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What does the worst stock market crash in history have to tell us today?The immersive new 鈥�1929鈥� benefits from journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin鈥檚 meticulous archival research and his access to documents never before available, including the board notes from the New York Federal Reserve.
In 鈥楳r. Scorsese,鈥� the legendary director asks, What are we?鈥淢r. Scorsese鈥� probes the innermost thoughts of the Oscar-winning filmmaker and his efforts to use art to grapple with life鈥檚 toughest challenges and questions.
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.
鈥楾he law didn鈥檛 respect them鈥�: How the US deported thousands of citizens 100 years agoIn her new book, Marla A. Ram铆rez examines the reverberating consequences of a push to deport ethnic Mexicans, many of whom were U.S. citizens, during the Great Depression.
In the memoir 鈥楯oyride,鈥� Susan Orlean turns her investigative eye inwardTo this master of narrative nonfiction, something extraordinary is waiting under every rock, beckoning her to look closer.
From the Magazine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�- From the Magazine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�
鈥楾here is an inner poet in all of us.鈥� Laureate Arthur Sze on poetry as discovery.Arthur Sze, the new U.S. poet laureate, hopes you鈥檒l take time to read a poem today 鈥� slowly. Within it, he says in an interview, are words and phrases that can be 鈥渟eeds that nurture you.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.
When the storms of daily life loom, my family finds refuge in readingIn an era in which devices and social media can increasingly pull us apart, one family discovers connection and togetherness in books.
In the framers鈥� words, the US Constitution was meant as a living documentJill Lepore鈥檚 鈥淲e the People鈥� examines amendments as engines of change. And 鈥淗istory Matters鈥� offers insights from the late David McCullough.
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.
鈥榃hat it is to be human鈥�: Poet Ada Lim贸n reflects on curiosity and connectionIn her latest book, 鈥淪tartlement: New and Selected Poems,鈥澛燗da Lim贸n explores how questioning can lead to a place of truth.
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.
鈥楢 spectrum of hope鈥�: A science writer puts life under a microscopeIn 鈥淪uper Natural,鈥� Alex Riley explores how species evolved to thrive in the most extreme climates on Earth.
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.
A writer schools himself on the plight and might of birdsAdam Nicolson, a self-described 鈥渂eginner in the wood,鈥� unfolds singular facts and compelling anecdotes about birds that fire the imagination.
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.
