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Three Great Documentaries to Stream

In this month’s picks, a portrait of a jazz musician, a French archival family film and an Alabama prison exposé using footage from inmates.

‘The Shards,’ and 7 More Shows to Watch on TV This Week

This adaptation of a Bret Easton Ellis book comes to Hulu and FX. Six of Bravo’s “Real Housewives” travel the country in “Ultimate Girls Trip.”

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now

From the Ryan Gosling hit “Project Hail Mary” to the psychosexual alien rom-com “Touch Me,” explore this month’s eclectic picks.

Miss ‘Grantchester’? Here Are More Crime-Solving Clergy

The longtime PBS mystery series just ended. But TV has a surprising number of other theological murder investigators to fill the void.

7 New Books We Love This Week

Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.

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A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.

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The Trump administration is sending back record numbers of Vietnamese, Laotians and Hmong. Many came to the United States as young war refugees and later committed crimes.

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Here’s how to differentiate between common types of pain and what experts recommend for managing them.

Abdul El-Sayed Talks About His Victory, Chuck Schumer and His Mom

In an interview with The New York Times, Dr. El-Sayed recalled some of his conversations with establishment figures who once opposed his candidacy.

Edgy Vanity Plates Test Limits of Free Speech

Virginia will ask the Supreme Court to hear a dispute over a seven-character license plate message.

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