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New streaming service is the latest (from) Discovery

Discovery+ will include content from HGTV, Food Network, TLC, OWN, Animal Planet, A&E, History, and Lifetime, as well as original series involving Sir David Attenborough, Bobby Flay, Martha Stewart, and Kevin Hart.

Two accounts of the trials and turnings of transition

The documentaries “Markie in Milwaukee” and “Born to Be” examine the transgender experience.

TV | MATTHEW GILBERT

With its explosive new season, ‘The Crown’ has become a thing

Netflix's posh drama has transformed itself into must-binge TV. The most obvious reason: the arrival of ill-fated Diana.

Editors’ Picks

‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’: triumph and tragedy meet true greatness

August Wilson’s play has been brought to film as testimony to the ongoing vitality of Viola Davis and a memorial to the late Chadwick Boseman, both of whom give majestic performances.

6 ways to help independent artists this holiday season

Tips on maximizing your impact with holiday shopping and end-of-year giving.

More than name change may be needed at former Plimoth Plantation

The name Plimoth Patuxet reflects a long commitment to Wampanoag history, but the exhibits themselves are still due for a refresh.

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Holiday Arts Guide

Movies

7 holiday movie picks that aren’t Santa standard issue

Holiday movies come in all kinds of wrapping paper.

Galleries

Where to find (and shop) Boston’s best holiday art shows

Crafters and gallerists find inspiring ways to carry on.

Television

Mariah, Ella, and ‘Holly Dolly’: 6 TV specials to watch this holiday season

Matthew Gilbert's picks for the best TV specials this season.

Theater

For theater lovers this season, a ‘Black Nativity’ history and a Scrooge or two

Globe theater critic Don Aucoin's picks for the best of the holiday season.

Dance

‘The Nutcracker’ and 5 other dance performances on screen this season

This year, there's televised and streaming versions of the holiday classic, plus a newly commissioned Hanukkah themed work

Music

This season’s pop music offerings: Sinatra, Dua Lipa, Dr. Demento, and more

Pop fans can rejoice. There’s something for everyone here.

ARTS HEADLINES

MOVIES

‘Another Round’: the power, and pain, of positive drinking

Four men, high school teachers mired in middle-age funks, try a scientific program of day drinking to improve their lives. It does, then it doesn’t. 12:47 p.m.

Fred Taylor gets the last word in his posthumous memoir — and a jazzy all-star tribute

The publication of “What, and Give Up Showbiz?” is tied to a celebration of the late jazz impresario that features Diana Krall, Esperanza Spalding, Danilo Perez, Grace Kelly, and many others. 12:00 p.m.

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‘Love, Weddings, & Other Disasters’: when a ‘rom-com’ bombs

This dreary, low-rent “Love Actually” imitation, shot in Boston but lacking any feel for the city, wastes actors like Diane Keaton, Jeremy Irons, and Maggie Grace on cringingly unbelievable situations and dialogue. 11:50 a.m.

Late night roundup: ‘Squattergate’ continues, with Kimmel, other hosts mocking Trump’s latest election-related moves

Here’s a look at the jokes doled out by Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night. 5:03 a.m.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Unmoved by the end of ‘The Undoing’

We finally found out who murdered the young mother whose body was discovered by her son. But it was a trick ending in some ways. 5:16 p.m.

Elliot Page, Oscar-nominated ‘Juno’ star, announces he is transgender

Page, a 33-year-old Canadian actor and producer, is also known for roles in the movies “X-Men: The Last Stand,” “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “Inception,” as well as the recent Netflix series “Umbrella Academy.” 3:04 p.m.

Mark Shanahan

What’s with those multiplying monoliths?

Some are thinking “2001: A Space Odyssey.” I’m thinking, “The Simpsons.” 1:32 p.m.

BOOKS

Reading books about the natural world

Critically acclaimed writer Lydia Millet combines family dysfunction, runaway kids, and a hurricane-fueled apocalypse in her ultra-dark comedy “The Children’s Bible,” a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award. 12:00 p.m.