Arts

5 Songs to Listen to Right Now

Here are five new and notable songs, including J. Balvin’s team-up with Skrillex and an expansive ballad by H.E.R. that grapples with infidelity.

Fiction

Nana Nkweti’s Tales of Cameroonians at Home and in America

The stories in “Walking on Cowrie Shells” span genres, generations and geography.

Man Is Accused of Attempting to Sell Fake Basquiats and Harings

According to a criminal complaint, employees at New York auction houses were approached about the art. A man was taken into custody and charged with wire fraud.

The Lives of Flies

Jonathan Balcombe talks about “Super Fly,” and Marjorie Ingall discusses Holocaust literature for children.

Impressions

Turning to Ovid in a Moment of Transition

A photographer found comfort during the pandemic in the “Metamorphoses,” the classic work on nature and change.

Crime & Mystery

Murder in a French Mountain Village

Our crime columnist raves about Samira Sedira’s “People Like Them,” as well as Willa C. Richards’s debut, “The Comfort of Monsters.”

The Playlist

The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s Bouncy Plea, and 14 More New Songs

Hear tracks by Little Simz, Nathy Peluso, Courtney Barnett,

‘Last Summer’ Review: Growing Pains

Sunny days turn to sweaty nights on the Mediterranean coast in this Turkish coming-of-age film that follows a teenage boy who pines for his older sister’s best friend.

It’s Hollywood Barbie’s Moment (and She’s Bringing Her Friends)

Margot Robbie as Barbie, Daniel Kaluuya reimagining Barney, plots based on Uno and View-Master: Mattel, in the throes of a financial comeback, has 13 films in the works.

Summer in the Cities: Chicago

As the pandemic ebbs, the Loop and nearby neighborhoods have roared back to life. Here, eight great spots to hit while the weather’s hot.