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Play them loud: 2021鈥檚 best albums so farEven if live music venues are still shuttered, these standout albums from 2021 encourage joy 鈥撀燼nd contemplation.
First LookIn new Netflix deal, Spielberg shoots for the small screenAfter a long courtship, Steven Spielberg has agreed to have his production company make multiple films per year for Netflix. The director who embodies big-screen enchantment says what matters is universal access to good stories, regardless of screen size.
In a WordObstreperous: A jovial word with an ominous back storyIt's a learned, yet folksy, way to describe someone as unruly or troublesome. Its roots are innocuous, but it was also used to describe slaves.
It鈥檚 no 鈥楴emo,鈥� but Pixar鈥檚 鈥楲uca鈥� will leave you smiling from gill to gillComing-of-age story 鈥淟uca鈥� isn鈥檛 quite on par with aquatic sibling 鈥淔inding Nemo,鈥� but it still offers summer vacation fun.聽
With prints and playing cards, painter puts Black art in people鈥檚 handsBecoming a father made painter Sharif Muhammad want to make art that would show his children the value and beauty of Black people and culture.
鈥楽isters on Track鈥� and 鈥楥ity of Ali鈥� bring athletes to lifeWhen judging athletes, we often consider their achievements, not their origins.聽鈥淪isters on Track鈥� and 鈥淐ity of Ali鈥� reverse that narrative.聽
Q&A: An 鈥榚veryday鈥� life in dance proves something quite extraordinaryGavin Larsen鈥檚 ballet memoir 鈥淏eing a Ballerina鈥� opens up the dance world to show the determination, camaraderie, and physical strength at its core.
鈥榃e still live here鈥�: Native Americans affirm their New Hampshire rootsBy bringing their history out of the shadows, Abenaki people paint a fuller picture of New Hampshire鈥檚 past 鈥� and present.
My little chickadee: I know what he likes me for. But is it love?Feeding one of the chickadees that nests in my yard has led to a fascinating human-animal bond. But is it love, or does he just want some mealworms?
In a WordA clear definition of 鈥榮alad鈥� is not easily tossed offThe first English recipe for a salad, from 1425, directs the chef to assemble 14 vegetables and herbs. How did that evolve to fruit salad, or tuna?
Joy returns to theaters with 鈥業n the Heights鈥�In a country struggling with economic and social blackout, the new Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, 鈥淚n the Heights,鈥� shines light.
On display: A sea of art captures diversity of ocean experiences鈥淚n American Waters,鈥� an exhibit in Salem, Massachusetts, offers聽a deep dive into diverse ocean art, and how the seas have shaped lives and history.
A prickly mother-daughter bond sustained by Korean foodIn an interview, Michelle Zauner describes how writing the memoir 鈥淐rying in H Mart鈥� helped her cope with losing her mother.聽 聽
In a crisis on the farm, I learn 鈥榯he wisdom of no escape鈥�The ewe was in distress,聽and Will and I were the only ones available to help. We went to the barn, each to do something neither of us had done before.
In a Word鈥楰indergarten鈥� survived the ban on German wordsKindergarten signifies both a garden for children, where they can play, and also a garden of children, where they can grow and develop.
How Venetian artisans marry tradition and innovationFor Venice鈥檚 artisans, some guild specifications predate the Renaissance. But constant innovation makes their work timeless.
Looking at slavery without looking away. The challenge of 鈥楿nderground Railroad.鈥�A question raised in the TV version of the novel 鈥淭he Underground Railroad,鈥� a Monitor reviewer says, is apropos now: Where can Black people be free?
Announcing E.B. White鈥檚 beloved riverThere鈥檚 something about a line of poetry that anchors me to pleasant memories of Maine. E.B. White thought so too.
In a WordGraduation is a solemn event 鈥� so why funny hats?How many ways can one graduate? The word has many meanings beyond the typical pomp and circumstance associated with colleges each spring.
Too much trowel and error? These gardening shows could help.From the long-running 鈥淕ardeners鈥� World鈥� to lockdown-inspired 鈥淢artha Knows Best,鈥� there鈥檚 something relaxing about watching garden masters at work.
