Activision Blizzard and NetEase could not agree on a new deal to distribute video games in China, cutting millions of players from the games in January.

Rift Between Gaming Giants Shows Toll of China’s Economic Crackdown

Google’s Bard chatbot fared far worse than OpenAI’s ChatGPT, but human assistants might soon be out of their jobs.

How ChatGPT and Bard Performed as My Executive Assistants

The nasal spray reverses opioid overdoses and public health officials hope that making it more widely available could save lives and reduce the nation’s high rates of drug fatalities.

F.D.A. Approves Narcan for Over-the-Counter Sales

The governor’s quest, to force suburbs around New York City to build more housing, is meeting with resistance.

Can New York Fix Its Housing Crisis? It Depends on the Suburbs

For decades, Richard Kahlenberg has pushed for a class-conscious approach to college admissions. He may finally get his wish, but it comes at a personal cost.

The Liberal Maverick Fighting Race-Based Affirmative Action

China poured billions into its bid to become a major player in the world’s most popular sport. A decade later, it has little to show for that investment.

China’s Soccer Experiment Was a Flop. Now It May Be Over.

ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok, is trying to woo popular social media creators to Lemon8 before it is officially introduced this year.

TikTok’s Owner Pushes a New App, While Under Washington’s Glare

The composer has long been inspired by nature without sending an explicit political message. But his latest work takes on a newly urgent tone.

John Luther Adams, Praying for the Earth in Music

Quotation of the Day for Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: South Carolina Returns to Final Four to Find a Different Cast of Challengers

At the celebrity ski trial of the century, Ms. Paltrow can’t deny her own profile, but she can’t fully lean into it either.

How Should Gwyneth Paltrow Dress for Court?

The British experimental theater company Complicité turns the Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk’s novel “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead” into a thought-provoking, entertaining spectacle.

Review: In This Eco-Thriller, the Animals May Be Having Their Revenge

For a reporter based in Adana, Turkey, the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in early February made her consider leaving her home and family behind.

After Earthquake, a Turkish Journalist Debates Leaving Home

“Earth Mama,” “Tótem” and other strong entries offer proof that the art form is flourishing regardless of what’s happening in Hollywood.

At New Directors/New Films, See the World Through Perceptive Filmmakers’ Eyes

The move, part of a cost-cutting campaign, followed Mr. Perlmutter’s unsuccessful effort to shake up Disney’s board.

Disney Lays Off Ike Perlmutter, Chairman of Marvel Entertainment

Broadway’s slapstick comedy “Peter Pan Goes Wrong” is full of daring sequences. What does it take? Countless rehearsals (and bruises).

In This ‘Peter Pan,’ Something Always Goes Awry. That’s the Plan.

Look behind the scenes at the climactic sequence in “John Wick: Chapter 4,” set on 222 steps leading up to the Sacré-Coeur Basilica in Paris.

A John Wick Action Scene, Step by Step

The network used to be a safe space for the former president. But Brian Kilmeade, Jason Chaffetz and others had tough words for his appearance on “Hannity,” his first Fox interview in months.

Trump’s Return to Fox News Gets a Cool Reception … on Fox News

Preparations for the tournament were thrown into disarray when a governor asked Indonesia’s sports ministry to bar Israel’s team from participating.

Anti-Israel Protests Cost Indonesia a FIFA Soccer Championship

The ouster from Parliament of India’s best-known opposition leader shows how Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party is manipulating the judiciary, critics say.

Modi’s Power to Sideline Challengers Is Only Growing

Howard Schultz faced rancor from Senate Democrats at a hearing where he chafed at “propaganda that is floating around” about company labor practices.

Defending Starbucks, Schultz Spars With Party That Once Embraced Him

Sergio Ermotti, who left in 2020, will rejoin UBS as it absorbs Credit Suisse, which faces new accusations that it violated a tax evasion plea agreement.

UBS Brings Back Ex-C.E.O. to Manage Takeover of Troubled Credit Suisse

More than 1,000 tech leaders, researchers and others signed an open letter urging a moratorium on the development of the most powerful artificial intelligence systems.

Elon Musk and Others Call for Pause on A.I., Citing ‘Profound Risks to Society’

In Arlene Hutton’s play at 59E59 Theaters, the members of a Broadway cast reveal their hopes and fears tucked away in a quick-change room.

‘According to the Chorus’ Review: Backstage Truths

Tashnuva Anan Shishir, who became her country’s first transgender news anchor in 2021, is performing in “Public Obscenities” at Soho Rep.

Transgender Activist Who Made History in Bangladesh Is Onstage in New York

The New York Yankees logo is everywhere in Brazil. What it means, however, is up for interpretation.

March 29, 2023

Headlines from March 29, 2023

Rift Between Gaming Giants Shows Toll of China’s Economic Crackdown

How ChatGPT and Bard Performed as My Executive Assistants

F.D.A. Approves Narcan for Over-the-Counter Sales

Can New York Fix Its Housing Crisis? It Depends on the Suburbs

The Liberal Maverick Fighting Race-Based Affirmative Action

Billboard 200

One Thing At A Time

SOS

Midnights

Endless Summer Vacation

Songs Of Surrender

Historical Context for March 29, 2023