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The Bay of Fundy has the world鈥檚 highest tides. Just roll with it.At its head, a tide here can rise about as tall as a four-story building, making a visual splash.
As the Oscars near, there鈥檚 still time to see these best performancesOur film critic loves a great performance. His top acting picks for 2024 include stars who are up for Academy Awards 鈥 and those who he argues should be.
Cover Story鈥業 didn鈥檛 know I needed it.鈥 Why neighborhoods rally to save movie houses.This Oscar season, our reporter explores the quirky ecosystem of cinephiles and their efforts to save community movie theaters. Can independent cinema survive Netflix?
Cover Story鈥業 didn鈥檛 know I needed it.鈥 Why neighborhoods rally to save movie houses.This Oscar season, our reporter explores the quirky ecosystem of cinephiles and their efforts to save community movie theaters. Can independent cinema survive Netflix?
A documentarian鈥檚 take on the magic of moviegoing (audio)Community movie houses have proved surprisingly resilient and adaptive despite challenges. Avid patrons play a starring role. Anne Continelli, a Massachusetts-based filmmaker, is working on a documentary about communities saving their cinemas.
The benefits of boredom: Why empty spaces fill me upIn our fast-paced culture, being bored is often seen as a problem to be fixed. What if, instead, it鈥檚 viewed as a time to rest, retool, and rekindle?
Nellie Bowles of The Free Press punctures pretension left and rightOnce a card-carrying liberal, this writer got fed up with running afoul of the left鈥檚 sacred cows.
Gawkin鈥 in a winter wonderland: The festival in Harbin, China, is as cool as it looksThe Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival features ephemeral artworks built from ice blocks pulled from the Songhua River.
After 鈥楽everance,鈥 will we ever see work-life balance the same way?Is 鈥淪everance,鈥 about workplace drudgery, the greatest exploration of work-life imbalance ever filmed?
In the dark days of winter, I kindle the light withinIt can be bleak when the sun barely grazes the horizon. But I ignite my inner glow and make my own pleasures.
After LA fires, the Oscars decreed the show must go on. Here鈥檚 why.How do you calibrate an Oscars ceremony after a natural disaster? Other award shows are balancing the glitz with compassion 鈥 which is resonating at a time when Los Angeles is rebuilding.聽
The new 鈥楥aptain America鈥 explores a different kind of patriotism鈥淏rave New World鈥 introduces a Black Captain America to the big screen. In doing so, it doesn鈥檛 shy away from exploring the complex legacy Black Americans have with the flag.聽
Grab your hat and pack the marmalade: Paddington is headed to PeruPart of Paddington鈥檚 charm is that he always sees the best in people 鈥 and helps them see the best in themselves, too.
This Valentine鈥檚 Day, I鈥檒l cook up a homemade romance in my cozy love nestDitch crowded restaurants this Valentine鈥檚 Day. Thirty years of marriage have taught us the sweet pleasure of the at-home date.
The ExplainerChocolate, my sweet: A delicious history of the food of loveIn honor of the tradition of lovers exchanging candy on Valentine鈥檚 Day, we examine the origins of chocolate and how it has evolved over time.
The ExplainerTrump decries 鈥榓nti-海角大神 bias.鈥 Which religions are targeted in US?With President Trump creating a task force to stamp out anti-海角大神 bias, what does religious discrimination in the United States look like today?
Sudanese artists fleeing war find camaraderie displaying their work in KenyaHozaifa Elsiddig and Waleed Mohammed had admired each other鈥檚 work at art shows in Khartoum but didn鈥檛 meet until arriving in Kenya鈥檚 capital.
No map required: How I found my happy placeWhen it feels like the world has gone to pieces, find solace in your happy place. These blissful escapes can be more than dots on a map.
To pigeon-keepers in Delhi, feathered friends are also familyHundreds of pigeon lovers in Delhi spend time on their terraces feeding and flying the birds.聽
Kenyan troupe moves to a jubilant beat, welcoming dancers with disabilitiesThe Dance Into Space contemporary troupe works to tear down social barriers for performers with disabilities.