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Coco Gauff finds redemption in Paris a year after tough OlympicsCoco Gauff became the first U.S. woman to win the French Open since Serena Williams in 2015.
A family caught in Oct. 7 Hamas attack documents its journey in 鈥楬olding Liat鈥�鈥淗olding Liat鈥� won best documentary at the Berlin film festival. Ahead of its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Festival this week,聽the Monitor spoke with director Brandon Kramer.
First Look鈥楤roadway is officially back鈥�: Tony Awards celebrate a stellar season鈥淢aybe Happy Ending,鈥� an android rom-com, took home six honors including best new musical at the 78th Tony Awards. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins was the first Black playwright to win best play since 1987. And Broadway celebrated its highest-grossing season ever.
Mollusks and matchmaking combine in this zany mashup of a novelMaria Reva鈥檚 novel involves the Ukraine war, matchmaking, nearly extinct gastropods, and a malacologist trying to save them.
For the world鈥檚 children, play is serious business. And failure is part of the fun.Play isn鈥檛 always joyful. It can be messy, frustrating, and full of setbacks. But determination is the point.
Does Boulder attack on Jews mark new front in 鈥榳ar on free speech鈥�?Some 80% of Americans agree at least slightly with the statement that 鈥淲ords can be violence,鈥� and a growing number believe that violence can be justified to silence ideas they find dangerous. What will that mean for freedom of speech?
鈥楾he Spinach King鈥� tosses together a tale of greed and greensNew Yorker staff writer John Seabrook recounts his family鈥檚 history of innovation and exploitation, creativity and excess, in 鈥淭he Spinach King.鈥�
鈥楢 sense of belonging.鈥� How this Boston bookstore changes lives.More Than Words is a bookstore, but one that does more than sell $3.8 million worth of merchandise a year. It serves young people who are dealing with homelessness or legal challenges and gives them a聽place where they belong.
This thriller about a musical prodigy delivers a virtuoso performanceIn witness protection, a budding cellist and his family must develop new talents in Brendan Slocumb鈥檚 鈥淭he Dark Maestro.鈥�
Blowing their cover: A dossier on the Russian spies who lived next doorShaun Walker interviewed former Soviet agents for 鈥淭he Illegals,鈥� a highly readable account of Russian operatives and their missions in the West.
Dancers showcase their grace at the largest student ballet scholarship competitionYouth America Grand Prix dancers project a maturity beyond their years as they twirl, leap, and extend their legs beyond what seems humanly possible.
A biographer profiles Rose Valland, who secretly tracked Nazi art theftsMichelle Young鈥檚 biography of Rose Valland examines how a museum archivist was able to strike a blow against Nazis' art looting in occupied France.
How a seaweed harvesting collective sustains a village in ZanzibarWhen the tides are right, the collective known as Pania Uchupe gets to work.
Jump-start your summer reading with the 10 best books of MayThe 10 best books of May give you an early start on porch-swing, beach, and vacation reading.聽
One more 鈥楳ission鈥� 鈥� should you choose to accept itIs this really the end for 鈥淢ission: Impossible鈥�? Our reviewer isn鈥檛 so sure, but he says the eighth and perhaps final installment of the franchise that began in 1996 has something indispensable going for it: the fearlessness of its Hollywood star.
鈥楲essons From My Teachers鈥� praises the art of learning, in school and outPlaywright Sarah Ruhl reflects on the people in her life who taught by example. She also credits her children with teaching her how to slow down.
From Paris to Pemberley: French 鈥楯ane Austen Wrecked My Life鈥� revels in romanceThis year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen鈥檚 birth. An engaging new French film, 鈥淛ane Austen Wrecked My Life,鈥� invokes the great writer and revels in romance and humanity.
鈥楩reedom Season鈥� uplifts the struggle for dignity and citizenshipHistorian Peniel Joseph鈥檚 鈥淔reedom Season鈥� raises up the work of Black activists seeking a more just society in the pivotal year of 1963.
Malcolm X at 100: The love that love producedMalcolm X remains one of the 20th century鈥檚 most misunderstood activists. Ahead of the political icon鈥檚 100th birthday May 19, our columnist went on a journey to get to know the civil rights leader better.
Green thumbs throw a garden party at Connecticut flower showThe four-day event attracts thousands of flower fans to ooh and aah.
