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“It’s a perfect moment for Mary Beth Barone to stand out,” our critic writes on the comic's new Netflix stand-up special, “Galaxy Brain.” “Her spiky, dryly funny and slyly topical humor has long been interested in the obstacle course for women in stand-up.”

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More space debris is raining down on Earth than ever before — one effect of governments and companies like SpaceX racing to the skies. Last year, the U.S. issued alerts for nearly 820 objects entering Earth’s atmosphere, compared to 110 objects a decade ago. nyti.ms/4fM4whG

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The British pop star Boy George's pro-Israel reggae song, posted on his X account last weekend, has caused a furor online. Now, the singer’s manager said he was pulling the singer from a role in “Jesus Christ Superstar” in “the best interests of my artist.”

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Emily Wilson, a leading translator of “The Odyssey,” wrote a 4,000-plus-word review of Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation, fueling a debate over balancing commercial success with literary authenticity. Here’s what to know about the controversy.

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Wine sales in the U.S. are at their lowest in more than two decades, as people drink less and younger generations turn to other beverages. For some winemakers, it’s often cheaper to let grapes rot than to harvest them when so many unsold bottles clog the shelves. nyti.ms/4hHEFd8

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Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of ancient, monumental designs carved in the earth that hint at complex societies in the Amazon rainforest a millennium before Spanish and Portuguese colonists arrived. See the formations, some of which are more than 2,500 years old, here.

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As part of a new policy that mandates testosterone levels are screened, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said soldiers who qualify would be given the option to undergo testosterone replacement therapy. The policy raises questions among clinicians about the hormone’s effect on aggression in some men.

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