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First LookWhat's in store for visitors as NYC museums come back to lifeMuseums in New York are starting to gingerly open their doors, with new protocols in place to keep visitors safe. "We think that our mission has never been more important," said one New York museum leader, who worked with others to engineer opening plans.
How South Sudan鈥檚 鈥榢ing of music鈥� beats back despairSouth Sudanese musician Gordon Koang channels his life-affirming outlook into a new album, 鈥淯nity,鈥� meant to embrace refugees and buoy listeners.
Defying expectations: Monitor readers share women who inspired themWe asked readers to share stories of women in their lives who challenged the status quo and rose above what society said was possible for women.
Waterboys frontman calmly waits for the lyrics to come. They always do.Mike Scott discusses The Waterboys鈥� new album 鈥淏etter Luck, Seeker鈥� and his understanding that inspiration can take time.
In a WordA slogan whose ambiguity serves a purposeThe fact that the slogan 鈥淒efund the police鈥� needs explanation is a plus because it serves as a quick, catchy way into a larger, more complex story.
Home theater: Movies from women who showed Hollywood who鈥檚 bossFilm critic Peter Rainer highlights movies from a trio of women who have helped break barriers in Hollywood.
In a WordConsonants that went to wrack and ruinWrite, wrong, wrist, wrath聽鈥� these are among the oldest words in English. But they鈥檙e very different than they were in聽Anglo-Saxon English.
Playwrights envision a post-pandemic future guided by hopeAs part of a new audio series, a Boston theater has commissioned works from playwrights with an eye to a post-pandemic future that includes hope.聽
In a WordA vote for the word 鈥榮uffragist,鈥� not 鈥榮uffragette鈥�Most women who campaigned for the right to vote preferred the gender-neutral term, 鈥渟uffragist.鈥� So why does the diminutive 鈥渟uffragette鈥� persist?聽聽
Bringing light to the news, for those who can鈥檛 hear it (video)All journalists strive to earn trust. Meet one who has become a 鈥済uiding light鈥� for America's deaf communities, providing fully accessible news in a visual language.
Pandemic pen pals: How Colombian libraries lift spiritsLibraries in Medell铆n, Colombia, help overcome pandemic-induced isolation with 鈥淟ove in the Time of Coronavirus,鈥� an anonymous letter-writing program.
鈥極ur voice matters鈥�: Promoting female composers in classical musicGrammy-nominated composer Clarice Assad champions the voices of female and minority artists and encourages new ways of thinking about music. 聽
First LookOlivia de Havilland: Oscar winner and Hollywood activistOlivia de Havilland, beloved to millions as Melanie Wilkes of 鈥淕one With the Wind,鈥� but also an activist who challenged Hollywood鈥檚 contract system, died Sunday.
First LookRegis Philbin: TV's charming, self-deprecating, and durable hostRegis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers for decades, passed on Friday. 'Is that your final answer' became a trademark.聽
First LookStudios postpone 2020 blockbusters. Time to innovate?Hollywood is delaying the release of big titles, including 鈥淭enet" and聽鈥淎 Quiet Place Part II,鈥� even as theaters buckle under four months of nearly zero revenue. Theater owners say studios need creative approaches to releasing new movies.聽
How George Floyd and #BlackLivesMatter sparked a street art revivalAs #BlackLivesMatter protests have rocked the country, street art has become a striking part of the protest 鈥� and healing 鈥� process.
In a WordAre horses 鈥榬earing to go鈥� or 鈥榬aring to go鈥�?I鈥檓 raring to go. Or am I rearing to go instead? Which one is correct? This is a nerve-racking question, or perhaps a nerve-wracking one.
Home theater: Films bring Paris to your living roomWith wanderlust on pause, movies offer a way to travel to far-off locales. Begin your journey with these films set in Paris.聽
鈥楤reak the silence鈥�: In Tunisia, rappers keep revolution aliveTunisian rappers have moved on from toppling a dictator to exploring how music empowers the marginalized. Rap has become the language of the people.
When the world stood still, they found freedom on roller skatesRoller-skating, whose popularity has ebbed and flowed, is trending again, thanks to young people and a history that connects it to Black culture.聽
