The Morning: African music to the world

We’ve got a playlist for your holiday weekend cookout. 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Today my colleague Des Ibekwe is writing about artists from Africa breaking into the Western mainstream — with a playlist for your summer cookout. —Melissa Kirsch María Jesús Contreras Sonic boom [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGVzaXJlZS1pYmVrd2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) By [Desiree Ibekwe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGVzaXJlZS1pYmVrd2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Writer on The Morning This week, [The Times published a profile of Tems](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9hcnRzL211c2ljL3RlbXMtYm9ybi1pbi10aGUtd2lsZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), a 28-year-old Nigerian singer-songwriter who, in recent years, has: become the first African artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, appeared on the Beyoncé album “Renaissance” and earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing “Lift Me Up” for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” She will release her debut album next month. To me, Tems’s music — which straddles R&B and Afrobeats — has an honesty: Her tone is earthy and her lyrics are direct, often set to production that isn’t particularly ornate. Her hooks, though, are the killer; they are seemingly crafted to be hummed around the house or screamed over speakers. These elements come together to vividly capture a feeling — whether it be heartbreak (“[Damages](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3RyYWNrLzNYZnd1M3h0UHFtSjRuTTRqcEJtOE8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZzaT00YjEzY2E2NTU5MWE0NjkyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)”), defiance (“[Crazy Tings](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3RyYWNrLzJMaTlVSm9wMWRqYzhhSDRNanVKVVg_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZzaT02NGQ0YjcyYjM5NzQ0ZDU2JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)”) or piety (“[Me & U](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3RyYWNrLzRuRnJjR003TVkxbXBvUUNDN0tlZmo_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZzaT0yMDViNWZiM2FiMmE0ZjdjJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)”). It was unsurprising, then, to learn about her vibes-based songwriting process from the piece. “I just have a sensation, I have signals,” she told the Times reporter Reggie Ugwu. “You’re just the vessel, it’s just coming out of your mouth.” Tems Erik Carter for The New York Times Tems is one of several artists from nations in Africa who have crossed into the Western mainstream. Burna Boy sold out Citi Field in New York last year; in February, the inaugural Grammy for Best African Music Performance went to the South African singer Tyla for “Water.” And Western artists — including Beyoncé, Drake, Usher, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez — have featured African artists in their music or appeared on remixes of already-popular songs. Last year, for [Old World, Young Africa](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TLaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VyaWVzL29sZC13b3JsZC15b3VuZy1hZnJpY2E_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), a Times project about Africa’s youth population boom, [I spoke with the Nigerian artist Mr Eazi](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8xMS8xNi93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvYWZyaWNhbi1hcnRpc3RzLXJ1dGgtY2FydGVyLW1yLWVhemkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDQ2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). He told me that one benefit of the growing popularity of music from Africa was that Africans had been able to wrest some control over narratives about their continent. “People are discovering Africa first, not through the lens of CNN or The New York Times,” he said, but “through the lens of the music.” There are several reasons for the global interest — talented artists, the border-melting power of the internet, collaborations with Western stars — but one I can speak to personally, as a Brit, is the role of the diaspora. My relationship with music from the continent started with my father, who often played highlife — songs that crackle with age and feature piercing guitar riffs — sung in the Nigerian language Igbo. ([Here’s an example.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3RyYWNrLzRRWHY5aXJ2anMzblBXSFBBZHdVQjU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZkbHNpPWMwZWQ1MTMzYTYyYzRiZjUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5kPTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZzaT03Y2NjYTEzNmZlMDA0NDQzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)) As my peers and I grew up, we developed an appreciation for African music independent of our parents. Songs by artists like D’banj, Wizkid and Burna Boy were in frequent rotation at house parties. Burna Boy Daniel Obasi for The New York Times There is a vibrant cultural exchange between the continent and its diaspora. Young Africans in the diaspora attend concerts and music festivals like [Afro Nation](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly9nYWwtZGVtLmNvbS9hZnJvLW5hdGlvbi1mZXN0aXZhbC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), and many travel to Nigeria and Ghana to party during the holiday season, which is lovingly referred to as “[Detty December](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY250cmF2ZWxlci5jb20vc3RvcnkvaW4tbGFnb3MtZGV0dHktZGVjZW1iZXItaXMtYS1tb250aC1maWxsZWQtd2l0aC1wYXJ0aWVzLW11c2ljLWFuZC10cmFmZmljP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~).” Mr