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In an extraordinary film, an Iranian director explores forgiveness and mercyIranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has sacrificed for his art, having been sentenced to prison and house arrest. His latest movie, 鈥淚t Was Just an Accident,鈥� examines significant questions, including if there are limits to forgiveness 鈥� or mercy.
Marionettes are the stars, but you gotta hand it to these LA puppeteersAt the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, the show wouldn鈥檛 go on without the people guiding the puppets鈥� movements.
Cover Story鈥楾his thing of darkness I acknowledge mine.鈥� How two murderers found grace performing Shakespeare.Performing Shakespeare in prison helped two murderers rediscover their humanity and find redemption. They vow to 鈥渂e wise hereafter and seek for grace.鈥�
In Mexico鈥檚 mangroves, protecting bees and trees is part of this family鈥檚 identityThe matriarch of the Cab family knows that its work alone cannot 鈥渃hange the world.鈥� But she remains a passionate beekeeper and advocate for bees.
鈥楴ot your typical troubadour.鈥� How Joseph Arthur鈥檚 new music reflects his journey.As the album 鈥淎rthur Buck 2鈥� debuts, Joseph Arthur discusses the connection between humility and creativity, and how tough times have led him to see songwriting as a spiritual practice.
For one visitor to England鈥檚 Holy Island, a wave of gratitude rolls in with the tideI was stranded as the waters quickly rose. Here鈥檚 how I was rescued.
Gen Z women say 鈥榥o thanks鈥� to motherhood. Reasons range from practical to spiritual.Polls show young liberal women prioritize financial independence, while young conservative men prioritize children. Those differing goals aren鈥檛 emerging in a vacuum.
鈥楽omething out of nothing.鈥� Jeff Tweedy embraces new music and the power of creativity.When faced with a challenging world, Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy turns to songwriting. His new solo album, 鈥淭wilight Override,鈥� is fueled by intentionality 鈥� valuing connection over division and creation over destruction.
Batter up! The Louisville Slugger Museum has always come out swinging.The long-cherished American pastime of baseball towers over Louisville, Kentucky, home to a famous maker of wooden bats.
Robert Redford forged a path in Hollywood that went beyond movie stardomRobert Redford鈥檚 legacy, our critic writes, will be as much about the impact he has had on the care and nurturing of filmmakers as his own movies.
Visiting Canada鈥檚 mighty and majestic Yukon is a privilege 鈥� and an adventureThe people are independent and self-sufficient, and the landscape is marvelously rugged.聽
First LookFrom 鈥楽undance Kid鈥� to activist, Robert Redford鈥檚 legacy as a cinema iconRobert Redford, who died at his home in Utah on Sept. 16, brought his golden touch to Hollywood in front of and behind the camera, first as a 1970s Hollywood mega star, to an award-winning director and champion of independent film.聽
Grab your popcorn and a seat. Toronto celebrates 50 years of moviegoing.At the 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival, our critic has watched more than 20 movies. His takeaway? 鈥淢ovies 鈥� good, bad, or indifferent 鈥� can be a passport to global understanding.鈥�
At the Green Animals Topiary Garden, keeping up appearances takes careful workTrimming the topiary creations at this Rhode Island estate falls to just one gardener: chief horticulturalist Evan Aten.
Shakespeare鈥檚 rival, Marlowe, awakened 鈥榯he genius of the English Renaissance鈥�Elizabethan poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe set the stage for Shakespeare and others, according to Stephen Greenblatt in 鈥淒ark Renaissance.鈥�
In 鈥楶reparation for the Next Life,鈥� a couple searches for peace in a teeming worldThe film adaptation of the award-winning novel 鈥淧reparation for the Next Life鈥� benefits from being directed by someone who shares the qualities of the book that inspired it: verisimilitude and empathy. The result is a 4.5 star film.
If cars could talk, this museum would be full of motormouthsThe Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is home to over 300 amazing vehicles.
How a hippo and an octopus brought joy to this Boston neighborhoodA new sculpture exhibition under the Tobin Bridge was designed to revitalize the oldest neighborhood in Massachusetts.聽
Why faith leaders are standing with immigrants at court hearingsThe idea of sanctuary has long been embraced by communities of faith. Religious leaders and volunteers are finding new ways to apply it, including by being present with immigrants at courthouse hearings.
鈥榃e鈥檙e living our Yiddish鈥�: How a New York camp is keeping culture 鈥� and joy 鈥� aliveAn annual camp in New York State is part of the effort to preserve Yiddish 鈥� engaging people who have spoken it for years, and a new generation that is just starting to learn.
