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鈥楽hooting Stars鈥�: The stakes have always been high for LeBron JamesAs LeBron James contemplates when his decadeslong basketball career will end, a movie about his early life highlights the obstacles and choices he鈥檚 navigated from the start.- 鈥楽hooting Stars鈥�: The stakes have always been high for LeBron JamesAs LeBron James contemplates when his decadeslong basketball career will end, a movie about his early life highlights the obstacles and choices he鈥檚 navigated from the start.
First LookHow Filipino American chefs are bringing culture to the tableThree Filipino American chefs are nominated for the James Beard Awards, the culinary equivalent of the Oscars, held next week. These chefs are part of a younger generation giving voice to the Filipino American experience through the language of food.聽
鈥楶ast Lives鈥� looks at childhood love, and what we leave behindWhat do past choices mean for future relationships? Celine Song鈥檚 graceful debut, 鈥淧ast Lives,鈥� offers emotional complexity as it explores what connects people over time.
The Oscar goes to ... HAL? Why AI is at center of Hollywood strike.Striking screenwriters carry placards such as 鈥淎lexa will not replace us.鈥� But if some view AI the way Sarah Connor in 鈥淭he Terminator鈥� did, others are embracing the technology.
In a WordWhy spelling well is a multilingual taskAround 60% of words in spelling bees from 1996 to 2014 derived from Latin and French, about the same proportion as in English as a whole.
My Oregon Trail: Trekking from Boston with $200 and a bikeI was young and needed a聽fresh start, our essayist writes. So I headed to Oregon from Boston on a bike.
First Look鈥楽imply the Best鈥�: Icon Tina Turner defined survivor in epic careerBeloved entertainer Tina Turner lived a storied life of strength, overcoming horrific abuse and a stalled solo career to become one of the most popular singers of her era.
In Sweden, recycled fabrics turn old clothes into new fashionTo address the fashion industry鈥檚 rampant waste problem, innovators are processing old clothes into brand-new textiles.
In Pictures: Two views of elephant tourism in ThailandAs Thailand鈥檚 elephant tourism rebounds from a pandemic pause, so too has discussion of how to best care for the beloved beasts.
In a WordWhy England has 200 countesses 鈥� and zero countsThere are many 鈥� countless? 鈥� counts in the rest of Europe, but in Britain the husband of a countess is an earl. Scholars disagree about why.
An inauspicious beginning, a bountiful end"Plastic trash, weeds, and old tires greeted us at our garden plot," our essayist writes. "Sweat and nature would prevail."
Confessions of a rapid-fire texterGroup texts may help families and friends stay in touch, but sometimes the ability to respond instantly poses its own problems, our essayist writes.
With new Legend of Zelda release, a chance to be a kid againAn event at a local GameStop celebrating the release became an opportunity to come together 鈥� and find sweet nostalgia.
How wrestling became a battleground for women鈥檚 safety in IndiaThe USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal showed how cooperation and courage can lead to safer sports for young women. Now, Indian wrestling is having its own #MeToo reckoning.
Of mice, and men: New 鈥楢n American Tail鈥� brings Fievel to the stageThe Children鈥檚 Theatre Company in Minneapolis is revisiting the 1986 film classic, in a world premiere from Tony-winning playwright Itamar Moses.- Of mice, and men: New 鈥楢n American Tail鈥� brings Fievel to the stageThe Children鈥檚 Theatre Company in Minneapolis is revisiting the 1986 film classic, in a world premiere from Tony-winning playwright Itamar Moses.
Voices from the picket lines: Three writers on why they鈥檙e strikingThe Monitor interviewed three of the people on strike 鈥� a newcomer, a mid-career writer, and a veteran 鈥� about their tribulations and triumphs in the industry.
In a WordWhen a peer is not necessarily one's equalThere were no English dukes until 1337. Up until then, the English referred to the grandest aristocrats with the good old Germanic word聽"earl."
Mother of all secrets: When the CIA鈥檚 top-ranked woman is your momIt鈥檚 good to be enigmatic if you work for the CIA. But as her daughter, it took decades for me to understand.
