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A sorry performance by the theater when it comes to telling the stories of Asian-Americans

The fast-growing population is glaringly absent onstage this season, despite an increasing presence in Boston. 8:00 a.m.

Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock’s long-suffering wife, steps out of his shadow at the Met’s spectacular exhibition

Krasner’s genius emerges in a show that gives her top billing and blows apart Pollock’s claim to singular, naturalistic brilliance 6:00 a.m.

Watch Party

10 spooky new horror movies and TV shows to watch this Halloween

Halloween weekend is finally here, and there’s no better time for catching up on some of 2026’s top horror movies and TV shows. 2:00 a.m.

A skeptical mother and her KATSEYE-crazy daughter take a trip to TD Garden

The list of reasons not to take my 11-year-old daughter to see Katseye at TD Garden Wednesday night was expansive. But I ponied up $824 for two tickets and did it anyway. 2:00 a.m.

Appreciation

Through Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Patrick Stewart taught us the measure of a man

Patrick Stewart's most famous character showed a generation of youth a complex character who strived to do what was right. 7:58 p.m.

Elke Sommer, German-born star of ‘A Shot in the Dark’ and ‘The Prize,’ dies at 85

Ms. Sommer worked in mostly comedies with some of the biggest stars of the time, including Paul Newman in “The Prize,” Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther film “A Shot in the Dark,” James Garner and Dick Van Dyke in “The Art of Love.” 7:51 p.m.

Eight movies and TV shows to stream starring Patrick Stewart

Here are eight movies and TV shows featuring the late actor available to watch on streaming services. 4:54 p.m.

the rundown

Museum of Fine Arts to allow visitors to observe painting restoration, the Antiquarian Book Fair returns, and more

Plus, the Holocaust Museum has announced a major donation. 4:04 p.m.

Williamstown Theatre Festival announces it will search for a new artistic director

Playwright Jeremy O. Harris had programmed the last season of the festival, in 2025. 3:55 p.m.

odie henderson review | ★★

Three stories clumsily converge in ‘La Bola Negra’

This Spanish award winner suffers from constant jumps in time and contrived coincidences. 3:02 p.m.

A new website can memorialize deceased loved ones with AI songs. Have original tributes given up the ghost?

There is nothing neat or simple about mourning — at least, that was the case before artificial intelligence got involved. 11:53 a.m.

odie henderson review | ★★★★

History speaks for itself in ‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’

In this must-see documentary, members of the Harlem Renaissance bring the era to life. 11:48 a.m.

STORY BEHIND THE BOOK

Jacob Weisberg’s ‘Profiles in Cowardice’ looks at who capitulates to power, and why

Author Weisberg, the former editor of Slate and current chair of the Committee to Protect Journalists, is well aware that the book’s subject matter is kind of a downer, but insists he tried not to make it “too grim and dire” for readers. He succeeds. 11:11 a.m.

Noah Kahan is skipping the bigger, more lucrative Gillette Stadium and opting for Fenway Park instead.

The singer's "The Last of the Bugs World Tour" won't be going to Gillette. 10:52 a.m.