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Banned by the Taliban, Afghan musicians play on in Cambridge

Arson Fahim, an Afghan student at Longy School of Music, has organized Monday night’s “Concert in Solidarity with Afghan Musicians” at First Church in Cambridge.

Director and writer Matt Ruskin on getting the story, characters, and setting right in ‘Boston Strangler’
The Watertown native’s movie, premiering on Hulu on Friday, revolves around two female reporters who pursued the case.

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Daisy May Cooper gives you someone to root for in HBO’s ‘Rain Dogs’
The show follows a single mother, played by Cooper, and her 10-year-old daughter into and out of homelessness.

For ‘Swarm’ star Dominique Fishback, playing a twisted superfan is what dreams are made of
"I always felt I could lead something," the actress says of her new Amazon series and her greatest acting challenge. "I’ve been dreaming about this for a long time."

For ‘Swarm’ star Dominique Fishback, playing a twisted superfan is what dreams are made of

"I always felt I could lead something," the actress says of her new Amazon series and her greatest acting challenge. "I’ve been dreaming about this for a long time."
PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW

At the Griffin, layers upon photographic layers

Four exhibits the Griffin Museum of Photography show that layering can be literal: applying fabric or paint or beading to the photographic image. It can also be figurative, with layers of memory, identity, meaning.
TELEVISION REVIEW

‘Lucky Hank’ gives a tale of midlife crisis the old college try

In the AMC dramedy, Bob Odenkirk, just off "Better Call Saul," plays a cranky English professor who has lost sight of his motivation, both as a teacher and a novelist.

Celebrating change — and calling for more — in classical music

The BSO’s recent embrace of composers of color is a step in the right direction, but we must keep walking forward.
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Puritan Oyster Bar in Cambridge isn’t trying too hard but succeeds at everything

Will Gilson’s new place, adjacent to his Inman Square restaurant, is everything a New England shellfish spot should be.

‘Last of Us’, ‘Angry Birds’, ‘GoldenEye’, ‘Wii Sports’ on ballot for World Video Game Hall of Fame

The World Video Game Hall of Fame Wednesday announced 12 finalists that are being considered for induction in May.

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TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Now that ‘The Bear’ is a hit, expect a bit more in season 2

The Hulu-FX series will be back sometime in June, according to a just released promotional clip that contains some images and ideas of what is to come.

ART REVIEW

Peeking behind the scenes of ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’

The Museum of Modern Art looks at the nuts-and-bolts of the Oscar-winning Netflix film.

The meaning behind the blue ribbons worn at the Oscars

Small and subtle, the blue ribbons worn by many celebrities at the Oscars nonetheless had an important message: support refugees.

‘The Last of Us’ season finale: Tell us what you think

In the ninth and final episode of the season, a brutal choice is presented to Pascal’s character, Joel: will he sacrifice an innocent teenager to potentially save the world?

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: The warm return of ‘Ted Lasso,’ Bob Odenkirk’s new dramedy, and an Elvis cartoon

“Ted Lasso” returns for its third, and possibly last, season, while new shows premiering this week include Bob Odenkirk in “Lucky Hank,” the horror thriller “Swarm,” and the animated series “Agent Elvis,” with Matthew McConaughey voicing Elvis.

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ wins best picture, plus six more Oscars

Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who graduated from Emerson College, took home the award for best director for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Ke Huy Quan and Jamie Lee Curtis also won supporting acting awards for the indie hit, and Michelle Yeoh made history as the first Asian woman to win best actress.

Springfield native Ruth Carter becomes first Black woman to win two Oscars

The costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films has become the first Black woman to win two Oscars.

In ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue, Jenna Ortega says she’s not as ‘twisted’ as her roles suggest

The 20-year-old Ortega has acted since she was a child, but found fame with Netflix's "Wednesday" last year. The 1975 was the night's musical guest.

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At 80, Doris Kearns Goodwin has a whole new life

John Jakes, whose historical novels were big hits, dies at 90

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Watching the Oscars with my friends

Pence says Trump ‘endangered my family’ on Jan. 6

Former vice president Mike Pence on Saturday harshly criticized former president Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol, widening the rift between the two men as they prepare to battle over the Republican nomination in next year’s election.

MUSIC REVIEW

A clarinet’s right to remain silent, and to speak out

With its ongoing "Voices" festival, the BSO has been reckoning with history — and the possibilities for its own future.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Can-do attitude prevails, as ‘Shrinking’ earns a second season

Apparently, it has done well enough in the ratings — which Apple TV+ does not share publicly — to justify a return.

MATTHEW GILBERT

8 of the most memorable fictional TV music makers

There have been so many fictional music makers on TV over the years, you could fill the Partridge Family's bus many times over. From Mouse Rat in "Parks and Recreation" to The Archies from “The Archie Show," here are eight of the most memorable.

Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89

Once hailed as among the finest actors of his generation, Mr. Blake became better known as the center of a real-life murder trial.

ART REVIEW

At the MFA, enslaved Black potters’ work brings lives into the light in ‘Hear Me Now’

“Hear Me Now” just opened at the Museum of Fine Arts. It would be a riveting history lesson, chilling and mournful, if that’s all it was. It aspires to, and achieves, so much more.

BOOK REVIEW

Nancy Hopkins and her colleagues challenged a culture of male dominance at MIT in the 1990s — and won. Kate Zernike’s ‘The Exceptions’ tells us how.

Author Zernike relies heavily on biologist Hopkins’s notes, diaries, and memories in this account, and it shows.

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Sabrina Orah Mark seeks the place where old and new collide

In “Happily: A Personal History — with Fairy Tales” Sabrina Orah Mark looks to stories of elves, talking animals, dragons, and magic to explain her own life as well as the off-kilter world around her.

Explore all our winter arts critics' picks

At the MFA, ‘Hear Me Now’ tells the story of enslaved Black potters

Another first for Marlee Matlin with her directorial debut on ‘Accused’

10 dynamic classical concerts to wake you up this winter

10 delightful dance picks to carry you through to spring

10 TV shows we’ll be watching this winter

From SZA to the Boss, 10 concerts to heat up winter