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    1. 5 Takeaways From the Spring Art Auctions

      Results from a week of sales tell a story of a masterpiece market come down to earth, the cooling of young art stars — and a hack that seemed to end on Sunday.

       By Julia Halperin and

      On Tuesday, despite a hacked website, Georgina Hilton of Christie’s sold the top lot of the evening, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “The Italian Version of Popeye Has no Pork in his Diet,” for more than $32 million at the 21st Century Evening Sale.
      On Tuesday, despite a hacked website, Georgina Hilton of Christie’s sold the top lot of the evening, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “The Italian Version of Popeye Has no Pork in his Diet,” for more than $32 million at the 21st Century Evening Sale.
      Creditvia Christie's
  1. Kehinde Wiley Denies Accusation of Sexual Assault by Artist

    After Joseph Awuah-Darko accused Mr. Wiley of sexually assaulting him in Ghana, Mr. Wiley denied the claims, calling them “not true and an affront to all victims of sexual abuse.”

     By

    Kehinde Wiley is one of the best known American portrait painters.
    CreditJulien Mignot for The New York Times
  2. At Cannes, Inspiration From Ancient Romans and Modern Women

    Though the history-inflected “Furiosa” and “Megalopolis” were the hottest tickets, films by Andrea Arnold and Rungano Nyoni proved to be discoveries.

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    Chris Hemsworth evokes an ancient Roman in “Furiosa.”
    CreditJasin Boland/Warner Bros.
    Critic’s Notebook
  3. The Man Who Made Roulette Into New York’s Music Lab

    Jim Staley has led the experimental venue since it began as a concert in his TriBeCa loft. After 45 years, he’s stepping down and looking back.

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    Jim Staley, the longtime leader of Roulette, at its theater in Downtown Brooklyn. The first New York location was in Staley’s TriBeCa loft, where visitors had to walk through the kitchen to get to the performance space.
    CreditAmir Hamja/The New York Times
  4. Billie Eilish Dares to Write (Twisted) Love Songs

    “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” her third album, is both concise and far-reaching.

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    On “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” Billie Eilish and Finneas further expand their sonic territory while they alternately honor and warp pop structures.
    CreditPetros Studio
    Critic’s Pick
  5. Bebe Neuwirth on the Part of a Stage That Feels Like Home

    “I love older theaters in particular,” said the actress, who is up for her third Tony for “Cabaret.” “The new ones don’t have as many ghosts.”

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    “I’m a physical performer,” Bebe Neuwirth said, “and that impulse, that expression doesn’t go away even if I’m standing still and listening to someone.”
    CreditDia Dipasupil/Getty Images
    My Ten
  1. Judge to Rule Next Week on Whether to Dismiss Alec Baldwin Case

    During a heated hearing, Mr. Baldwin’s lawyers claimed prosecutors had improperly presented evidence to the grand jury considering the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust.”

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    Alec Baldwin on the set of the film “Rust” in 2021 after a gun he was rehearsing with fired a live round, killing the cinematographer.
    CreditAgence France-Presse, via Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office
  2. ‘Saturday Night Live’ Signs Off for the Season

    Jake Gyllenhaal hosted the final episode of the show’s 49th season. Sabrina Carpenter was the musical guest.

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    Jake Gyllenhaal hosted the Season 49 finale of “Saturday Night Live.”
    CreditNBCUniversal
  3. Dabney Coleman: Where to Stream His Best Movies and TV Shows

    Coleman’s characters frequently displayed the kind of antagonistic demeanor familiar to anyone who has ever dealt with a bad boss or a disgruntled customer.

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    Dabney Coleman, right, in the CBS series “The Guardian,” was a memorable Hollywood character actor for more than five decades. (With Simon Baker.)
    CreditMichael Yarish/CBS
  4. Avett Brothers Musical, ‘Swept Away,’ to Open on Broadway This Fall

    The show, inspired by a 19th-century shipwreck, has had previous runs in Berkeley, Calif., and Washington.

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    From left, Adrian Blake Enscoe, Stark Sands, John Gallagher Jr. and Wayne Duvall in an earlier iteration of “Swept Away.”
    CreditJulieta Cervantes
  5. Arts School Settles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit for $12.5 Million

    Dozens of alumni of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts had sued in 2021, accusing faculty members of widespread misconduct.

     By

    The Stevens Center, a performance space at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C.
    CreditEric Vanderlaan/Alamy

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  10. Senegal dispatch

    When a Tale of Migration Is Not Just Fiction

    When the director and crew of “Io Capitano” toured Senegal with their acclaimed movie, audiences responded with their life stories.

    By Elian Peltier and Annika Hammerschlag

     
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