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The Unwell Tour kicks off in Boston Nov. 3 at MGM Music Hall at Fenway at 8 p.m.

‘Call Her Daddy’’s Alex Cooper debuts her Vegas-style live tour at MGM this week

“I know I make previous generations uncomfortable. Some of my mom’s friends are like, ‘Oh my God, has your daughter lost her mind?’ And that’s when I know I’m doing something right,” Cooper said.

Orlando Baxter doesn’t have to come home for Comics Come Home — he’s already here
When he steps on the TD Garden stage alongside the likes of Denis Leary, Bill Burr, and Marc Maron on Saturday night, the Boston comic will be performing for the biggest crowd of his career.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER
B.J. Novak’s pet project a boon to ‘Lessons in Chemistry’
The Boston-area actor, screenwriter, and author gives voice to Six Thirty, a goldendoodle adopted by Brie Larson's character, Elizabeth, in the Apple TV+ series..

GBH’s Jared Bowen to host ‘The Culture Show’ on radio for ‘everyone who loves the arts’
Cohosted by Callie Crossley, Edgar B. Herwick III, and James Bennett II, the show debuts Friday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. on GBH 89.7.

FALL ARTS PREVIEW

Fall is for great films: 40-plus movies to look forward to this season

From Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” to Sofia Coppla’s “Priscilla” to a new adaptation of “The Color Purple,” here are some of the highlights.

A less colorful fall for TV viewers, but there’s still plenty to see10 shows that add up to a vibrant fall for theater-goers10 visual feasts at New England museums this fall10 comedy shows for a fun-filled fall10 classical music attractions to enliven your autumn

BOOKS

For dyslexic readers, a boon in Dyslexie font

Christian Boer, designer of a font for readers with dyslexia, has made access to reading part of a broader mission of inclusion.

Davron S. Monroe as the title character in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," which runs through Nov. 5 at Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge.

THE TICKET

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few recommendations from Globe writers and critics, covering music, theater, comedy, museums, family events, and more.

Henry Winkler as the Fonz in "Happy Days." Winkler's new memoir is out now.

Becoming Henry Winkler

"Hank Zipzer: The World’s Greatest Underachiever,” a witty and wonderful children’s book series Winkler co-wrote, gave my children both hope and so much laughter. And now there is the deeply moving experience of reading “Being Henry,” his new memoir.

Alex Nunan, left, and Sam Shulman are the creators of Movie Grid, a new online daily trivia game. Photographed at their apartment in East Boston.

Move over, Wordle: Movie Grid, a new daily trivia game, has users flexing their film knowledge

The online movie guessing game was created by longtime friends and 25-year-old roommates in East Boston.

Tyler Christopher, ‘General Hospital’ actor, dies at 50

Mr. Christopher, best known for his long-running role on “General Hospital,” also won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2016 for best lead actor for his role as Stefan DiMera on “Days of Our Lives,” another soap opera.

Tea leaves in glass bottle, collected on the shore of Dorchester Neck the morning of Dec. 17, 1773.

The Boston Tea Party turns 250

An exhibition at the Massachusetts Historical Society looks back at one of the most celebrated protests in American history.

Documentaries

Pastor Seungeun Kim, left, and Soyeon Lee are featured in the documentary "Beyond Utopia," which traces the journeys of North Korean defectors.

‘Beyond Utopia’: a documentary that takes viewers on an escape from North Korea

The film, which has collected a variety of festival awards this year, screens Saturday at the Brattle as part of the GlobeDocs Film Festival.

Fifteen documentary features and 13 shorts make up this year’s GlobeDocs Film Festival, now in its ninth year.

‘Journalistic eye’ guides GlobeDocs Film Festival, now in its ninth year

This year’s slate includes true stories of Black space pioneers, victims of deepfake porn, and the first female Episcopal priests. Plus: Errol Morris’s portrait of a certain British spy novelist.

‘Joan Baez I Am a Noise’ is a ‘visual memoir’ of a monumental voice in music

The directors of the new documentary talk about weaving together the particulars of Baez’s public life with glimpses into her complex private world.

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BOOK REVIEW

Sigrid Nunez, author of “The Vulnerables."

Sigrid Nunez’s latest novel meditates upon age, illness, writing, and macaws

Elegy and comedy as the zeitgeist of a broken pandemic world in "The Vulnerables." 6:00 a.m.

An exterior view of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in the Seaport.

Here’s an early look at Boston’s first Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

The theater opens Nov. 17 in the Seaport and emphasizes programming curated by movie lovers for movie lovers. 6:00 a.m.

A partial bronze head of an idealized king that dates sometime between the 1st century B.C. and the 2nd century A.D. was turned over to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, along with a bronze leg fragment from around 180-200 A.D. The pair of sculptures is believed to have been looted from an archaeological site in what is present-day Turkey.

MFA hands over pair of likely looted Bubon bronzes to Manhattan DA’s office

A spokesperson for the Manhattan DA’s office confirmed the two fragments are part of a wide-ranging criminal investigation into an antiquities smuggling ring. 7:25 p.m.

