Review by Lili Loofbourow: Benedict Cumberbatch stars as a creative but erratic puppeteer in “Eric,” a missing-child drama set in 1980s New York.

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Advice by Kristen Hartke: Different mushrooms varieties need different handling when cleaning, but all mushrooms should be washed before cooking and consuming. wapo.st/3X4CjuD

Review by Thomas Floyd: In “Young Woman and the Sea,” Daisy Ridley stars as Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel, in the safe but satisfying biopic. wapo.st/4aPhd6U

Advice by Chris Schalkx: If you have trouble relaxing at a spa, you’re not alone. Although plenty of people happily pay top dollar for Ayurvedic rubdowns and herbal body wraps, many others shudder at the thought of a full-body massage. wapo.st/3VpuUVD

A day after she shot an 80, top-ranked Nelly Korda finishes with an even-par 70, but it is not enough to play the weekend at the U.S. Women’s Open, sending Korda home early for the first time this year. wapo.st/3R3XWar

The thrill of Carlos Alcaraz’s game is in its boyishness — he plays like an over-sugared kid entertaining himself. Alcaraz knocked out American Sebastian Korda, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, in a fun, fizzy match to reach the fourth round at the French Open. wapo.st/4e514g9

Most of us have tiny bugs living on our faces, including in our eyelashes.

Demodex mites are tiny, partly translucent, cigar-shaped critters with eight legs, mouths and an affinity for our dead skin cells and oil. wapo.st/4e5QeGI

Maryland officials made a broad appeal to private industry to help it build a replacement for the fallen Key Bridge — and open it no later than Oct. 2028. Firms seeking the job must have a “Vessel Collision Protection Design Manager” as part of their bid. wapo.st/4bHwBDh

Maryland’s Republican Senate nominee Larry Hogan’s call to “respect the verdict” in Donald Trump’s N.Y. hush money case is a new test of whether Hogan can thread a needle that wins him support from Democrats and fellow Republicans. wapo.st/4aO4Mbc

Israel used a U.S.-made precision bomb on tent camp in Rafah, killing at least 45 people, several weapons experts said after reviewing visual evidence. Secretary of State Blinken said images of the Israeli attack affects viewers on a “basic human level.” wapo.st/3R4HrLC

Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell held her own — and then some — at the center of Laurel Canyon’s legendary late ’60s/early ’70s music scene. wapo.st/4bC1XeA

The Social Security Administration’s inspector general is resigning after five tumultuous years capped by a new draft report by an independent watchdog group that found she tried to obstruct the largest of multiple investigations into her office. wapo.st/457XNZA

On Monday, a half-dozen planets will form a line in the sky — one for each side of a dice, but don’t bet on seeing all of them at once. You’ll be lucky to see just two. wapo.st/4bVSfn4

By nature, spring football leagues serve as a proving ground for players hoping to showcase their talents. But in the UFL, which is entering the final weekend of its inaugural season, the most familiar names might belong to its wide range of coaches. wapo.st/4bVm7jm

Donald Trump and his campaign plans to use the New York hush money case verdict to drive support and portray himself as the victim of politically motivated charges. “If they can do this to me, they can do this to anyone,” he declared in a rambling speech. wapo.st/4e6GrAc

Bruhat Soma, 12, bested nearly 250 other spellers in 14 rounds of competition this week, then set a new record when he spelled 29 words correctly in a 90-second showdown at the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee. wapo.st/4c046Rg

Trump’s campaign demanded that the campaign of Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) stop displaying material that suggest Trump has endorsed the congressman for reelection, noting in a cease-and-desist letter that Good’s primary opponent has that support. wapo.st/3V7y2nu

The Navy’s former second-highest-ranking officer and commander of naval forces for Europe and Africa was arrested on bribery charges for allegedly awarding a sole-source contract to a company in 2021 in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job and stock options. wapo.st/3V3Nm4K

Simone Biles and all the top gymnasts will compete at the 2024 U.S. Gymnastics Championships Friday night. It’s the first of two days of competition, and Biles is chasing her ninth U.S. all-around title.

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Marian Robinson, a homemaker from the South Side of Chicago who became the first presidential in-law in generations to live in the White House after her daughter, Michelle Obama, became first lady of the United States, died May 31 in Chicago. She was 86. wapo.st/3VyodRf