Best Photos of the Day

Karolina Kokora, the director of Wolin’s history museum, examines animal bones that were discovered during the last excavation in Wolin, Poland, on March 28, 2023. Was a “medieval New York” called Jomsborg a literary fantasy or a historical reality? New archaeological discoveries may provide a clue. (Sergey Ponomarev/The New York Times).

Ruth Sullivan, the production’s live Foley artist at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, May 11, 2023. The director Simon McBurney creates a magical sound world in his theatrical production of Mozart’s classic at the Metropolitan Opera. (Lila Barth/The New York Times)

The pop star Paula Abdul, second from the left, participates in a “flash Bob” with Bob’s Dance Shop in Santa Monica, Calif., April 29, 2023. Bob’s Dance Shop brings the inclusive spirit of viral dance challenges out into the fresh air with its joyfully queer “flash Bobs.” (Chad Unger/The New York Times)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Los Angeles, May 11, 2023. The star and her director, Nicole Holofcener, share a sensibility that comes through in their new film, “You Hurt My Feelings,” about a small thing that rocks a marriage. (Chantal Anderson/The New York Times)

Claire Chase, center, rehearses with Elijah J. Thomas and Ilaria Hawley in New York, May 5, 2023. Chase is marking her 24-year effort to expand the flute’s repertoire with performances, including a Carnegie Hall series, as well as a box set and a new fellowship. (Jamie Pearl/The New York Times)

Killer Mike wears a necklace with a photo of his mother, in East Point, Ga., April 21, 2023. More than 20 years into an idiosyncratic career, the musician and activist is finally opening up for real on “Michael,” his first solo album in more than a decade. (Marilyne Moja Mwangi/The New York Times)

In an image provided by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, the gun involved in the fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust,” starring Alec Baldwin. Prosecutors are seeking further testing on the gun that Alec Baldwin was handling on the “Rust” film set when it fired and killed the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, as they work to decide whether to revive a criminal case against the actor. (Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office via The New York Times)

A new generation of stand-ups is mining the heartbreaking loss of a loved one for ambitious shows. How did we get here? (Javier Jaén/The New York Times)

Kassa Overall in Los Angeles, April 3, 2023. The drummer whose genre-crossing work has brought acclaim here and abroad returns with “Animals,” an LP of jazz, rap and soul inspired by the struggle to be OK. (Michael Tyrone Delaney/The New York Times)

Community members applaud during a rehearsal of Carlos Simon’s “brea(d)th” by the Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, March 20, 2023. On the rise before the pandemic, Simon has shot to even greater prominence since — his next premiere commemorates the murder of George Floyd. (Caroline Yang/The New York Times).