This week, The Weeknd returns with an epic sixth LP, Blackpink's Jennie enlists Dominic Fike to play her toxic counterpart, and Jessie Reyez croons about her dedicated love in a dazzling ballad. Plus,

A tale like this one requires a lot of inventive filmmaking. … The Zucheros bring a great deal of imagination to the task, and the sheer audacity of the movie is enough to make it worth watching, even if, at times, the gadgets’ sentimental education starts to feel repetitive. In theaters. Read the full review.

This week's hottest music drops including Will Smith's soul-stirring collaboration, The Weeknd's trilogy finale, and fresh beats from Latto, Ledisi, and more.

How we saw the world

Other books we recommend this week include Dorian Lynskey’s study of the role the apocalypse plays in the cultural imagination, Caleb Femi’s rave-influenced poetry collection and new novels by Adam Ross and Mischa Berlinski. Happy reading. — Gregory Cowles

Senate Republicans and Democrats hold their weekly caucus luncheons, new White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt gives the daily press briefing and President Donald Trump arrives back at the White House,

Constellation Energy (NASDAQ: CEG) was among the losers this week as the deregulated utility was one of a number of stocks to get hit hard by the launch of DeepSeek, the Chinese AI start-up that is reportedly able to achieve performance results similar to ChatGPT and Alphabet's Gemini,

A tiebreaking confirmation vote, a new sci-fi role for Michelle Yeoh, a lunar new year, an All-Star addition to the Los Angeles Sparks and much more.

Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón goes dark on X (formerly Twitter) after a series of insensitive past remarks about Muslims, Islam and more resurfaced.

The Fed made the right call in hitting pause this week. "I'm not sure that pausing is really all the bad for stocks in the short term," Mike Wilson said.

The Army’s break with protocol came at the request of the soldier’s family, and after President Donald Trump criticized the Black Hawk crew involved in the collision.

Chinese startup DeepSeek's artificial intelligence challenges major U.S. tech companies like Meta and OpenAI. Here's why.