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MUSIC REVIEW

Euro rockers Måneskin bring swagger and spectacle to TD Garden

The Italian quartet, winners of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, brought their first US arena tour to town Monday night.

Swifties are having a field day claiming Taylor Swift put Travis Kelce ‘on the map’
Did Taylor Swift just... invent sports?

A date with rare books and historical records at the Boston Public Library
On the fourth floor of the library’s Boylston Street building lives the Special Collections Department, which is home to original documents from throughout the nation’s history.

Celeste Ng, other local literary lights headline Spell-O-Rama to fight book banning efforts in Florida
The adult spelling bee raises funds for the Florida Freedom to Read Project, and you don’t have to be a writer or a speller to join

FALL ARTS PREVIEW

Fall is for great films: 40-plus movies to look forward to this season

From Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” to Sofia Coppla’s “Priscilla” to a new adaptation of “The Color Purple,” here are some of the highlights.
A less colorful fall for TV viewers, but there’s still plenty to see10 shows that add up to a vibrant fall for theater-goers10 visual feasts at New England museums this fall10 comedy shows for a fun-filled fall10 classical music attractions to enliven your autumn
TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Replacing the irreplaceable on ‘Monk’

Thoughts on what a vital contributor Bitty Schram was to the tone of the series — and what an enduring shame it is that she disappeared from “Monk” midway through its third season.

Kane Brown will return to Fenway Park next summer as part of his ‘In the Air Tour’

Brown's show on July 20, 2024 will feature special guests Jon Pardi, LOCASH, and RaeLynn. He performed at Fenway this past June, where he sang hits like “Heaven,” “Bury Me In Georgia,” and the country anthem made famous by Garth Brooks, “Friends in Low Places.”

Taylor Swift is a fan and suddenly, so is everyone else. Travis Kelce jersey sales jump nearly 400%.

Sales spiked on the same day that Taylor Swift was spotted in Kansas City, watching the Chiefs play the Chicago Bears alongside Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna.

Technology opens wide in Rachel Rossin’s immersive ‘MAW’

Show at Emerson Contemporary Media Art Gallery looks at our relationship with the digital world.
Books

From small town Maine, Substack luminary Heather Cox Richardson discusses her new book about the rise of authoritarianism in the US

'Democracy Awakening,' a culmination of the historian's work of the past several years, includes a blueprint for 'Reclaiming America.'

Video game performers vote to authorize strike

Voice actors and performers who work in the video-game industry voted to authorize a strike ahead of their contract negotiations this week.
Documentaries

‘The Busing Battleground’ revisits a painful chapter in Boston’s history, one that still reverberates

Violence erupted in the wake of an order to desegregate Boston public schools in 1974 — and a long struggle for educational equity preceded it. On PBS, "American Experience" tells the story.

True-crime docuseries ‘Never Let Him Go’ chronicles Cambridge man’s quest for justice

In 1988, Scott Johnson, a gay American man, was found dead in Australia. His brother, Steve Johnson, has been trying to piece together what happened ever since.

‘Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland’ aims to capture conflict that euphemistic term ‘the Troubles’ fails to convey

Survivors of the strife "are coming to real-time conclusions in this interview space, which makes the whole thing feel alive," said James Bluemel, whose five-part docuseries debuts on PBS starting Monday

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Spain charges Shakira with tax evasion for a second time and demands more than $7 million

Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay $7.1 million in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, in Spain’s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian singer.

Writers strike is not over yet with key votes remaining on deal

The next phase comes Tuesday, when the governing boards of the two branches of the Writers Guild of America are expected to vote on the tentative agreement reached by union negotiators with Hollywood studios.

Hollywood’s focus turns to actors after writers agree to deal

The union and studios haven't spoken in more than two months, and no talks are scheduled.

Fitchburg woman has sung her way to ‘America’s Got Talent’ finale

Lavender Darcangelo, who is blind and autistic, traces the life-changing moments that formed a path leading to Tuesday night's finale.

BOOK REVIEW

Emily Wilson’s new translation of ‘The Iliad’ brings a Zoomer-generation vibe to the classical war epic

Emily Wilson's new translation of "The Iliad" brings a Zoomer-generation vibe to the classical war epic, injecting a modern sensibility to battle that asks, a la 1969: War, what's it good for?

MUSIC REVIEW

It’s a ‘Last Splash’ anniversary, and the Breeders dive right in

At House of Blues Sunday night, the Breeders played with an almost startling immediacy for a band doing a 30th-anniversary playthrough of their alt-rock classic.

MUSIC REVIEW

A Pops salute to John Williams conjures movie magic

In back-to-back concerts, the Pops devoted one night to performing selected highlights from the composer's film career, while the second night focused exclusively on his "Star Wars" scores.

OPERA REVIEW

White Snake Projects delivers a striking take on a 16th-century Chinese mythological tale

“Monkey: A Kung Fu Puppet Parable” proves that toilet humor has never been out of style.

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From small town Maine, Substack luminary Heather Cox Richardson discusses her new book about the rise of authoritarianism in the US

Swifties are having a field day claiming Taylor Swift put Travis Kelce ‘on the map’

Fitchburg woman has sung her way to ‘America’s Got Talent’ finale

Euro rockers Måneskin bring swagger and spectacle to TD Garden

Lesbian bars are disappearing nationwide, but there are signs of life in Mass.

Dani’s Queer Bar will be the first lesbian bar to open in the city in decades, but Boston is hardly the only place where such spaces have disappeared.

PERSPECTIVE

How scary is ‘Jaws,’ really? My second-grader asked to find out.

At his repeated requests, I watched the 1975 flick with my son. Then came the night terror.

Listeners at Boston homeless shelters sparked this Shelter Music Boston project

The group’s latest project was inspired by suggestions from listeners at the Boston homeless shelters where Shelter Music regularly plays private concerts.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Not your usual ‘Premiere Week,’ Jesse L. Martin gets a starring role, and a ‘Boys’ spinoff debuts

In other years, this is the week that networks would introduce new fall lineups. But instead, due to the impact of the strikes, they’ll mostly be launching new seasons of unscripted reality shows, including “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Survivor.”

Writers Guild and Hollywood studios reach tentative agreement to end strike

Union leaders and Hollywood studios reached a tentative agreement Sunday to end a historic screenwriters strike after nearly five months, though no deal is yet in the works for striking actors.

Hollywood’s writers strike is on the verge of ending. What happens next?

Now that a tentative deal has been struck to end Hollywood’s writers strike after nearly five months, several steps remain before the industry gets back to normal.

As writers reach tentative deal and actors look ahead, here are the Hollywood Strikes’ key players

The key players in the two strikes that brought Hollywood to a halt include little-known leaders, labor lawyers and entertainment tycoons.

MUSIC REVIEW

Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel a powerhouse pop tandem at rainy Gillette

The two singers share a theatricality — not to mention packed back catalogs — that made their show Saturday night at Gillette Stadium a top-to-bottom joyride.