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Grab your popcorn and a seat. Toronto celebrates 50 years of moviegoing.At the 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival, our critic has watched more than 20 movies. His takeaway? 鈥淢ovies 鈥� good, bad, or indifferent 鈥� can be a passport to global understanding.鈥�
At the Green Animals Topiary Garden, keeping up appearances takes careful workTrimming the topiary creations at this Rhode Island estate falls to just one gardener: chief horticulturalist Evan Aten.
Shakespeare鈥檚 rival, Marlowe, 鈥榓wakened the genius of the English Renaissance鈥�Elizabethan poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe set the stage for Shakespeare and others, according to Stephen Greenblatt in 鈥淒ark Renaissance.鈥�
I went to Spain to find adventure. I realized I already had what I was looking for.I went to Seville, Spain, to break out of my mundane routine. My experience taught me to step out of my head and into the moment.
In 鈥楶reparation for the Next Life,鈥� a couple searches for peace in a teeming worldThe film adaptation of the award-winning novel 鈥淧reparation for the Next Life鈥� benefits from being directed by someone who shares the qualities of the book that inspired it: verisimilitude and empathy. The result is a 4.5 star film.
If cars could talk, this museum would be full of motormouthsThe Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is home to over 300 amazing vehicles.
How a hippo and an octopus brought joy to this Boston neighborhoodA new sculpture exhibition under the Tobin Bridge was designed to revitalize the oldest neighborhood in Massachusetts.聽
Why faith leaders are standing with immigrants at court hearingsThe idea of sanctuary has long been embraced by communities of faith. Religious leaders and volunteers are finding new ways to apply it, including by being present with immigrants at courthouse hearings.
鈥榃e鈥檙e living our Yiddish鈥�: How a New York camp is keeping culture 鈥� and joy 鈥� aliveAn annual camp in New York State is part of the effort to preserve Yiddish 鈥� engaging people who have spoken it for years, and a new generation that is just starting to learn.
Sunny days, starry nights: Cherishing childhood summersFrom walleyes to fireflies, capturing summer memories steeped in nature.
In moving film 鈥楢 Little Prayer,鈥� a family tests the bonds that hold us togetherCan a family facing disarray move forward? The new movie 鈥淎 Little Prayer鈥� offers insight and humor, leading to a touching closing scene that our film critic says moved him more than anything he鈥檚 seen all year.
Surf鈥檚 up, everybody! This group makes the ocean accessible to all.The nonprofit SurfAddict project holds free events at Carcavelos Beach in Portugal to help people with disabilities catch a wave.
I told my son about slavery. Then, I told him about freedom.On a visit to the Equal Justice Initiative鈥檚 sculpture park, our columnist鈥檚 7-year-old asked, 鈥淒ad, why do those Black people have chains on them?鈥� Ken Makin thought about that trip after reading President Trump鈥檚 order of a review of America鈥檚 museums.
Armed with a top-notch cast, 鈥楾he Thursday Murder Club鈥� takes its first caseThe film version of bestseller 鈥淭he Thursday Murder Club鈥� has arrived with a stellar cast and a backdrop that plays like Hogwarts for older adults. But how does all the sleuthing and skullduggery stack up to the book?
Cone app茅tit! Come along on the Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail.Our reporter and photographer get the scoop (or two 鈥� with sprinkles!) on a favorite summertime treat.
Two historic Black churches. One vision of freedom.The Tabernacle and Ebenezer Baptist churches have been sister congregations with a storied legacy that includes Martin Luther King Jr. 鈥淲e are the church that was literally born fighting for freedom,鈥� Sen. Raphael Warnock told Tabernacle鈥檚 congregation Sunday.
There are just a handful of female Hindu priests in the US. Ranjan Ravaliya is one.Traditionally, Hindu priests are male and Brahmin. Ranjan Ravaliya is neither. And younger women, especially from immigrant families, are seeking her out to perform their wedding ceremonies.聽Part of our series on women of faith.
Denzel Washington and Spike Lee unite for a fifth time. Film lovers rejoice.In their new film, 鈥淗ighest 2 Lowest,鈥� Spike Lee and Denzel Washington continue a partnership that began in the 1990s and still, more than 30 years later, represents a gold standard for Black Hollywood鈥檚 past and present.
The first stop on the road to joy? Getting to know my feathered friends.When she learned about the birds in her backyard, a writer discovered that happiness lives right under your nose, if you know where to look.
How 鈥榙ocufiction鈥� helped Kate Beecroft capture wild horses and teens on filmDirector Kate Beecroft lived with rancher Tabatha Zimiga, her daughter, and a cadre of teen cowgirls for three years. She describes documentary fiction as 鈥渁n incredibly collaborative medium.鈥