Sports, Entertainment & Culture — June 13, 2026

Knicks one win from first title since 1973. New York heads to San Antonio for Game 5 of the NBA Finals after an epic Game 4 comeback, with Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs fighting to extend the series.

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DGA ratifies four-year deal with new AI protections. The Directors Guild of America’s board unanimously approved a contract with major studios covering AI limits, health plan increases, and restrictions on actors taking director roles.

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David Hockney, painter of California’s golden light, dies at 88. The British artist, celebrated for his iconic swimming pool canvases and pioneering photography work, died Thursday. King Charles called him ‘one of life’s true originals.’

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Trump’s name comes off the Kennedy Center. Workers began removing the president’s name from the building’s facade early Saturday, hours after courts denied last-ditch appeals by the Kennedy Center board and the Trump administration.

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