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First LookArt community fights for integrity as AI presents artificial imagesArtificial intelligence is adding art to its growing r茅sum茅. But artists and computer experts are starting to push back against companies that allow AI to create art from original works, citing copyright infringement and the possibility of misinformation.
In a WordFrom 鈥榳atershed moments鈥� to 鈥榳indfalls鈥�The media loves to write about "watershed" moments, our language columnist writes.聽Geologically, though, a聽watershed聽is a drainage basin.
鈥楴o Bears鈥�: Iranian director鈥檚 poignant film champions freedom to createIn his latest work, 鈥淣o Bears,鈥� embattled Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi explores in a highly personal way the necessity of freedom of expression.聽
When hills become mountains, and other life lessons from childhoodMy old house and the public pool both seemed smaller now that I had grown up, our essayist writes.聽But not the hill in the park.
Bats are cool, snakes splendid: I鈥檓 on the lookout for Sudden Dave鈥淢uch of what people believe about spiders or bats amounts to slander,鈥� our essayist writes. 鈥淲e usually have to be taught what to fear.鈥�
鈥楾urn Every Page鈥�: How a famous literary team has shaped history for 50 yearsThe literary team of Robert Gottlieb and Robert Caro has shaped history with the books they鈥檝e produced together. A new documentary, 鈥淭urn Every Page,鈥� engagingly captures a partnership that鈥檚 endured for five decades.
On film: A veteran finds healing, with help from an orphaned ocelotTrevor Beck Frost, co-director of the film 鈥淲ildcat,鈥� discusses how an ex-soldier聽discovered a deeper sense of meaning and redemption when he found an orphaned ocelot that needed him to survive.
How to roast your own chestnuts this winterHot-chestnut stands dot the streets of Basel well past Christmas, and it鈥檚 the one downside to spring to see them disappear.
In a WordFrom 鈥榩ermacrisis鈥� to 鈥榟umor,鈥� the year in wordsThe past two years were all about COVID-19 鈥� "pandemic," "quarantine," "vaccine." This year dictionaries have (mostly) moved on.
In a WordI鈥檓 having 鈥榣ightbulb moments鈥� about 鈥榚piphanies鈥�English has made a connection between light and insight 鈥� think "enlightenment" since its beginnings as a language.
First LookJoyful jazz: The lasting appeal of 鈥楢 Charlie Brown Christmas鈥�Since first airing in 1965,聽Vince Guaraldi鈥檚 soundtrack for 鈥淎 Charlie Brown Christmas鈥� continues to win over generations from the gently cascading piano in 鈥淪kating,鈥� the driving melody of 鈥淟inus and Lucy,鈥� and the charm of 鈥淐hristmas Time is Here.鈥�
The season of light: Gifts of illumination come in small momentsCelebrate the season of light: Our writers give space and time to share discoveries of the human heart.聽聽
Beyond the blockbusters: The 10 best films of 2022Our critic鈥檚 choices for the year鈥檚 top films feature a variety of themes, including the tenacity needed for a聽daring, real-life Thai rescue 鈥� and the defeat of a formidable fictional headmistress.
鈥榃e are lying to ourselves鈥�: Ban on LGBTQ film sparks debate in PakistanDespite being banned in parts of Pakistan, the acclaimed film 鈥淛oyland鈥澛爄s prompting honest conversations about how women and LGBTQ people fit into the conservative society.
The presence, and the presents, of the pastAs a young boy, I don鈥檛 recall us ever walking; we ran everywhere, because there was so much to run to.
In a WordThis winter, get 鈥榗ozy鈥� in your 鈥榮nuggery鈥�Denmark has "hygge,"聽but don't forget the Norwegian "koselig,"聽the Swedish "mys,"聽or the Icelandic "gluggave冒ur"聽(window weather.)
鈥楽o inaccurate鈥�: Soledad O鈥橞rien flips the narrative on Rosa ParksIn 鈥淭he Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks,鈥� Soledad O鈥橞rien takes a fearless look at the life and work of a civil rights icon.
Water world: James Cameron makes a splash with 鈥楢vatar鈥� sequelThirteen years have passed since the last 鈥淎vatar鈥� movie. Director James Cameron took his time with the sequel, which focuses on the importance of family 鈥� and the grandeur of filmmaking.
Community and Christmas meet in Loreena McKennitt鈥檚 latest albumLoreena McKennitt brings Celtic sounds and a community sensibility to her latest album, recorded at a聽Presbyterian church in Stratford, Ontario.
At Colorado鈥檚 Museum of Friends, art is priceless 鈥� literallyMoney doesn鈥檛 play a deciding role in what these artists collect. Instead, their contemporary art museum in southern Colorado operates on what they call 鈥渟oul value.鈥澛�
