Students participating in the “Louder Than a Bomb” poetry slam competition find words — even raw, emotional words — can heal.

I’m riding in a red Tesla Model S, the stunning all-electric vehicle from PayPal founder Elon Musk, and realize that this is less a car than a piece of philosophy. In a world beset by environmental pessimism, where many believe we must lower our expectations, downsize our lives, and adjust to the notion that tomorrow will be worse off than today, Tesla offers a rip-roaring, 120-mph riposte. It turns out we can have it all.

Kurt Schwitters was one of the most fascinating of modern artists, and this large work is his most commanding in the United States.

The 23d Headquarters Special Troops, which served during World War II, is the subject of the documentary “The Ghost Army.”

On darkened Jack Barry Field at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “UP: The Umbrella Project” was beautiful and a bit goofy.

Oscar-winner Geena Davis returns to Boston to raise awareness of gender disparity in media programming aimed at young children.

There’s definitely an epic heft to the album, aided by a deep, varied bench of guest talent.

Frontman and songwriter Matt Berninger conveys a lot of emotion in his laconic delivery, which creates a nervous tension in the music.

Give credit to Rucker for jumping from mega-selling Hootie & the Blowfish to take a stab at a country music career.

This release — Strait’s 40th! — should reassure his fans that he’s not departing the studio anytime soon.

French Montana’s long-delayed debut finally arrives, and much of it lands with blunt force without quite demonstrating a fully-formed vision.

Paul Collins pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing several boys while he was the swim coach at a Boys & Girls club in Arlington during the late 1970s.

The beloved author of “The Kite Runner” returns to the rugged landscape of his home country, Afghanistan.

Liza Cherney and Brittany Loring, still with some visible wounds and bandages, were among the 4,395 BC students to receive ­degrees.

Can NBC’s “The Michael J. Fox Show” and CBS’s Robin Williams sitcom, “The Crazy Ones,” work this fall? Matthew Gilbert chats with readers.