Eazi told me that the diaspora in places like Britain had played a role in popularizing African music globally: “These were the ones defining what it is to be cool and embracing their Africanness,” he said. [Here’s a playlist for your holiday-weekend cookout](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3BsYXlsaXN0LzU2ZFhUU1B6bFhUeXJOVnA0YmgwOFI_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZkbHNpPWM3YWE5N2FhOWQxNTRlNDcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5kPTEmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZzaT00ZDJiODk3ZWUyZDU0M2Q5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~); it includes big names from the continent and a few artists from the diaspora. Amapiano — a house genre of South African origin — makes an appearance, as does “1er Gaou,” an Ivorian song that’s a staple at African hall parties. Enjoy. Related: Hip-hop, which dominates the French music industry, is [injecting new words and phrases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMi8xMi93b3JsZC9hZnJpY2EvYWZyaWNhLWZyZW5jaC1sYW5ndWFnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) from Africa into France’s suburbs and cities. 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[Read our critic’s take](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xNS9tb3ZpZXMvZnVyaW9zYS1hLW1hZC1tYXgtc2FnYS1yZXZpZXctYW55YS10YXlsb3Itam95Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - For more on “Furiosa,” our Culture desk [rounded up reviews from across the internet](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC9tb3ZpZXMvZnVyaW9zYS1hLW1hZC1tYXgtc2FnYS1yZXZpZXctcmVjYXAuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDQ2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), and explained [where the story fits into the larger Mad Max timeline](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC9tb3ZpZXMvZnVyaW9zYS1tYWQtbWF4LXRpbWVsaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Kyle Buchanan has a dispatch from Cannes about two wild films — [“The Substance” and “Emilia Pérez”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMi9tb3ZpZXMvY2FubmVzLXRoZS1zdWJzdGFuY2UtZW1pbGlhLXBlcmV6Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) — that are either stone-cold classics or total fiascos, depending on whom you ask. - Go inside the [amfAR gala, the unofficial closing party for Cannes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC9zdHlsZS9jaGVyLWpvbmFzLWJyb3RoZXJzLWNhbm5lcy1hbWZhci1nYWxhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), which this year featured Cher and the Jonas Brothers. - Asian narratives are more prominent than ever in Hollywood, and many feature artful use of different languages. It helps that [audiences are growing more comfortable with subtitles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9hcnRzL2FzaWFuLWxhbmd1YWdlLW1vdmllcy1zdWJ0aXRsZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDQ2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - A new animated film, “The Garfield Movie,” seems to [fundamentally misunderstand its lazy orange protagonist](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9tb3ZpZXMvdGhlLWdhcmZpZWxkLW1vdmllLXJldmlldy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), our critic writes. - Morgan Spurlock, a documentarian known for the 2004 movie “Super Size Me,” in which he ate only McDonald’s food for a month, [died at 53](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC9hcnRzL21vcmdhbi1zcHVybG9jay1kZWFkLXN1cGVyLXNpemUtbWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDQ2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Art - A donor gave the Orlando Museum of Art $1.8 million to buy art for its permanent collection. The museum is asking a court to let it spend the money more broadly, to help [ease the financial crisis caused by its “Basquiat fiasco.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMjEvYXJ0cy9vcmxhbmRvLW11c2V1bS1vZi1hcnQtZ2V0cy1hLWdpZnQtd2l0aC1zdHJpbmdzLWFuZC10cmllcy10by1jdXQtdGhlbS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) - Two art shows in New York, a fair in Brooklyn and an Yves Klein exhibition uptown, ask if nude art can still inspire or shock. [Our reporter bared all to find out](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9hcnQtbnVkaXR5LW1vZGVscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - As the spring art auction season came to a close, it was evident that [the market for masterpieces has cooled](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8xOS9hcnRzL2Rlc2lnbi9hdWN0aW9uLWNocmlzdGllcy1zb3RoZWJ5cy1waGlsbGlwcy1yZXN1bHRzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Other Big Stories - The author Caleb Carr’s own dark history drove him to explore the roots of violence, most famously in his 1994 best seller “The Alienist.” He [died at 68](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC9ib29rcy9jYWxlYi1jYXJyLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDQ2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, locked in a close race for No. 1 on Billboard’s album chart, are both trying to [stoke support from their fan bases](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9hcnRzL211c2ljL2JpbGxpZS1laWxpc2gtdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LWJpbGxib2FyZC1jaGFydC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Riley Keough, the actress and granddaughter of Elvis Presley, is suing to [stop the sale of Graceland](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMi9hcnRzL211c2ljL2dyYWNlbGFuZC1zYWxlLWVsdmlzLXJpbGV5LWtlb3VnaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) by a company that she and her lawyers say is fraudulent. - Kabosu, a Shiba Inu dog whose face helped launch one of the defining memes of the last decade, [died at 18 years old](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2thYm9zdS1kb2dlLW1lbWUtZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). THE LATEST NEWS Israel-Hamas War Ruins in Rafah this week. Eyad Al-Baba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images - The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to [halt its military offensive on Rafah](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2ljai1ydWxpbmctaXNyYWVsLXJhZmFoLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), a southern Gazan city. The ruling is unenforceable but deepens Israel’s international isolation. - Egypt agreed to [let fuel and other humanitarian aid into Gaza](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3JhZmFoLWdhemEtYWlkLWh1bmdlci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) via Israel after President Biden spoke to its president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. - Biden’s C.I.A. director will meet with his Israeli counterpart this weekend [to try to revive cease-fire talks](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2NpYS1idXJucy1pc3JhZWwtaG9zdGFnZXMtY2Vhc2UtZmlyZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), which have been on hold. Other Big Stories - Countries at the World Health Assembly failed to agree [on a treaty for how to handle a future pandemic](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC9oZWFsdGgvcGFuZGVtaWMtdHJlYXR5LXZhY2NpbmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), including how to ensure equitable vaccine access. - Families of the victims of the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting [sued Instagram, a gunmaker and the publisher of “Call of Duty,”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC91cy91dmFsZGUtZ3VuLWluc3RhZ3JhbS1hY3RpdmlzaW9uLWxhd3N1aXQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDQ2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) accusing them of “grooming” the teenage gunman. - A gang attack in Haiti [killed three members of an Oklahoma-based missionary group](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC93b3JsZC9hbWVyaWNhcy9oYWl0aS1nYW5nLWF0dGFjay1taXNzaW9uYXJpZXMtZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Donald Trump has preemptively cast doubt on the fairness of the 2024 election once a day, on average, since launching his campaign, [a sharp increase from 2020 and 2016](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNS8yNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzLWRvdWJ0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), a Times analysis found. - The drugs Ozempic and Wegovy [reduced the risk of complications, heart issues and death](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC93ZWxsL296ZW1waWMta2lkbmV5LWRpc2Vhc2Utc2VtYWdsdXRpZGUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDQ2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) in people with Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, a study found. 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After making a big splash in “Top Gun: Maverick,” he starred with Sydney Sweeney in the rom-com “Anyone but You” and has now landed what our movie critic Alissa Wilkinson calls a “romantic, sexy, hilarious, satisfying and a genuine star-clinching turn” as a [philosophy professor with an exciting side hustle in “Hit Man.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TTaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9tb3ZpZXMvaGl0LW1hbi1yZXZpZXcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDQ2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Directed by Richard Linklater (“Boyhood,” the “Before” trilogy), the movie will begin streaming on Netflix in June, but, as Alissa puts it, “If you can see it in a theater, it’s worth it.” ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0SjaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTkyJmxpPU5OJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OTl8yMDI0MDUyNSZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNVcDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0SjaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTkyJmxpPU5OJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OTl8yMDI0MDUyNSZzdHBlPWRlZmF1bHQmdGU9MSZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNVcDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) RECIPE OF THE WEEK Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times By [Melissa Clark](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0S-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbWVsaXNzYS1jbGFyaz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDQ2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Potato Salad With Lemon and Mint If you’re planning a picnic or cookout this weekend, you might have potato salad on the brain. As much as I love a classic mayonnaise-drenched version, these can backfire when the temperatures rise, especially if you’re planning for a feast to last all day long. But fear not! I have the perfect alterative, a zippy, herby, olive oil-based [potato salad dressed with lemon and mint](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAxNzQwNS1sZW1vbi1wb3RhdG8tc2FsYWQtd2l0aC1taW50P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). This one also contains loads of scallions, which add crunch and a pleasing sharpness while a sprinkle of chile gives it some heat. And it won’t suffer from sitting out for hours, if it’s not all gobbled up before, that is. REAL ESTATE Karine Dubner Beth Coller for The New York Times The hunt: A French-born, Canada-based owner of a fashion brand wanted to find her American dream in the Hamptons. Which home did she choose? [Play our game](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL2hhbXB0b25zLWhvbWUtc2FsZS1odW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). What you get for $1.6 million: A Queen Anne Revival house in Durham, N.C.; a two-bedroom condominium in Palm Beach, Fla.; or [a modern farmhouse in](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMjIvcmVhbGVzdGF0ZS9taWxsaW9uLWRvbGxhci1ob21lcy1ub3J0aC1jYXJvbGluYS1mbG9yaWRhLXJob2RlLWlzbGFuZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMjIvcmVhbGVzdGF0ZS9taWxsaW9uLWRvbGxhci1ob21lcy1ub3J0aC1jYXJvbGluYS1mbG9yaWRhLXJob2RlLWlzbGFuZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~[Barrington, R.I.