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Museum’s Rembrandt knockoff turns out to be the real thing

Thanks to modern technology and some expert detective work, a nearly 400-year-old painting that had long been attributed to an unknown artist in Rembrandt’s workshop has now been judged to have been a work of the Dutch master himself.

This week’s TV: Streaming growth, Al Pacino’s Nazi hunters, and, yup, another debate

Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

A spirited career-spanning set from Raphael Saadiq at Big Night Live

Saadiq took the long view of his career, packing songs from his early days and from his latest album, "Jimmy Lee."

Handel and Haydn celebrates Beethoven’s 250th with Kristian Bezuidenhout in directorial debut

Buckle up for a very Beethovenian 2020, as music organizations everywhere cash in on his 250th jubilee.

How to create a nice home office that doubles as a guest bedroom

Many people who work from home and occasionally host family staying overnight probably would prefer a separate room for each function. But the problem is a lot of those people have only one extra room instead of two.

Animal ingenuity, rap battle fatigue, and more

Michael Andor Brodeur's roundup of irrelevant Internet news.

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This week’s TV: Streaming growth, Al Pacino’s Nazi hunters, and, yup, another debate

Mary Steenburgen thinks you are capable of growth

Full board of France’s Cesar film awards steps down

5 love stories to watch this weekend with or without a Valentine

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Full board of France’s Cesar film awards steps down

The move comes amid an uproar over the academy's opaque decision-making process and controversial director Roman Polanski, whose new film leads this year’s nominations.

TELEVISION

Another chance to see ‘El Camino’ — and Robert Forster

AMC, the channel that ran “Breaking Bad” in the first place, is airing the movie on Sunday night at 8.

5 love stories to watch this weekend with or without a Valentine

Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s festivities, Single Awareness Day, or you aren’t into the manufactured occasions but want something to watch this long winter weekend, there’s a little love story for everyone.

ARTS

NEC’s annual film noir concert makes music for ‘Dr. Mabuse’

The annual event features classic films with original music by students and faculty.

MOVIES

On a rampage, ensemble, on tape, on a mission

Documentaries that will be screening in the Greater Boston area.

Jeneé Osterheldt

This Valentine’s Day, ‘The Photograph’ captures love’s whole picture

Anyone can fall in love with the new movie “The Photograph,” but its Blackness is important because it’s so rare we see Black love stories on film visualized so softly and gingerly.

What the heck is Quibi? Here’s the short answer

The newest streaming service, launching in April, is built for your phones, and for short attention spans.

CRASHFEST brings the world to House of Blues

The "Music Knows No Borders” showcase features 10 bands, from Afrobeat to klezmer, spread across three stages, as well as three dance acts.

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SpeakEasy, Boston Conservatory partner to give students theatrical experience

Starting in May, the conservatory and theater company will join forces to give more students opportunities to work onstage or behind the scenes and earn academic credit.

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What’s happening in the local arts world

This week's picks from Globe critics.

ARTS

At the Davis Museum, a look at photography’s first century or so

A pair of exhibitions feature hundreds of daguerreotypes, tintypes, and snapshots.

ARTS

A breath of life for ‘Ray Donovan’

Nothing official has been announced, but series star Liev Schreiber posted a ray of hope to fans on Instagram.

Invisible no more onstage, the lesbian experience is being given its dramatic due

It’s worth noting, and celebrating, the staging of several productions by local theater companies in which long-term relationships between two women serve as the fulcrum.

MOVIES

France comes to Providence

The 22nd annual Providence French Film Festival runs Feb. 29-March 5 at Brown University’s Martinos Auditorium in the Granoff Center for the Arts.

@LARGE

The future of your face on the Internet

We went from winking with semicolons to a global surveillance system that knows our identity with one glance.

This artist signed the national anthem for Super Bowl audiences. With her MIT show, she nudges visitors toward ‘respecting our deafness.’

Christine Sun Kim helps visitors understand her life with hand-drawn graphics.

Winter Arts Guide

theater

In the ART’s ‘Gloria: A Life,’ Steinem speaks, but she has plenty of company

The documentary play invites other women to tell their own stories, onstage and off.
art

A photographer taps her Iranian roots for ‘universal’ images about home

"When I talk about home, it doesn’t just refer to Iran," said Cambridge-based Gohar Dashti.
Television

‘Hunters’ creator on killing Nazis and casting Al Pacino in his ‘Jewish superhero’ series

In David Weil's new Amazon series, premiering in February, Logan Lerman and Al Pacino lead a group of vigilantes on a mission to kill Nazis living secretly on U.S. soil during the '70s.
Dance

Three companies present Boston premieres at Global Arts Live’s new Winter Dance Fest

Rubberband, Philadanco, and Parsons Dance perform on consecutive weekends at the Cutler Majestic
pop music

Grace Potter’s a new mom with a new outlook

The singer put her career on indefinite hold during a chaotic few years. Now remarried and raising a toddler, she's become "who I wanted to be."
classical music

Most youth orchestras don’t do operas. At Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, a ‘signature’ tradition continues with Verdi’s 'Aida’

Music director Federico Cortese relishes putting these teenagers to the test.

Critics' picks

10 pop music concerts to warm up the winter

Boston’s 10 must-see museum shows for winter

10 dance shows to see this season

10 theater picks for winter, on stages big and small

10 of the season’s most promising TV shows

Boston’s best classical music events for the busy winter season