BOOKS

Authors fascinated with other authors

You have industrious company. For a certain kind of writer, fascination with a particular author can lead to a book. 4:21 p.m.

LOCAL BESTSELLERS

Local bestsellers for the week ending May 24

Bestsellers based on reporting from the independent booksellers of the New England Independent Booksellers Association and IndieBound. 4:17 p.m.

Musician for hire brings serenade ‘magic’ to sidewalks and lawns

Gian Carlo Buscaglia has been playing for people stuck at home since early May. 1:50 p.m.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Get ready for summer’s biggest hit: Revenge of the Drive-In

Because of COVID-19, a staple of the past is now our entertainment future. 12:00 p.m.

THEATER

In Pittsfield, a theater is determined to raise the curtain this summer

“How do you do theater in the middle of a pandemic?’’ Barrington Stage has a plan that underscores the challenges its peers face. 7:30 p.m.

What’s happening (digitally) in the arts world

This week's picks from Globe critics. 6:00 p.m.

DANCE

A quartet of BSO musicians and Boston Ballet dancers create ‘White Swan’

With the desire to perform, and time on their hands, artists from different realms collaborate on a new performance video. 5:49 p.m.

BOOKS

For this historian, a book on gay rights activist Frank Kameny was the ‘ulterior motive’

The project compelled Eric Cervini to earn his PhD. 5:00 p.m.

TELEVISION

Coming out is ‘no big deal’ on ‘Dead to Me’

In an interview with TVline, series creator Liz Feldman says, "It felt fresh to me to treat a burgeoning relationship between two women like it was totally normal." 4:34 p.m.

MOVIES

A big birthday arrives for a filmmaker with a very big career

At 90, Clint Eastwood is one of our finest living auteurs. He’s also one of our least heralded. 4:34 p.m.

TELEVISION

A nerd alert from some passionate ‘Big Bang Theory’ fans

It didn't make my list of Top 20 TV comedies. A lot of readers didn't think that was smart. 4:25 p.m.

In Rhode Island, plumbing history’s depths with artist Ellen Gallagher

The sea provides a fluid foundation for Gallagher's work. 3:59 p.m.

Campaign aims to resurrect Great Scott under new ownership

The club's longtime booker is hoping to raise $150,000 from investors to assume ownership of the shuttered rock club and sign a lease. 3:59 p.m.