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Lessons from the suburbs: Good garden shears make good neighborsI loved the privacy of my green fortress. Until we hacked the hedge and opened up our world.
Mario Vargas Llosa ‘put Peru on the world’s literary map’Mario Vargas Llosa, who died April 13, helped ignite intellectual fervor in Peru, while his writings stoked the imagination of the world.
Despite victories in court, faith groups struggle to help refugeesMany religions center “welcoming the stranger” as a mandate. What will come next for faith-based refugee groups as their ability to practice a good Samaritan approach is tested by Trump administration orders halting refugees?
Richard Blanco turned from civil engineer to poet. Now he builds with words.For National Poetry Month, we talk with Richard Blanco, whose “One Today” poem was read at Barack Obama’s second inauguration.
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Valerie June’s new music embraces joy and the healing power of soulful musicWith the arrival of Valerie June’s latest album comes a chance for the singer to reflect on her artistic journey – and how music fuels her, and the world.
Matera was once ‘the shame of Italy.’ Now, nothing holds a candle to its caves.Have you slept in a cave? Recommended. A rare enchantment.
My mother’s jam, glistening like jewels, is gone. But I’ve preserved sweet memories.As he longingly remembers his mother’s homemade fig preserves, a Cajun-country transplant in New York preserves sweet memories from his childhood.
This Colorado sanctuary gives animals a second chance – and a callback to the wildThe Wild Animal Sanctuary spans over 1,200 acres and rehabilitates exotic and endangered animals.
‘The Friend’ gives Naomi Watts a terrific co-star. Yes, he’s a Great Dane.“The Friend” is about animals, and humans, and grief, and understanding. The Monitor’s critic says the film, based on an award-winning book, is “for dog lovers, and for people who love intelligent movies about dog lovers.”
After 2 decades of parenting, I’ve learned the days – and years – are shortAs he cycles through the joys, heartaches, and phases of parenting, a dad of three girls learns to savor all of the seasons of fatherhood.
You punctuation party animal, you! How I learned to love the exclamation mark.I’ve long avoided exclamation points. Until dark times arrived and the lively punctuation became a signal flare in a cold, gray sea.
Egypt’s pyramids are amazing. But so is present-day Besaw Island.Socially responsible tourism can take many forms. The cultural exchange offered by a trip to a rural island offers a window into another way of living for our reporter.
Can US figure skating end its Olympic medal drought? Ask the Quadgod.Olympic hope has reverberated through Boston’s TD Garden as the U.S. shows it – finally – could have what it takes to medal in figure skating after a decades-long dry spell. Friday night, America’s Alysa Liu was named the female world champion.
How Jackie Robinson’s legacy survived attempts to erase itOn opening day for Major League Baseball, our columnist looks at another side of Jackie Robinson’s legacy: statesman and writer.
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After Gaza protests, more colleges try out an old-fashioned ideal: Civility
Trump and Xi test rival styles of strongman leadership in tariff war
The cure for congested cities? Kenya is building new ones.
Cover StoryCan giving cash, no strings attached, help end poverty? In Malawi, they’re finding out.
Markets got a tariff pause. But damage to global confidence in US could last.
