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  1. Photo“Dickinson,” starring, from left, Toby Huss, Hailee Steinfeld and Jane Krakowski, will end with the current season.
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    Ask a Showrunner

    ‘Dickinson’ Uses the Civil War to Explore Modern Divisions

    The creator Alena Smith had planned to set the final season during the conflict. “What we did not know was that there would be a pandemic, and that it would have echoes of the Civil War,” she said.

    By Sarah Lyall

  2. PhotoJoe Pera is the rare comic who will say that he doesn’t mind if you fall asleep listening to him.
    CreditLloyd Bishop/NBCUniversal, via Getty Images

    On Comedy

    Joe Pera and the Surprising Pleasures of Gentle Humor

    Don’t expect twists in these bits. The standup, who will be at the New York Comedy Festival, has devised a calming aesthetic with rewards of its own.

    By Jason Zinoman

    2. PhotoIn “Dexter: New Blood,” Michael C. Hall’s killer has moved to a chilly new setting but his murderous urges have followed him.
      CreditSeacia Pavao/Showtime, via Associated Press

      Critic’s Notebook

      ‘Dexter’ and the Shows That Wouldn’t Die

      The revival of the serial-killer drama is TV’s latest refusal to let a supposedly finished franchise rest in peace.

      By James Poniewozik

  4. PhotoMichael C. Hall returns as a killer with a code in “Dexter: New Blood.”
    CreditKurt Iswarienko/Showtime

    Get Your Kill Room Ready. Dexter Is Back.

    Eight years after the lovable serial killer went into bearded self-exile, he returns for “Dexter: New Blood.” Here’s a refresher on where things left off.

    By Alexis Soloski

  1. Dean Stockwell, Child Actor Turned ‘Quantum Leap’ Star, Dies at 85

    He appeared alongside Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly when he was not yet 10. He later had signature roles in movies like “Married to the Mob” and “Blue Velvet.”

    By Daniel Victor

  2. Thandiwe Newton Feeds Her Soul With Critical Race Theory and Cleo Sol

    The “Westworld” actress talks about her new Audible recording of Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” and why too much entertainment can be bad for you.

    By Kathryn Shattuck

  3. it’s never too late

    It’s Never Too Late to Become a Bollywood Actor

    Richard Klein left behind his life as a Hebrew day school teacher in California and became an actor in Mumbai, often playing a “mean British officer.”

    By Sheila Yasmin Marikar

  4. Tip

    How to Do a Voice-Over

    Don’t be afraid to improvise. Avoid saying one line at a time.

    By Jaime Lowe

  5. Best of Late Night

    Late Night Goes After Ted Cruz for Going After Big Bird

    Jimmy Kimmel said conservatives like Ted Cruz have some bizarre beliefs: “The elections are rigged, the deep state runs the world, and Big Bird is working for Merck now.”

    By Trish Bendix

  6. What’s on TV This Week: Documentaries on Kevin Garnett and Jake Burton Carpenter

    A pair of new documentaries, one on HBO and one on Showtime, look at two very different sports figures.

    By Gabe Cohn

  7. An Indigenous Canadian Director Channels Traumatic Memories Into Film

    Tracey Deer based “Beans” on her experiences as a child during the 1990 Oka crisis, a confrontation between the Mohawk people and the government.

    By Laurel Graeber

  8. JoAnna Cameron, an Early Female Superhero on TV, Is Dead at 73

    In addition to achieving Saturday morning fame as Isis, she was said to have appeared in more national television commercials than anyone in advertising history.

    By Katharine Q. Seelye

  9. The Best of Late Night This Week 🌙

    The late-night hosts had plenty to talk about this week, including the U.N. climate summit, President Biden’s visit with the pope and Democrats’ stinging election results.

    By Trish Bendix

  10. Best of Late Night

    Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Aaron Is a Karen’

    As Covid sidelined the Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Kimmel and other hosts scorned him for implying that he’d been vaccinated.

    By Trish Bendix