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‘Glee’ was an upbeat teen musical. Tragedy is taking over its legacy

Authorities in California on Thursday announced that former "Glee" star Naya Rivera, a 33-year-old mother, was missing and presumed drowned after going boating with her 4-year-old son the previous afternoon.

LOCAL BESTSELLERS

Local bestsellers for the week ending July 5

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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’

Masha Gessen contends with the Trump era in ‘Surviving Autocracy’

For Gessen, who was born in Russia and came to the United States at 14, the danger of a Trump presidency was familiar and clear. 4:36 p.m.

How to mark women’s suffrage centennial? For these artists, it’s fighting for the future

“How Will They Know We Were Here?” is an art exhibition rooted in activism. 3:00 p.m.

MFA’s French Film Festival goes virtual this year

The museum's biggest movie event of the year features 11 films, all available for streaming. 2:13 p.m.

With FX deal, expect bigger and better things from Pamela Adlon

The 'Better Things' writer-director-producer-star has signed an overall deal with FX Productions, so that she can set up projects for FX in the future. 1:59 p.m.

Colin Jost knows what he has: ‘A Very Punchable Face’

In a new memoir, writer-comedian Colin Jost traces his awkward coming-of-age in Staten Island and his career path from the Harvard Lampoon to “Saturday Night Live” to Weekend Update, which he anchors with Michael Che. 1:02 p.m.

‘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. 9:07 p.m.

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. 5:23 p.m.

TELEVISION

Fans of ‘The Crown’ will see a sixth season

In a statement, writer-producer Peter Morgan said, “As we started to discuss the story lines ... it soon became clear that in order to do justice to the richness and complexity of the story we should go back to the original plan and do six seasons.” 4:18 p.m.