The concertmaster and first-chair violinist with the Philadelphia Orchestra for decades, he took part in a diplomatic breakthrough with concerts in Mao Zedong’s Beijing in 1973.

A protest outside an exhibition in New York about the people killed by Hamas at a music festival in southern Israel drew criticism from elected officials.

Mr. Potter narrated the epic sagas of popular comic book heroes and villains on his channel Comicstorian.

Blake Lively, Jude Law, Selma Blair and many more turned out for the Tribeca Film Festival’s annual artists dinner, ahead of a weekend devoted to Mr. De Niro’s work.

Brian Steel, a lawyer for the Atlanta rapper, was ordered to serve 10 weekends in jail after a dispute with the judge, further complicating a messy gang conspiracy trial.

At the Art for Tomorrow conference in Venice, participants debated topics like art’s role in a just world and the good and dangerous effects of A.I.