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First LookFemale and non-binary artists shine at world's oldest art fairUnder the curatorship of Cecilia Alemani, the 59th Venice Biennale art fair featured a majority of female and non-binary artists for the first time in its 127-year history. Artists say the show is finally spotlighting talent that has long been overlooked.
In a WordUkraine and Russia's Cyrillic linksCurrent attitudes toward the use of the Cyrillic versus Latin script reflect religious differences and shifting political and economic ties.
- The air fills with similar songs, in different dialects
An American transplant to Switzerland longs for familiar birds and bird songs – and embraces new ones.
Farmers, birds, and glaciers: Three documentaries to honor Earth DayFor those wanting to learn a bit more about ecosystems on the blue planet and how they interact, consider these nature films, each with a different perspective.
- Farmers, birds, and glaciers: Three documentaries to honor Earth Day
For those wanting to learn a bit more about ecosystems on the blue planet and how they interact, consider these nature films, each with a different perspective.
Creativity and taming fear: How a stunt person pursues his craftTimothy Eulich, stunt coordinator for the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” talks with the Monitor about his craft – and how he slays fear.
‘The Duke’ unfurls startling real-life Goya heist“The Duke,” a new film inspired by the theft of a Goya masterpiece from London’s National Gallery, offers a lens on class issues – and the meaning of impossible.
How Indigenous artists explore crossroads of past and futureIndigenous futurism – which spans film, literature, the visual arts – is a way for centuries-old cultures to make the case that their path leads forward, not just back.
Science and religion: Smithsonian exhibit explores the intersectionsAn exhibit at the Smithsonian highlights where science and religion are not always in conflict in American history.
In a Word‘Sanctions’ and ‘flywheels’ dominate the newsAthens applied sanctions to a rival city-state in 432 B.C., but the word acquired its current economic and political sense after World War I.
Reflecting on the witness of a looking glassImages on a cellphone camera are one thing. But what if I could access the moments my mirror has seen?
In a WordHow "envy" is different than "jealousy"One has Latin roots, the other Greek. Both are used interchangeably and, perhaps, incorrectly. But is it worth nitpicking?
I have two adopted sons: One Russian, one UkrainianA father of two adopted boys, one Ukrainian and one Russian, is thankful his sons didn’t grow up to face each other on the battlefield.
First LookAfter gloomy Oscars, Grammys and Batiste shineSinger and bandleader Jon Batiste was the star of Sunday’s Grammy Awards, taking home five and giving lively performances from his album “We Are.” The upbeat, celebratory mood of the evening stood in stark contrast to the Oscars.
In a WordSchedulers stumble over what ‘next’ week meansThe word "next" is what linguists and philosophers call an "indexical" – a "linguistic expression whose reference can shift from context to context."
‘Happiness is love.’ Decades of research yield a timeless truth.A new book takes the idea of happiness beyond self-help, and offers simple ideas we can all explore for deeper meaning.
Kid in space: ‘Apollo 10½’ is a fanciful take on youthBesides offering an entertaining trip back to 1969, the animated “Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood” prompts viewers to ponder how memories form and shape us.
- Kid in space: ‘Apollo 10½’ is a fanciful take on youth
Besides offering an entertaining trip back to 1969, the animated “Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood” prompts viewers to ponder how memories form and shape us.
Broadway’s ‘Paradise Square’ is enthralling spectacle of history“Paradise Square,” a new Broadway musical, tells the story of a moment of racial harmony in Civil War-era New York City, and how it was disrupted.
First Look‘CODA’, DeBose, Campion big winners on dramatic Oscars night“CODA,” a feel-good movie about a deaf family, took best picture at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday. Ariana DeBose made history as the first Afro-Latina and openly LBGTQ actor to win supporting actress. Jane Campion became the third woman to win best director.
