Pick me up off the floor, Norah Jones asks on her new album

Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau ChiefYes, there’s Gus Van Sant, Pedro Almodovar, Lee Daniels, Gregg Araki, Kimberly Peirce, Lisa Cholodenko and Dee Rees.

NEW YORK -- Kimberly Jones, the author and activist whose "How Can We Win?” video following the murder of George Floyd was shared online by Lebron James and Trevor Noah among others, has a deal for two books. Henry Holt and Company announced Thursday that for the first book Jones will expand upon the 3-minute video, in which she likened the economic history of Blacks in the United States to a rigged game of monopoly.

The New York Post reported today that Jenny Slate And Kristen Bell’s step-down from voicing TV characters this past week hasn’t stopped the controversy surrounding the topic. In case you missed it, the aforementioned actresses stepped down from Big Mouth due to accusations of “white-washing.” In response to the controversy, social media users pointed out that a black man, James Earl Jones, had voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars without subjection to accusations of racism.

Jill Goldsmith New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has removed movie theaters, as well as malls and gyms, from the list of businesses that can reopen in Phase 4 of the state’s plan to study recent developments — mainly a surge in COVID-19 infections in other states.

NEW YORK -- Kimberly Jones, the author and activist whose “ How We Can Win ” video following the murder of George Floyd was shared online by Lebron James and Trevor Noah among others, has a deal for two books. Henry Holt and Company announced Thursday that for the first book Jones will expand upon the 3-minute video, in which she likened the economic history of Blacks in the United States to a rigged game of monopoly.

Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau ChiefOn “Euphoria,” Zendaya plays Rue, an introverted teenager who numbs the pain of high school by turning to drugs. It’s a performance whose emotional power comes from a razor-thin closeness to the truth.

Gay Trump supporters complain about Supreme Court giving them more rightsCaliforna Farmers’ Market Association head rants at gay baker who gave away rainbow flagsTransgender woman’s family says prison video footage shows her death was preventable

mother-daughter colon cleanse and shower-sharing (from Florida based duo Mary and Brittani), as well as date-crashing from several pairs (including Las Vegas duo Sunhe and Angelica) and lots of good, old-fashioned codependency.The season has followed three pairs returning from Season 1 — including Cher and Dawn, who are now grappling with Cher’s new baby and her husband’s uneasy relationship with new grandma Dawn — and three new pairs, including the outrageous Mary and Brittani and New Yorker

NEW YORK -- Jason Mraz has a new album coming out and he wants everyone to buy it and love it. But he's not going to make a penny on it.

NEW YORK -- John Legend has formed a musical version of The Avengers to help his new album marvel. “We’ve got some musical superheroes with superpowers in here,” Legend said with a laugh.

James Bennet, who was considered a top candidate to succeed Dean Baquet as executive editor of The New York Times, has resigned from his position as editorial page editor amid an intense backlash to a column his section published on Wednesday. The column, written by a conservative Republican U.S.

NEW YORK -- The New York Times’ editorial page editor has resigned amid outrage over an op-ed by a Republican senator who advocated using federal troops to quell protests — outrage that only grew when it was revealed the editor had not read the piece before publication. The paper announced Sunday that James Bennet, who had overseen the Times' opinion pages since 2016, had stepped down effective immediately.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJames Bennet has resigned as editorial page editor at the New York Times in the wake of fierce criticism by the paper’s readers and staff over the decision to publish a controversial opinion piece by U.S. Senator Tom Cotton.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorNew York City has brought an early end to the 8 p.m. curfew order that was issued last week as the city was grappling with looting and violence that marred the massive but largely peaceful protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the order was lifted as of Sunday, one day earlier than originally planned.

By David Robb

In dedication to George Floyd, Jay-Z bought newspaper ads in dozens of publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune and The Philadelphia Inquirer. The full-page ads, which first ran on Tuesday, June 2, will be followed by pages in dozens of more newspapers across the United States on Wednesday, June 3.

Jay-Z has taken out a full page ad dedicated to memory that—per —will be featured in newspapers across the country including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and the Philadelphia Enquirer.

JAY-Z‘s Roc Nation has taken out full-page ads in newspapers across the United States in the wake of George Floyd‘s death.