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September 6, 2025

It’s back-to-school season. The children have spiffy new outfits, and there are reading lists to tackle. But, why should kids have all the fun? (Yes, kids, one day you’ll look back and think it was fun.) I’ve been refreshing my to-be-read list by using a new feature The Times Book Review has; you can save books you want to read by clicking a “Want to read” button! Then, they land on the “Your Reading List” part of this page. I’ve just added a bunch from our fall previews for fiction and nonfiction, which you can find below.

Also in this edition: Take a very fun tennis trivia quiz, get 100 ideas for easy weeknight dinners and hear from Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter about taking on the challenge of “Waiting for Godot” 36 years after they first played Bill and Ted, and more. — Farah Miller

THE U.S. OPEN

GAME, SET, SPARKLE Meet the artist who bedazzled custom Labubus (overnight!) for Naomi Osaka. →

NBC; MGM; Touchstone Pictures TENNIS TRIVIA Can you match players to their grunts? Tell your Tashi from your Zendaya? See if you can ace our test. →

Cassidy Araiza for The New York Times AFTER WEIGHT LOSS Taking GLP-1s made them drop the weight. But what about the skin? →

THE ART OF ACCESSORIES Our photographer went out on the streets of fashion capitals and found a few little ways to make a big impression. →

FALL PREVIEW

The New York Times WHAT TO READ Looking for a great book this fall? We’ve got 27 forthcoming novels to add to your to-be-read pile. →

Dana Scruggs for The New York Times MOST EXCELLENT Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter met as “Bill & Ted.” Now, they’re taking on a challenging masterpiece of 20th-century drama. →

Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images OUR PICKS Dolly Parton in Vegas, a shrine to David Bowie, a new standup special from Kumail Nanjiani and more things our Culture team is excited about this season. →

Warner Bros. EXIT INTERVIEW Horror’s Mom and Dad are saying goodbye to the “Conjuring” movies. Here’s why. →

Alexis Jamet CLOSE READ Somehow, Virginia Woolf saw our present-day experience when she wrote this scene 100 years ago. →

Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times PAPER TOWNS Can 3-D printing fill the affordable housing gap in the United States? →

Triangle X Ranch DUDE, SERIOUSLY Looking for an escape? Consider saddling up (and unplugging) at one of these all-inclusive dude ranches. →

David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. WEEKNIGHTS, SOLVED Fall is busy enough. Let us help with the cooking. We’ve got 100 easy dinner recipes for right now. →

Marissa Alper for The New York Times GEN STAY-AT-HOME? Not so fast. Gen Z says partying isn’t dead. →

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This edition of The Weekender was edited by Farah Miller and Kellina Moore.

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