‘High Potential,’ ‘Brilliant Minds,’ ‘Penguin’ showcase diverse brains

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‘High Potential,’ ‘Brilliant Minds,’ ‘Penguin’ showcase diverse brains

‘Riverdale’ gets another spinoff with ‘Katy Keene’

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‘Nightmare Town’ (1999) an essential cross-section of Hammett’s work

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‘Hunter and Other Stories’ (2013) cleans out Hammett’s files

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