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Surf鈥檚 up, everybody! This group makes the ocean accessible to all.The nonprofit SurfAddict project holds free events at Carcavelos Beach in Portugal to help people with disabilities catch a wave.
I told my son about slavery. Then, I told him about freedom.On a visit to the Equal Justice Initiative鈥檚 sculpture park, our columnist鈥檚 7-year-old asked, 鈥淒ad, why do those Black people have chains on them?鈥� Ken Makin thought about that trip after reading President Trump鈥檚 order of a review of America鈥檚 museums.
Armed with a top-notch cast, 鈥楾he Thursday Murder Club鈥� takes its first caseThe film version of bestseller 鈥淭he Thursday Murder Club鈥� has arrived with a stellar cast and a backdrop that plays like Hogwarts for older adults. But how does all the sleuthing and skullduggery stack up to the book?
Cone app茅tit! Come along on the Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail.Our reporter and photographer get the scoop (or two 鈥� with sprinkles!) on a favorite summertime treat.
Two historic Black churches. One vision of freedom.The Tabernacle and Ebenezer Baptist churches have been sister congregations with a storied legacy that includes Martin Luther King Jr. 鈥淲e are the church that was literally born fighting for freedom,鈥� Sen. Raphael Warnock told Tabernacle鈥檚 congregation Sunday.
There are just a handful of female Hindu priests in the US. Ranjan Ravaliya is one.Traditionally, Hindu priests are male and Brahmin. Ranjan Ravaliya is neither. And younger women, especially from immigrant families, are seeking her out to perform their wedding ceremonies.聽Part of our series on women of faith.
Denzel Washington and Spike Lee unite for a fifth time. Film lovers rejoice.In their new film, 鈥淗ighest 2 Lowest,鈥� Spike Lee and Denzel Washington continue a partnership that began in the 1990s and still, more than 30 years later, represents a gold standard for Black Hollywood鈥檚 past and present.
How 鈥榙ocufiction鈥� helped Kate Beecroft capture wild horses and teens on filmDirector Kate Beecroft lived with rancher Tabatha Zimiga, her daughter, and a cadre of teen cowgirls for three years. She describes documentary fiction as 鈥渁n incredibly collaborative medium.鈥�
French film 鈥楾he Musicians鈥� and its classical quartet hit the right notesThe French comedy-drama 鈥淭he Musicians鈥� brings four classical artists on a journey that crescendos with, our reviewer says, 鈥渢he unifying joy that great music-making can inspire.鈥�
A New Orleans studio paints the city鈥檚 contrasts, from struggle to rebirthBrandan Odums has painted in New Orleans鈥� forgotten places, driven by the city鈥檚 difficult experience during Hurricane Katrina and its struggle to rebuild.
Romantic, picturesque, surprising: The Provence you can鈥檛 missThis French region is not as sleepy or unpeopled as it appears on postcards.
Should art be 鈥榩atriotic鈥�? Artist pulls her Smithsonian show, citing censorship.Artist Amy Sherald pulled her show from the National Portrait Gallery, citing efforts to censor her work. The聽decision comes as the Trump administration has railed against 鈥渨okeness鈥� in federally funded museums and slashed funding for local cultural institutions.
David Hockney鈥檚 world vibrates in living colorIn 鈥淒avid Hockney,鈥� the artist鈥檚 work jumps off the page, pulsing with life. A retrospective and a book capture his vitality and inventiveness.- David Hockney鈥檚 world vibrates in living colorIn 鈥淒avid Hockney,鈥� the artist鈥檚 work jumps off the page, pulsing with life. A retrospective and a book capture his vitality and inventiveness.
This long-running flea market in Massachusetts is the thrift that keeps on givingThe oldest outdoor antiques flea market in the United States has built a dedicated community of buyers and sellers.聽
Fourth time鈥檚 the charm for 鈥楾he Fantastic Four: First Steps鈥�The new 鈥淔antastic Four鈥� blends a retro sensibility with a type of optimism that is reflective of a reboot in the comic book movie industry itself.
Patty Griffin celebrates new album 鈥楥rown of Roses鈥� and its healing bouquetGrammy-winning musician Patty Griffin almost called it quits. But the pandemic brought a reconciliation with her mother 鈥� and a perspective on joy and unconditional love that found an outlet in her music.
Where does happiness come from? Afrobeat heir M谩d茅 K煤t矛 enters the conversation.With his new album, M谩d茅聽K煤t矛, grandson of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer聽Fela K煤t矛, asks listeners to go deep: How can you be a better version of yourself?聽
The Alcatraz prison is now a museum. But there鈥檚 no escaping its history.A tour of the facility shows how the former federal penitentiary remains larger than life in American mythology.
Plenty of movies revel in violence. 鈥楽orry, Baby鈥� revels in honesty and healing.The writer-director of 鈥淪orry, Baby鈥� focuses on the restoration 鈥� rather than the victimization 鈥� of the main character after an assault. Our critic describes the film as 鈥渁 diary of personal reclamation.鈥�
