A reader asked: 'I find many tasks challenging when I’m depressed, but showering feels especially difficult. Why is that? And what can I do about it?' nyti.ms/4bfdmAI

What happens when NASA loses eyes on Earth? We’re about to find out.
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Can we talk about cargo pants for a moment? nytimes.com/2024/04/29/sty…

Some “Star Wars” fans spent more than a decade digitally restoring the original trilogy, preserving the movies as they were shown in theaters. George Lucas wants them to fade into oblivion. nyti.ms/4dqUS1N

Demis Hassabis and Mustafa Suleyman, who both grew up in London, feared a corporate rush to build artificial intelligence. Now they’re driving that competition at Google and Microsoft. By Cade Metz and me
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Did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz to see how well you stack up with other New York Times readers.
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In 1996, Edmund Lee, now a New York Times editor, slept on the floor of Columbia’s Hamilton Hall for several nights to file an article for The Village Voice. Read about the parallels between today’s protests and the one covered nearly 30 years ago. nyti.ms/4dnRDZ4

Sam Ash is closing after 100 years in business, saddening musicians who recalled buying instruments there or just stopping in to try out guitars, amps or keyboards — a tactile, communal experience that can’t be replicated online. nytimes.com/2024/05/03/bus…

The 25 best restaurants in Austin include plenty of barbecue and Mexican, but also world-class Japanese, Korean and more.
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Taking the stand in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial, Hope Hicks described damage control after the “Access Hollywood” tape.

Jonah Bromwich, our criminal justice reporter, shares his takeaways from the testimony. nyti.ms/4aZBkA3

US Steel and Nippon said this week they still expect their merger to go through this year, but regulators are scrutinizing it and Biden wants it to fail.

It could be the 1980s all over again, when another Nippon bid for a US metal company was scrapped.

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Here are 8 new books recommended by critics and editors at The New York Times. nyti.ms/3Uq0sJc

Mike Repole thinks everyone in horse racing is a dummy — except him. Known as Mike from Queens, he made a name for himself criticizing the sport's powers online and on podcasts.

But he's never won the Kentucky Derby. This year, his horse is the favorite. nyti.ms/44ySFgU

It’s time for ‘Sliders’ — An MVP reinvention for Erick Fedde, a statue for Dave Winfield (you’re welcome), the joys of bare-handed hitting, a Mayday salute from Beacon St., and more! theathletic.com/5466965/2024/0…

Ahead of the Kentucky Derby, read our investigation into horse deaths and the existential questions they raised about the sport’s future.
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Hope Hicks’s appearance in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial was the first time she had spoken in Trump’s presence in nearly two years, she said. nyti.ms/3wksmOJ

For Sunday Styles, my story on the effort to preserve the artistic legacy of Jason Polan, the beloved resident chronicler of New York City 🙏🖋️ nytimes.com/2024/05/03/sty…

How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. Play here: nyti.ms/4b1QuEP

Here are 8 new movies our critics are talking about this week. nyti.ms/3QwMcx8

When the U.S. left the INF Treaty in 2019, the Pentagon quickly adapted existing weapons to create mobile missile launchers it can use to threaten a Chinese invasion of Taiwan nytimes.com/2024/05/03/us/…