COMMENTARY

Jeff Yang is author of “The Golden Screen.”

In Jeff Yang’s illustrated history ‘The Golden Screen,’ breadth is freedom

A compilation of films that have shaped Asian America gives attention to the full spectrum of artistic representation, including mediocrity. 6:05 p.m.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Michael C. Hall (second from left), Lauren Ambrose (third from left), Frances Conroy (second from right), and Peter Krause (right) in "Six Feet Under."

‘Six Feet Under’ the latest HBO series to pop up on Netflix

On Wednesday, one of HBO’s best shows will show up on the massive streaming service, for first-time viewers and re-watchers. 4:35 p.m.

New Kids on the Block in concert at Fenway Park in 2021.

New Kids on the Block to bring ‘Magic Summer 2024’ tour to Mansfield

Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff will join the Boston boy band on tour next year. 1:27 p.m.

Crystalle Lacouture, "Blue Mask," oil on canvas, from "Evening’s Evening" at Praise Shadows Art Gallery.

Crystalle Lacouture centers loss and care at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

The artist’s show "Evenings’s Evening" offers sacred geometry that feels like a salve. 12:28 p.m.

BIBLIOPHILES

Mary Beard and her book “Emperor of Rome.”

Mary Beard tells us what work by Seneca we’ve been sleeping on

The best-selling scholar of ancient Rome has a favorite. 11:56 a.m.

Move over, Wordle: Movie Grid, a new daily trivia game, has users flexing their film knowledge

Buffy Sainte-Marie celebrates her Juno for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Gala Dinner and Awards show March, 24, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

CBC report questions singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims of Indigenous heritage

A Halloween-themed Taylor Swift display on Beacon Hill.

Taylor Swift Halloween theme draws visitors to Beacon Hill home

From left: Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Paul Giamatti in "The Holdovers."

‘The Holdovers’ is Payne’s paean to all the lonely people

The stars of "Friends," from left, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, and Matt LeBlanc, pose after winning outstanding comedy series at the 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 22, 2002, Los Angeles.

‘Friends’ cast mourns death of Matthew Perry

“We are all so utterly devastated,” his costars told People. 8:46 a.m.

Odie Henderson review | ★1/2

Cailee Spaeny as Priscilla Presley and Jacob Elordi as Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola’s "Priscilla."

Elvis is the devil in disguise in ‘Priscilla’

Sofia Coppola’s bland biopic strands Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny in one-dimensional roles as Elvis and Priscilla Presley. 8:00 a.m.

We Found Love | Love Letters

Cornelius Brown at MCI Norfolk held a photograph of his fiancé Venus Friend, which was taken in the visiting room at MCI Norfolk.

‘He gave me a choice and I made my choice’

“We Found Love,” is a Love Letters podcast miniseries about women who are in romantic relationships with men in Massachusetts prisons. Listen to episode 2. 6:15 a.m.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Carrie Coon as Bertha Russell in "The Gilded Age."

Fellowes’s ‘The Gilded Age’ isn’t the gold standard, but it’s plenty rich

Julian Fellowes’s melodrama, which has returned to HBO and Max for a second season, sketches the rapidly shifting cultural world of wealthy people in 1880s New York City, specifically the collision of old money and the nouveau riche. 4:28 p.m.

Taylor Swift Halloween theme draws visitors to Beacon Hill home

The display features tombstones for Swift’s former boyfriends, including the time of their relationship and a quote. 2:28 p.m.

On her ‘Woo Woo’ podcast, Rachel Dratch’s guests give her the creeps

Co-hosted by fellow Lexington native Irene Bremis, “Woo Woo” features conversations with Dratch’s friends from stage and screen about premonitions, weird dreams, malevolent spirits, and other eerie experiences. 2:22 p.m.

CBC report questions singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims of Indigenous heritage

The Canadian news agency's investigation found a birth certificate that appears to show she was born to white parents in Stoneham. 2:05 p.m.

Odie Henderson review | ★★★1/2

‘The Holdovers’ is Payne’s paean to all the lonely people

Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph shine in this story of three shipwrecked souls at a Western Mass. prep school. 1:56 p.m.

‘Call Her Daddy’’s Alex Cooper debuts her Vegas-style live tour at MGM this week

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GBH’s Jared Bowen to host ‘The Culture Show’ on radio for ‘everyone who loves the arts’ Cohosted by Callie Crossley, Edgar B. Herwick III, and James Bennett II, the show debuts Friday, Nov. 3, at 2 p.m. on GBH 89.7.

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The Boston Tea Party turns 250

‘Beyond Utopia’: a documentary that takes viewers on an escape from North Korea

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Sigrid Nunez’s latest novel meditates upon age, illness, writing, and macaws

Here’s an early look at Boston’s first Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

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In Jeff Yang’s illustrated history ‘The Golden Screen,’ breadth is freedom

‘Six Feet Under’ the latest HBO series to pop up on Netflix

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