Boston Globe critics share what’s at the top of their list for books, visual arts, dance, film, pop music, classical music, and theater.

The story of the software, the programs, the tablets, and Ted Kennedy’s vision for his institute. By Doug Most

The vast majority of the Japanese works in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston show come from a rebel named William Sturgis Bigelow. By Roger Warner

A brash radio newcomer, WBWL/The Bull, takes on a legacy station, WKLB, spurring a good ol’ throwdown. By Scott Helman

An owner of two apartments tallies the pro-tenant leaning of Massachusetts. By Elizabeth Gehrman

With the Kennedy Institute for the US Senate ready to open in Dorchester, the vice president says his influence is missed. By Joe Biden

Melting snow and rising temps bring an itch to aspiring sellers and buyers.

School districts are tied in knots trying to make up cancellations. Let’s give them a break. By Rebecca Steinitz

The Cambridge-based terrorism expert shines a light on the Islamic State in her new book.

This ’80s color pairing is fresh again, best done in clean silhouettes. By Marni Elyse Katz

A Neil Diamond concert, the Big Apple Circus, dining Julia Child style, and more.

With these properties, sit back and take in the views. By Stacey Myers

Readers respond to stories about open offices, grieving for a child, and Gamergate.

Big girls get timeouts, too.