Miletsky, who identifies as half-Jewish and half-black, hosted a lecture called “Interracialism: Biracials Learning About African American Culture” to tackle the storied history of what it means to be African American and biracial, Wednesday evening in the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library’s Central Reading Room.

Comedian Bert Kreischer performed his stand-up at the Paramount after the success of his world tour.

A regret that seems to be almost universal among many people is their regret that they did not study a second language while they went to college.