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Boston Globe - Entertainment

Marshfield-raised mezzo gears up for BSO debut with starring role in an opera with a 'Hitchcock vibe' Samantha Hankey, whose burgeoning opera career has taken her around the world, returns to her childhood stamping grounds.

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In one of the best collections of drawings in the country, here are five you shouldn't miss - "Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black," an exhibit of some 120 drawings at Harvard Art Museums, spans two centuries of work. These five alone are worth the trip.

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The Year in Arts - The 20 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2025 - From the return of the DunKings to Coldplaygate at Gillette, here are the year's top Boston pop culture moments.

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Odie Henderson: The 10 best movies of 2025

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Chris Vognar: The top 10 (ish) television shows of the year

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Murray Whyte: In a year of tumult for the arts, a few bright moments stand out

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Bad Bunny's 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos' could make Grammy history - The Puerto Rican superstar is up for six awards at the Feb. 1 show, becoming the first Spanish-language artist to be nominated for album, song and record of the year simultaneously.

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MURRAY WHYTE -- Grace Hartigan's work goes from the fringes to the forefront -- "Grace Hartigan: The Gift of Attention," now on view at the Portland Museum of Art, follows the most fertile span of her creative life.

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'The Voice of Hind Rajab' retells one of the most harrowing stories of the war in Gaza -- Director Kaouther Ben Hania uses performers to act out real cell phone footage of the attempted rescue of Hind Rajab.

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odie henderson review | ★★★ - 'No Other Choice' has sympathy for misplaced vengeance - Park Chan Wook adapts Donald E. Westlake's "The Ax" as a pitch black unemployment satire.

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'A very easy decision to make.' Peter Wolf talks about canceling his Kennedy Center event as more artists do the same. -- Wolf, who was set to appear on March 21, moved his appearance to an independent bookstore in D.C. when Trump fired the venue's board and installed himself as chairman.

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The HBO documentary 'Critical Incident' looks at a death, and a coverup, on the border -- The title sounds like it belongs to a generic action movie, but it's the name of a shadowy piece of government bureaucracy.

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Here are 10 of the best documentaries of 2025 -- Read on for Globe critic Odie Henderson's picks of the best documentaries of the year.

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'Breakdown: 1975′ has intriguing intentions but a muddled execution -- The documentary digs into an influential year in moviemaking, but has a wider focus than just the year in the title.

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Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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From the original 'Superman' to a 'Mad Max' double feature, catch these upcoming screenings at Boston cinemas

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Taylor Swift, New Order and... Cardi B? Here's what Rhode Island's leaders listened to in 2025

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At Acapella by X, nighttime is the right time

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A thriving 'jazz bunker' grows in Brookline

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Legends live: Old-school giants De La Soul, Nas & DJ Premier bring new beats and rhymes

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'Resurrection': Did you ever see a dream walking?

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When reading is dangerous, publishing is courageous

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Late-night television, once a stronghold of Trump commentary, keeps losing voices

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The overlong 'Stranger Things' is just one sign of the larger TV bloat plague

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Dolly Parton turned down Elvis, and and other tidbits from a new biography of the singer

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Five Critics Choice-nominated TV shows you can actually binge-watch this weekend

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Try that in a small town: Your best course is to skip the strained whimsy of 'Best Medicine'

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 28

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Isiah Whitlock Jr., actor from 'The Wire,' 'Veep,' and Spike Lee films, dies at 71

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Mosesian Center for the Arts announces its inaugural artists-in-residence

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Musical comedian Honest 2 Betsy finds humor in the past, when the jokes were just as dirty as they are now

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Outstanding ensemble and a light touch give ART's 'Wonder' heart and depth

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Beyoncé is a billionaire, becoming third female musician on Forbes list

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El DeBarge revives his 'Rhythm of the Night' at City Winery

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