Arts & Life

• In NYC, A Play Festival Spotlights Stories Of Disability

  Now in its third year, the "... Our Parts" festival at Theater Breaking Through Barriers runs through June 28. Here and across the country, artists with disabilities are making drama (and comedy) in illuminating ways.

• Change Is On The Horizon For London's Famous Skyline

  The city of London boasts centuries of architectural history. But a building boom is threatening the city's traditionally low-rise aesthetic and the views of some of that history. Critics — including UNESCO — are very worried about London's changing skyline.

• Reader Advisory: 'Shining Girls' Is Gruesome But Gripping

  Lauren Beukes' new thriller The Shining Girls traces a time-traveling serial killer as he jumps through the decades, pursued by the only one of his victims to survive. Critic Alan Cheuse calls the book "a frightening journey in time and punishment."

• Death Of A Puppy: An Exclusive Imaginary Excerpt From The 'Man Of Steel' Sequel

  We've gotten our hands on an exclusive excerpt from the sequel to the Superman smash (by making it up ourselves).