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鈥楾he Emperor of Gladness鈥� walks a tightrope between despair and hopeVietnamese American novelist and poet Ocean Vuong builds moments of tenderness and heartache that flow among his characters like a river.聽聽
Families live in limbo as these jewels of Soviet architecture slowly crumbleThe Republic of Georgia鈥檚 government has grand plans to restore this onetime spa town to its days of splendor.
Mark Twain鈥檚 legacy is not his tall tales. It鈥檚 his larger-than-life persona.Mark Twain gave us inimitable characters such as Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. He was no less creative in styling himself as America鈥檚 first celebrity.
Pope Leo鈥檚 challenge: How to build unity in a fragmenting worldPope Leo XIV is the first pope born in the United States, but his Peruvian nationality bridges North and South America. His first message, delivered in three languages, was one of peace and unity.
How Eadweard Muybridge solved a riddle of movement with his cameras鈥淢uybridge,鈥� a thoughtful graphic biography of the 19th-century inventor, delves into his life and his experiments with sequential photography.
Difference MakerThis restaurateur never made it past fifth grade. Now she runs a roadside library.The owner of a popular pit stop in Ozar, India, keeps her business stacked with books that are free for the browsing.
Her ancestor sought a homeland for Jews. He chose Galveston, Texas.Rachel Cockerell talks about her great-grandfather鈥檚 role in bringing Jews out of Europe in an effort to create a Jewish homeland in Galveston, Texas.
Nobody鈥檚 muse: Revisiting the art of Leonora CarringtonFor her unique vision, artist and writer Leonora Carrington is among a number of creative women being celebrated anew.聽
In Palm Springs, California, midcentury modernism is always having a momentTwice a year, architecture experts and enthusiasts come from far and wide to tour historic, tastefully decorated homes during the Modernism Week celebration.
鈥榃riting was Jane鈥檚 greatest love.鈥� In 鈥楳iss Austen,鈥� a sister looks back.The four-part series 鈥淢iss Austen,鈥� debuting Sunday on PBS, offers viewers a window on Jane Austen鈥檚 life during the 250th anniversary of her birth.
Three novels strike at the heart of devastating legaciesA trio of novels translated from Indonesian, Arabic, and French exposes the harmful effects of prejudice and corruption.聽聽
Antisemitism reaches 45-year high in US. It鈥檚 鈥榯he canary in the coal mine.鈥�Over the past decade, attacks on Jews have jumped almost 900%, a new report finds.聽A rise in antisemitism has often been seen as a bellwether for threats to the rights and liberties of all.
These migrants took a legal pathway into the US. Now they reinvest in their homeland.Under a process known as circular migration, workers secure an H-2A visa to come for a few months to the United States.聽
Massachusetts loves its small farms. Will that be enough to save them?To be a small farmer is to embrace uncertainty 鈥� even in a state like Massachusetts with lots of farmers markets and community support. But this year鈥檚 U.S. Agriculture Department cuts are imperiling a way of life even for the hardy.
鈥楢s Panamanian as you can get.鈥� How dim sum became a national treasure.Chinese food is a national tradition in Panama, adorning earrings and helping to fill eateries. Diners talk with a reporter about why, amid recent debate about who controls the popular canal, dim sum is part of their culture.
Gear up for a costumed joyride through Tuscany 鈥� handlebar mustache optionalWhen I learned about L鈥橢roica, an annual cycling event in Tuscany, I knew where I could find people who would understand me.
America鈥檚 13 Colonies didn鈥檛 fight the Revolution by themselvesIn 鈥淪hots Heard Round the World,鈥� John Ferling argues that substantial 鈥� and secret 鈥� aid from France helped the colonists triumph over Britain.
Focus250 years of Revolution: What has 鈥榯he shot heard round the world鈥� wrought?On April 19, Massachusetts will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War.聽We asked reenactors, historians, and museum directors what lessons Americans can take from the founders.
Skulduggery among the heirloom tomatoes in 鈥楾he Fact Checker鈥�A madcap mystery novel riffs on two New York institutions: the fact-checking department of a New Yorker-like magazine and the city鈥檚 farmers markets.
Mario Vargas Llosa 鈥榩ut Peru on the world鈥檚 literary map鈥�Mario Vargas Llosa, who died April 13, helped ignite intellectual fervor in Peru, while his writings stoked the imagination of the world.
