Paparazzi vs. stardom: Saif Ali Khan says constant photo attention “takes away from the magic,” and draws a hard line between paparazzi and journalists. Heritage AI: Hungary’s MOME is building an image/video generator aimed at culturally sensitive, linguistically accurate visuals for low-resource languages, using museum and archival data. Stage for America 250: Parkersburg’s Actors Guild will stage “1776” Friday at the Center on Market Street, free, with the musical’s debates and Declaration-era drama front and center. Independence Day community reads: Plymouth Historical Society joins a nationwide Declaration reading on July 8, with fife-and-drum music and synchronized neighbors across the U.S. Local culture events: Le Sueur-Henderson FFA honors students and installs new officers; Squam Lakes Natural Science Center earns top “Best of Lakes Region” awards and hosts Loon Day July 13. Pet safety in fireworks heat: Massachusetts animal groups urge keeping pets indoors, hydrated, and away from parked-car heat and July 4 noise. Entertainment with a creator twist: FireWolf Entertainment is developing NFTease, a comedy where struggling NFT founders collide with OnlyFans creators.