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First Look2021 Oscar winners: 'Nomadland,' Chloe Zhao, and Anthony HopkinsChlo茅 Zhao鈥檚 鈥淣omadland鈥澛爓on best picture at the 2021 Academy Awards, and Zhao became the first woman of color to win best director.
Oscar nominee 鈥楺uo Vadis, Aida?鈥� turns lens on legacy of Bosnian genocideThe Monitor鈥檚 film critic says 鈥淨uo Vadis, Aida?鈥澛爏ucceeds in its mission to get people thinking and talking about the 1995 tragedy in Srebrenica.
From 鈥楳a Rainey鈥� to 鈥楳inari鈥�: A year of best performancesAhead of the Oscars on Sunday, the Monitor鈥檚 film critic offers his picks for best acting from the past year.
In Pictures: Young Sufi women defy one tradition to preserve anotherDoes music have gender?聽In this photo essay, young women keep Sufi musical traditions alive by defying cultural norms about who can perform.
In 鈥楪unda,鈥� farm animals鈥� lives glow with poignant dignityStripped of sentimentality, the documentary takes a rare look at farm animals and reveals the charms of their simple lives.
They sing for a living. In the pandemic, Germany has their backs.Thanks to a history of government funding for the arts, shuttered German opera houses and singers have kept humming during the pandemic.
In Maine, a small secondhand bookstore soldiers onAn essayist ponders the necessity of a local bookstore, which offers the community so much more than just books. It affords a sense of comfort.聽 聽
In a WordParler fran莽ais? What makes a fluent speaker.For many language learners, fluency feels impossible. But being fluent is more about familiarity and confidence in writing and speaking than perfection.
In a WordIf life exists on other planets, we鈥檒l find the wordsAs scientists entertain the possibility of life on other planets,聽astrobiologists have had to rethink their vocabulary.
Q&A with Camille A. Brown, founder and artistic director of Camille A. Brown & DancersDance becomes a tool for social justice in the hands of celebrated choreographer Camille A. Brown, who talks about her creative process.聽
Food shows offer all of the fun, none of the cleanupThese food shows entertain, educate, and inspire. Between talking puppets and a culinary tour of Italy, they鈥檒l whet your appetite.- Food shows offer all of the fun, none of the cleanupThese food shows entertain, educate, and inspire. Between talking puppets and a culinary tour of Italy, they鈥檒l whet your appetite.
First Look'Nomadland' takes best director, picture at British film awards鈥淣omadland鈥� filmmaker Chloe Zhao became only the second woman, and the first woman of color, to win the BAFTA for best director.
Is it art? NFTs and the surge of digital ownership.Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are monetizing freely available digital items by placing valuation on the idea rather than the possession of an object.
First LookRestaurant workers find niche dishing up food from homeAcross the United States, the legality of selling home-cooked foods varies. But amid restaurant closures, chefs have pivoted to cooking and serving meals from their own kitchens, sparking new discussions among lawmakers and regulators.
Should school lunches be free for all? A pandemic experiment.In the pandemic, U.S. public schools are offering free lunches for all students, despite family income. The experiment offers clues about what works.聽
鈥楴ot all has withered鈥�: A poetry month tribute to Paul O. WilliamsFor National Poetry Month, we revisit the work of Paul O. Williams,聽a decadeslong contributor to The Home Forum.
In a WordConversation starter: Why we mirror speechWhen聽people adapt their style of speech (or texting) to that of their conversational partners, it鈥檚 what聽linguists call accommodation.
What鈥檚 streaming? Documentaries with a point of view.These documentaries, two of which were shortlisted for an Oscar, consider forgiveness, voting rights, and the economy.
Neighbors feeding neighbors: Community fridges strengthen tiesAlong with providing free food for neighbors in need, community fridges bring people together and may help stabilize communities.
