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Dancers showcase their grace at the largest student ballet scholarship competitionYouth America Grand Prix dancers project a maturity beyond their years as they twirl, leap, and extend their legs beyond what seems humanly possible.
How a seaweed harvesting collective sustains a village in ZanzibarWhen the tides are right, the collective known as Pania Uchupe gets to work.
One more 鈥楳ission鈥� 鈥� should you choose to accept itIs this really the end for 鈥淢ission: Impossible鈥�? Our reviewer isn鈥檛 so sure, but he says the eighth and perhaps final installment of the franchise that began in 1996 has something indispensable going for it: the fearlessness of its Hollywood star.
Come fly with me! Making paper airplanes with my grandkid sets my heart soaring.During a treasured afternoon with his granddaughter, our writer appreciates a central truth: The most important things in life aren鈥檛 things at all.
From Paris to Pemberley: French 鈥楯ane Austen Wrecked My Life鈥� revels in romanceThis year marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen鈥檚 birth. An engaging new French film, 鈥淛ane Austen Wrecked My Life,鈥� invokes the great writer and revels in romance and humanity.
Malcolm X at 100: The love that love producedMalcolm X remains one of the 20th century鈥檚 most misunderstood activists. Ahead of the political icon鈥檚 100th birthday May 19, our columnist went on a journey to get to know the civil rights leader better.
Green thumbs throw a garden party at Connecticut flower showThe four-day event attracts thousands of flower fans to ooh and aah.
Families live in limbo as these jewels of Soviet architecture slowly crumbleThe Republic of Georgia鈥檚 government has grand plans to restore this onetime spa town to its days of splendor.
Pope Leo鈥檚 challenge: How to build unity in a fragmenting worldPope Leo XIV is the first pope born in the United States, but his Peruvian nationality bridges North and South America. His first message, delivered in three languages, was one of peace and unity.
Mother鈥檚 Day memories: 5 writers remember tender moments with MomMothers and mother figures play a deeply foundational role in our lives. This Mother鈥檚 Day, five writers honor the women who shaped them.
Nobody鈥檚 muse: Revisiting the art of Leonora CarringtonFor her unique vision, artist and writer Leonora Carrington is among a number of creative women being celebrated anew.聽
In Palm Springs, California, midcentury modernism is always having a momentTwice a year, architecture experts and enthusiasts come from far and wide to tour historic, tastefully decorated homes during the Modernism Week celebration.
The peculiar dish that takes me back to childhood? Fried bologna.For our writer, retro classics like Wonder bread, cold hot dogs, stovetop pudding, and ham sandwiches hearken back to his youth.聽
鈥榃riting was Jane鈥檚 greatest love.鈥� In 鈥楳iss Austen,鈥� a sister looks back.The four-part series 鈥淢iss Austen,鈥� debuting Sunday on PBS, offers viewers a window on Jane Austen鈥檚 life during the 250th anniversary of her birth.
I ran from the law 鈥撀爐o run a rural farm in VermontThe work is grueling, and animals can get ornery. But leaving the law for a farming life in Vermont has enriched our life in ways untold.
Antisemitism reaches 45-year high in US. It鈥檚 鈥榯he canary in the coal mine.鈥�Over the past decade, attacks on Jews have jumped almost 900%, a new report finds.聽A rise in antisemitism has often been seen as a bellwether for threats to the rights and liberties of all.
These migrants took a legal pathway into the US. Now they reinvest in their homeland.Under a process known as circular migration, workers secure an H-2A visa to come for a few months to the United States.聽
Spring verse offers a poetic refuge in tempestuous timesFive writers offer a collection of poetry to welcome spring and, with it, light and hope during uncertain times.
Massachusetts loves its small farms. Will that be enough to save them?To be a small farmer is to embrace uncertainty 鈥� even in a state like Massachusetts with lots of farmers markets and community support. But this year鈥檚 U.S. Agriculture Department cuts are imperiling a way of life even for the hardy.
鈥楢s Panamanian as you can get.鈥� How dim sum became a national treasure.Chinese food is a national tradition in Panama, adorning earrings and helping to fill eateries. Diners talk with a reporter about why, amid recent debate about who controls the popular canal, dim sum is part of their culture.
