Emily Brennan

Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful drama “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” about the authoritarian Iranian government, breaks a fourth wall, with consequences. nyti.ms/3OsybyY

After a breakthrough in “Till,” the actress Danielle Deadwyler is gaining awards momentum for her performance in “The Piano Lesson.” nyti.ms/3ZnrEfl

What happens if everyone at the dinner party can see each other’s incoming texts for an hour? Robert O’Hara’s latest play delights in the chaos that unfolds. nyti.ms/48UZv2a

The upcoming season at the Park Avenue Armory will feature Yoko Ono’s “Wish Tree” installation and the tour debut of Jamie xx’s new album, “In Waves.” nyti.ms/4hXEUP9

Who needs Brooklyn? From Ithaca to Buffalo, the art is overflowing in upstate New York. Join @jsf on his roadtrip to four of the best museums in the Empire State. nyti.ms/3AL0oO4

What’s the deal with the Dare? Harrison Patrick Smith makes bawdy (and sometimes divisive) party music that has New York buzzing — and Charli XCX inviting him to collaborate. nyti.ms/4cJLZz0

agreed

“Inside Out” and “Inside Out 2” are hits at the box office and also the school counselor’s office: Therapists and educators say the films have been remarkably helpful as a common language they can use with children and parents alike. nyti.ms/4dA2TAI

Missy Elliott is a gift, and her summer tour is like spending 3 hours inside her beautiful, bananas mind: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

In which I use the New York Times to argue one of my hottest takes: There’s no such thing as a bad movie accent! (Even the “bad” ones are fun!) nytimes.com/2023/08/18/mov…

@zinoman i mean, my aunt's parish was called Church of Most Precious Blood

@zinoman lol, what's creepy to everyone else is just standard to catholics

you mean he's just more catholic?

It's about Aaron Rodgers and the Jets, but really it's about middle age, New York, curiosity, the reinvention of self. As only @Wesley_Morris can do

Their entire lives have led up to the Oppenheimer / Barbie release

In “Barbie” vs. “Oppenheimer,” the real winner may be the box office. It turns out that Barbenheimer is engaging audiences in a way Hollywood hasn’t seen all year. nyti.ms/3rAq3Ez

“Barbie” is here, and our critic weighs in: It’s a pleasurable spectacle, and Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are charming in it. But as a brand-extension movie, it can do only so much. nyti.ms/43w8cvJ

“The department’s coverage of games, athletes and team owners, and its Sports of the Times column in particular, were once a pillar of American sports journalism.” nytimes.com/2023/07/10/bus…

I'm in solidarity with staff of Sports, of which I'm incredibly proud to be an alum washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/07…

Thanks to everyone for reaching out and saying nice things. Please don’t worry for me. I’m sad that a long legacy of @NYTSports — Arthur Daley, Red Smith, Dave Anderson and hundreds of others of people I adore — ends like this. Now for the dispersal draft.