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Batter up! The Louisville Slugger Museum has always come out swinging.The long-cherished American pastime of baseball towers over Louisville, Kentucky, home to a famous maker of wooden bats.
Robert Redford forged a path in Hollywood that went beyond movie stardomRobert Redford鈥檚 legacy, our critic writes, will be as much about the impact he has had on the care and nurturing of filmmakers as his own movies.
Dreaming in Hindi: How learning a new language helped me reclaim my rootsFor one young girl growing up in India, learning English as a child meant adopting a new worldview. Today, she鈥檚 rediscovering her culture.
Visiting Canada鈥檚 mighty and majestic Yukon is a privilege 鈥� and an adventureThe people are independent and self-sufficient, and the landscape is marvelously rugged.聽
First LookFrom 鈥楽undance Kid鈥� to activist, Robert Redford鈥檚 legacy as a cinema iconRobert Redford, who died at his home in Utah on Sept. 16, brought his golden touch to Hollywood in front of and behind the camera, first as a 1970s Hollywood mega star, to an award-winning director and champion of independent film.聽
Savoring September: How I learned to treasure an unsung seasonPitch-perfect weather, crisp mornings, blue skies, and russet-tinged leaves. Those are just a few of the reasons we sing the praises of September.聽
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, awakened 鈥榯he 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?