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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�
French film 鈥楾he Musicians鈥� and its classical quartet hit the right notesThe French comedy-drama 鈥淭he Musicians鈥� brings four classical artists on a journey that crescendos with, our reviewer says, 鈥渢he unifying joy that great music-making can inspire.鈥�
A New Orleans studio paints the city鈥檚 contrasts, from struggle to rebirthBrandan Odums has painted in New Orleans鈥� forgotten places, driven by the city鈥檚 difficult experience during Hurricane Katrina and its struggle to rebuild.
鈥楾he beach is my teacher.鈥� How an unexpected encounter changed my view of beauty.An unexpected encounter on a Florida beach opened my eyes to societal definitions, and misconceptions, of beauty.聽
Romantic, picturesque, surprising: The Provence you can鈥檛 missThis French region is not as sleepy or unpeopled as it appears on postcards.
Should art be 鈥榩atriotic鈥�? Artist pulls her Smithsonian show, citing censorship.Artist Amy Sherald pulled her show from the National Portrait Gallery, citing efforts to censor her work. The聽decision comes as the Trump administration has railed against 鈥渨okeness鈥� in federally funded museums and slashed funding for local cultural institutions.
David Hockney鈥檚 world vibrates in living colorIn 鈥淒avid Hockney,鈥� the artist鈥檚 work jumps off the page, pulsing with life. A retrospective and a book capture his vitality and inventiveness.- David Hockney鈥檚 world vibrates in living colorIn 鈥淒avid Hockney,鈥� the artist鈥檚 work jumps off the page, pulsing with life. A retrospective and a book capture his vitality and inventiveness.
This long-running flea market in Massachusetts is the thrift that keeps on givingThe oldest outdoor antiques flea market in the United States has built a dedicated community of buyers and sellers.聽
In Greece, I learned to taste my way through love and life. Opa!In one magical, midnight phyllo-making session on the island of Corfu in Greece, I learned that all I kneaded was love.
Fourth time鈥檚 the charm for 鈥楾he Fantastic Four: First Steps鈥�The new 鈥淔antastic Four鈥� blends a retro sensibility with a type of optimism that is reflective of a reboot in the comic book movie industry itself.
Patty Griffin celebrates new album 鈥楥rown of Roses鈥� and its healing bouquetGrammy-winning musician Patty Griffin almost called it quits. But the pandemic brought a reconciliation with her mother 鈥� and a perspective on joy and unconditional love that found an outlet in her music.
Where does happiness come from? Afrobeat heir M谩d茅 K煤t矛 enters the conversation.With his new album, M谩d茅聽K煤t矛, grandson of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer聽Fela K煤t矛, asks listeners to go deep: How can you be a better version of yourself?聽
The Alcatraz prison is now a museum. But there鈥檚 no escaping its history.A tour of the facility shows how the former federal penitentiary remains larger than life in American mythology.
Home tweet home: How I turned my boring backyard into a bustling wildlife sanctuaryTwig by tiny twig, a blossoming birder tackles her 鈥渇ixer-upper鈥� property and transforms it into a 鈥渢iny state park鈥� buzzing with wildlife.