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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.
How Jane Goodall inspired my daughter: It started with chickens.With the world remembering Jane Goodall, here鈥檚 how one child sees her legacy: 鈥淪he realized something true that nobody else recognized.鈥�
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.
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.
The transformative power of throwing open my shuttersEven small adjustments in one鈥檚 life can pay big dividends. For our essayist, simply casting aside his shutters revealed new glimmers in his day.
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.
Dreaming in Hindi: How learning a new language helped me reclaim my rootsFor one young girl growing up in India, learning English as a child meant adopting a new worldview. Today, she鈥檚 rediscovering her culture.
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
Savoring September: How I learned to treasure an unsung seasonPitch-perfect weather, crisp mornings, blue skies, and russet-tinged leaves. Those are just a few of the reasons we sing the praises of September.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�
I went to Spain to find adventure. I realized I already had what I was looking for.I went to Seville, Spain, to break out of my mundane routine. My experience taught me to step out of my head and into the moment.
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.
