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‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera presumed dead after going missing while boating with son, officials say

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office confirmed late Wednesday that a "possible drowning victim" at Lake Piru was Rivera, 33.
TELEVISION

Browsing the library at Peacock, TV’s newest streaming service

These 10 series and movies, including some classics and one underappreciated gem, caught my attention.

Editors’ Picks

In the Berkshires, museums are a salve for the socially distanced soul

Art museums are different now, but they're still a source of comfort and a force for good.

Artists are demanding that Trump stop playing their songs, but they can’t always get what they want

The chorus of rock and pop stars complaining about the president using their music at his rallies is getting louder all the time.

Violinists strike a chord at Black Lives Matter protests

String players have been galvanized by the killing of Elijah McClain.

CRITIC’S PICK: TY BURR

Three cheers (and four stars): ‘Hamilton’ goes from Broadway to the screen

Dad rock, Steely Dan, and why there’s more there than meets the ear

With ‘Irresistible,’ writer-director Jon Stewart gets political — to a point

CRITIC’S PICK: MATTHEW GILBERT

10 of TV’s biggest splashes this summer

In HBO’s serial-killer docu-series ‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,’ tales of the hunter and hunted are intertwined

Something ‘extra special’ for fans of ‘Normal People’

‘An unassuming hero under maximum stress’

The Globe’s picks for staying entertained at home every day of the week.

MOVIES

In ‘Palm Springs,’ on Hulu, it’s endless love all over again

A dandy romantic comedy about a man and a woman stuck at a wedding, and when I say stuck, I mean stuck.

What’s happening (digitally) in the arts world

This week's picks from Globe critics.

In the Berkshires, museums are a salve for the socially distanced soul

Art museums are different now, but they're still a source of comfort and a force for good.

MOVIES

Springing some surprises with ‘Palm Springs’

Director Max Barbakow talks about the new Hulu romantic comedy.

COMFORT ZONE

Donald Trump and the TV role of a lifetime

TV critic James Poniewozik's "Audience of One" is a must-read for anyone hoping to understand Trump.

What’s open, what’s closed as Massachusetts museums plot their return

Your guide to Massachusetts museums for summer 2020.

Artists are demanding that Trump stop playing their songs, but they can’t always get what they want

The chorus of rock and pop stars complaining about the president using their music at his rallies is getting louder all the time.

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‘Glee’ actress Naya Rivera presumed dead after going missing while boating with son, officials say

Artists are demanding that Trump stop playing their songs, but they can’t always get what they want

5 Massachusetts museums offering fresh attractions this summer

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5 Massachusetts museums offering fresh attractions this summer

From MASS MoCA to Peabody Essex, the state's reopened museums offer a slate of exciting new shows.

TELEVISION

‘Little Voice’ gets by on some romcom embellishments and songs by Sara Bareilles

Brittany O’Grady stars as a shy singer-songwriter who survives on the gig economy — dog-walking, piano lessons, bartending — while fostering dreams of performing live.

‘Greyhound’ has Tom Hanks captaining the ship in U-boat-infested waters

In the North Atlantic in early 1942, Hanks's Navy destroyer has to protect a convoy of supply ships.

‘P-Valley’ has a lot more on its mind than the male gaze

The compelling new Starz drama set in a Mississippi Delta strip club offers fully dimensional characters with complex backstories.

TELEVISION

ABC to explore a Black family’s ‘Wonder Years’

The pilot will be directed by Fred Savage, who starred in the original series and who is putting together the new series with Lee Daniels and Saladin K. Patterson.

In Chelsea, a Latino theater company makes its debut

Teatro Chelsea hopes to stage full productions in 2021.

MOVIES

‘The Old Guard,' on Netflix, offers a new wrinkle in special-ops tactics: immortality

Charlize Theron plays the team leader in a Netflix film based on Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández’s comic book.

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New England Literary News

News and notes from around the region.