfortably plausible.

     By Chris Vognar

    Russell Tovey plays a refugee from England who is hunted by the military because he knows too much.
    CreditLukas Salna/Viaplay Streaming Service

  4. The Avant-Garde Psychiatrist Who Built an Artistic Refuge

    A show at the American Folk Art Museum spotlights a Catalan doctor’s revolutionary contributions to 20th-century psychiatry and their connections with modern art and Art Brut.

     By Travis Diehl

    The psychiatrist Francesc Tosquelles in the garden of the Saint-Alban hospital, in southern France, circa 1945.
    Creditvia Family Ou-Rabah Tosquelles
    Critic’s Pick

  5. The Art Forger Had Fooled Thousands. Then He Met Doug.

    When a man obsessed with woodblocks began to do business with a man obsessed with medical antiques, their relationship flowered — until it soured.

     By Christopher Kuo

    Dr. Douglas Arbittier with items from his large collection of medical antiques. When he found that many medical-themed woodblocks he bought were fake, he began an intense effort to catch the forger.
    CreditBryan Anselm for The New York Times

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  2. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now

    This month’s picks include Swedish evildoers, South Korean warrior-ghosts and a devil stalking the American frontier.

    By Erik Piepenburg

     
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  4. The Best of Late Night This Week

    Late night was subdued on Monday, after a gunman tried to kill former President Trump. Later in the week, the hosts discussed the R.N.C., J.D. Vance and Matt Gaetz.

    By Trish Bendix

     
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  6. 5 Things to Do This Weekend

    A selection of entertainment highlights this weekend, including Childish Gambino’s final album.

    By Danielle Dowling

     
  7. Anatomy of a Scene

    How ‘Twisters’ Destroys a Motel

    The director Lee Isaac Chung narrates a sequence from the film featuring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell, in which a building is leveled by a tornado.

    By Mekado Murphy

     
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