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‘I’ve longed to see a work of art for months.’ Visitors return to Boston’s ICA

The Institute of Contemporary Art became one of the first Boston cultural institutions to welcome back patrons when it unlocked its doors Tuesday morning.

TELEVISION

Many standouts among Television Critics Association nominees

“This was an incredible year for television, offering a variety of groundbreaking new series with fresh perspectives and renewed vigor for some veteran favorites,” said TCA president (and former Globie) Sarah Rodman, now an executive editor at Entertainment Weekly.

Editors’ Picks

Essays about life during COVID-19

The Boston Book Festival's community writing project comes to a close, with these short narratives by Major Marty Walsh and other Massachusetts residents describing what they've faced during this time and what they've learned.

In the Berkshires, museums are a salve for the socially distanced soul

Art museums are different now, but they're still a source of comfort and a force for good.

Artists are demanding that Trump stop playing their songs, but they can’t always get what they want

The chorus of rock and pop stars complaining about the president using their music at his rallies is getting louder all the time.

CRITIC’S PICK: TY BURR

Three cheers (and four stars): ‘Hamilton’ goes from Broadway to the screen

Dad rock, Steely Dan, and why there’s more there than meets the ear

With ‘Irresistible,’ writer-director Jon Stewart gets political — to a point

CRITIC’S PICK: MATTHEW GILBERT

10 of TV’s biggest splashes this summer

In HBO’s serial-killer docu-series ‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,’ tales of the hunter and hunted are intertwined

Something ‘extra special’ for fans of ‘Normal People’

NAMES

Tom Bergeron leaves ‘Dancing with the Stars’ after 15 years as host

The Haverhill native announced his ouster from the show Monday night. Sportscaster Erin Andrews will also depart the show, according to a statement from ABC. 9:53 a.m.

‘MythBusters’ host Grant Imahara, an influential popular science personality, dies at 49

Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer who co-hosted the pop science show “MythBusters” and operated robots in the “Star Wars” prequels and other major Hollywood films, died at 49. 7:19 a.m.

Fox’s Tucker Carlson denounces ex-writer, ‘self-righteous’ critics

Fox News’ Tucker Carlson said Monday that his former writer who posted racist comments online was wrong but criticized “ghouls now beating their chests in triumph” after his staffer’s resignation. 11:21 p.m.

Actress Naya Rivera, who rose to fame as Santana on ‘Glee,’ dies at 33

Naya Rivera, a singer and actress who played a gay cheerleader on the hit TV musical comedy “Glee,” was found dead Monday in a Southern California lake. She was 33. 10:37 p.m.

COMFORT ZONE

There’s a lot to like about FX

And it’s easier to watch the shows in FX’s library these days, now that the network has a streaming deal with Hulu. 4:30 p.m.

COMFORT ZONE

Teen loners have a friend in ‘Dear Young Rocker’ podcaster Chelsea Ursin

The 31-year-old Massachusetts native candidly connects to her anxious and angry teen self in her iHeartMedia podcast. 4:26 p.m.

BOOKS

Daddy dearest: Donald Trump’s niece traces the intergenerational trauma that formed (or deformed) the president’s character

In her explosive portrait of the Trump family, Mary Trump, the president’s only niece, traces Donald Trump’s fear of persecution back to its source: his emotionally damaged parents. 1:18 p.m.