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Coney dog, hold the ... chili? Our reporter tries a Detroit classic (sort of).Detroiters take great pride in their city鈥檚 claim to inventing the Coney dog.聽For more than 100 years, two side-by-side restaurants have been embroiled in a (mostly) friendly rivalry.
The Boss was riding high. 鈥楽pringsteen鈥� shows what happened next.The new movie 鈥淪pringsteen,鈥� drawn from a book, portrays a more subdued Bruce than the one whose rousing concert images pepper the internet. The film mines the origins of the 鈥淣ebraska鈥� album looking for what drives a living legend.
For my Colombian American mom, home is never taken for grantedFor some long-established immigrants, the fallout from immigration debates is that travel can bring trepidation and belonging feels fragile.
Hart wrote some of the most aching lyrics of all time. Then musicals left him behind.Director Richard Linklater offers a poignant portrait of legendary lyricist Larry Hart in his new film 鈥淏lue Moon.鈥澛�
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Amid a devastating war, art restorers race to preserve Ukraine鈥檚 heritageConservators are on the front lines of a battle to refurbish art from museums and historic sites.
In 鈥楳r. Scorsese,鈥� the legendary director asks, What are we?鈥淢r. Scorsese鈥� probes the innermost thoughts of the Oscar-winning filmmaker and his efforts to use art to grapple with life鈥檚 toughest challenges and questions.
In an extraordinary film, an Iranian director explores forgiveness and mercyIranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has sacrificed for his art, having been sentenced to prison and house arrest. His latest movie, 鈥淚t Was Just an Accident,鈥� examines significant questions, including if there are limits to forgiveness 鈥� or mercy.
I was eager to cut the cord on my landline. Why I鈥檝e come to regret it.After 40 years of spontaneous conversations, I cut the cord on my landline 鈥� and bade goodbye to an era of close connections.
Marionettes are the stars, but you gotta hand it to these LA puppeteersAt the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, the show wouldn鈥檛 go on without the people guiding the puppets鈥� movements.
Falling in love with my clarinet, all over againMusic lessons, roller skating, adult coloring books. Revisiting childhood hobbies as an adult can evoke wonder and joy.
鈥楾his thing of darkness I acknowledge mine.鈥� How two murderers found grace performing Shakespeare.Performing Shakespeare in prison helped two murderers rediscover their humanity and find redemption. They vow to 鈥渂e wise hereafter and seek for grace.鈥�
In Mexico鈥檚 mangroves, protecting bees and trees is part of this family鈥檚 identityThe matriarch of the Cab family knows that its work alone cannot 鈥渃hange the world.鈥� But she remains a passionate beekeeper and advocate for bees.
How Jane Goodall inspired my daughter: It started with chickens.With the world remembering Jane Goodall, here鈥檚 how one child sees her legacy: 鈥淪he realized something true that nobody else recognized.鈥�
When the storms of daily life loom, my family finds refuge in readingIn an era in which devices and social media can increasingly pull us apart, one family discovers connection and togetherness in books.
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