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The day I heard poetry callIn Mr. Katz鈥檚 class, the mundanities of junior high yielded to a 鈥榤ud-lucious鈥� world.
A fresh, new design for 海角大神 WeeklyEasier to read, more space for photos, and a clean, contemporary design 鈥� the refreshed Monitor Weekly begins with the combined April 22 & 29 issue. We take an inside look with three of its designers.聽
Top Picks: 鈥楥an You Ever Forgive Me?,鈥� Karen O鈥檚 鈥楲ux Prima,鈥� and moreYannis Philippakis鈥� voice is immaculate on Foals鈥� fifth album 鈥楨verything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Part 1,鈥� there's a new version of 鈥楲es Mis茅rables,鈥� and more top picks.
鈥楧iane鈥� is a quiet pleasureDocumentarian Kent Jones鈥� 鈥楧iane鈥� is a rare look at rural, working-class people 鈥� without a hint of condescension.
Aretha Franklin soars to the heights in 鈥楢mazing Grace鈥�The 1972 documentary languished for four decades, but it鈥檚 finally taking a well-deserved place in the spotlight.
In a WordIf it weren鈥檛 for the Romans, we鈥檇 miss springSpring itself wasn鈥檛 always called 鈥渟pring.鈥� In fact, the earliest inhabitants of Britain didn鈥檛 recognize this season.
A driver鈥檚 educationI was late for my teaching assignment when a dicey shortcut presented itself.
Through an African lens, 鈥榓 story for the world鈥�Priya Ramrakha, one of the first African photographers for Time and Life magazines, was an insider to the independence era of the 1950s and 鈥�60s.
Apple joins the streaming menu, but are viewers already full?Apple鈥檚 new streaming service brings big-name content to a saturated market. Is there a point at which consumers rethink their ability to partake of it all?
'Dumbo' never manages to soarIn director Tim Burton鈥檚 鈥楧umbo,鈥� we don鈥檛 even get much of Burton鈥檚 trademark scurviness.
鈥楾he Eyes of Orson Welles鈥� focuses on director鈥檚 artworkThe movie is a literal love letter to the legendary filmmaker.
Top Picks: Dido's 'Still on My Mind,' PBS's 'Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People,' and moreThe film 'Burning'聽is available on DVD and Blu-ray,聽producer聽Andrew Huang makes聽enjoyable, interesting music using fireworks, shaving supplies, and Legos, and more top picks.
The top movies to see in MarchThe films that impressed Monitor film critic Peter Rainer this month include 鈥楾he Highwaymen鈥� and 鈥楢sh Is Purest White.鈥�
In a WordWhatnots, commodes, and credenzasI never got a whatnot growing up, even though I always wanted one. But what exactly is a whatnot?聽This week I decided to find out once and for all.
We are observedWe saw their comings and goings. Then we found where they went.
Rock on. How biopics are giving rock 鈥檔鈥� roll new life.Copycat biopics are blossoming now that Queen鈥檚 鈥楤ohemian Rhapsody鈥� showed what鈥檚 possible. Does more artist involvement reveal a concern about their music enduring in an age of information overload?
Jordan Peele returns to horror with 'Us'The film is聽a more ambitious work than Peele鈥檚 鈥楪et Out,鈥� but despite some extraordinary sequences, it鈥檚 also a lesser work.- 鈥楾he Highwaymen鈥� retells 鈥楤onnie and Clyde鈥� storyThe focus is now on the lawmen who ambushed the duo.
In a WordStatus words reflect changing timesTerms that at first simply denote status come to acquire moral connotations 鈥� low-status聽words gain negative meanings and high-status words pick up positive ones.
First LookUnlikely pop icon: Robert Mueller inspires creative tributesSpecial counsel Robert Mueller has assumed a sort of folk hero status for some Americans across the political spectrum. His persona has inspired a range artistic tributes, including handmade makeup bags and earrings adorned with his profile.