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDUvMjIvcmVhbGVzdGF0ZS9taWxsaW9uLWRvbGxhci1ob21lcy1ub3J0aC1jYXJvbGluYS1mbG9yaWRhLXJob2RlLWlzbGFuZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Your next home: After publishing our updated [Rent vs. Buy Calculator](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC91cHNob3QvYnV5LXJlbnQtY2FsY3VsYXRvci5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), The Times wants to hear from readers who recently chose between renting and buying. [Tell us your story here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC91cHNob3QvcmVudGluZy1vci1idXlpbmctZGVjaXNpb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDQ2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). LIVING [A pink Always Pan from the company Our Place rests on a wooden counter, its lid ajar exposing an interior steam basket. A wooden spatula rests on the pan’s handle.] The Always Pan, by Our Place. Lesley Stockton Instagram pans: A few years ago, direct-to-consumer cookware was all the rage on the internet. [Now you can probably find it for free](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNC9kaW5pbmcvaW5zdGFncmFtLWNvb2t3YXJlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Dance like it’s the ’80s: TikTok users may skew Gen Z, but some of the hottest videos today [feature the moves of their Gen X parents](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yNS9hcnRzL2RhbmNlL3Rpa3Rvay1wYXJlbnRzLWRhbmNlLTE5ODBzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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ADVICE FROM WIRECUTTER How to pack better There’s one packing essential that Kit Dillon, Wirecutter’s travel expert, recommends to anyone who asks: [packing cubes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3QtcGFja2luZy1jdWJlcy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Is the idea of little bags zipped inside a larger bag a bit silly? Maybe. But in practice it’s actually pretty great. [Our experts suggest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL3RyYXZlbC1ndWlkZS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcjcGFja2luZ1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) imagining your suitcase as a dresser, and the cubes as individual drawers. Pack each cube the way you might organize your drawers (for me, that’s swimsuits and underwear in one; shirts in another; pants in a third), and pull out only the one you need as you go. Voilà . Packing, and traveling, made simple. — Sofia Sokolove [Wirecutter is giving away a set of packing cubes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL3N1bW1lci1naXZlYXdheXMtMjAyNC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDUyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjQ0NjYmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2Nzc2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZkWPvVFmCh9f11IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) — and a whole bundle of their favorite travel essentials. ([Terms and conditions apply](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9zd2VlcHN0YWtlcy10ZXJtcy1jb25kaXRpb25zLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNTI1Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNDQ2NiZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY3NzYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmRY-9UWYKH1_XUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~).) GAME OF THE WEEK A practice session in Monaco on Friday. Anna Szilagyi/EPA, via Shutterstock Monaco Grand Prix, Formula 1: There’s a gulf between the allure of the Monaco Grand Prix and the race itself. Monaco is a centerpiece of the Formula 1 season, and perhaps the sport’s most famous event. But, as Ian Parkes explains in The Times, the [race has grown more predictable over the years](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoNEKPP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNS8yMy9zcG9ydHMvYXV0b3JhY2luZy9mMS1tb25hY28tZ3JhbmQtcHJpeC10cmFjay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA1MjUmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI0NDY2Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjc3NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZFj71RZgofX9dSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) as Formula 1 cars have gotten larger, making it harder to overtake other racers along the tiny country’s narrow, twisting streets. Of course, for many viewers, the competition is secondary to the spectacle of futuristic cars zipping past extravagant yacht parties. Pro tip: More exciting than the grand prix is the qualifying event, in which drivers navigate the course in isolation, trying to log the fastest lap. Their times determine the starting order of the race, which may well mirror the final standings. 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