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Siena and the Art of What Lies Behind
A show of bronzes at the Frick Collection reveals a divine and ancient craft they’d revived — and lessons in gluteal grace.
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Seeking Truth: Tom Skerritt (1933-2026)
Like all great storytellers, Tom Skerritt was an observer. He loved to tell you that he learned about acting and filmmaking on the job, lucky enough to stand alongside masters like Robert Altman and Ridley Scott early in his career, absorbing everything he could about the art of moviemaking. And he loved to tell you…
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CIFF 2026: A City in the Forest, Going for Home, While We Are Here
Of all the documentaries playing at this year’s Chicago International Film Festival, Lev Omelchenko and Nolan Huber’s “A City in the Forest” is easily the angriest and most sorrowful. The story it tells begins in Atlanta in 2020 with archival footage of an encounter between police and a man named Rayshard Brooks in a parking…
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Season 3 of Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This” Lets Us Savor the Love
“Nobody Wants This” is back, literally and figuratively. Yes, Season Two disappointed, mostly repeating Season One’s beats, but with less heat. This installment recaptures the magic of our first encounter with Kristen Bell’s Joanne Williams and Adam Brody’s Noah Roklov, while taking their relationship to new heights. Season three drops the ‘will they/won’t they’ between…
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Change the Conversation: When Movies Talked About Mental Health
October 10th was Mental Health Awareness Day, which got us thinking about how the issue has been presented in filmmaking over the years. From the direct commentary in projects like “A Beautiful Mind” and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” to more subtle allegories about the impact of issues with mental health, it has been…
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Earth and Mars May Have Formed in Weirdly Different Ways
Chemical clues and computer simulations suggest the two rocky planets have unique origin stories.
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Alzheimer’s Researchers Look at an Unusual Data Point: Head Shape
Could the geometry of our brains increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease? It’s a provocative question, but one that some scientists are beginning to explore.
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How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes
A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices — and pay up.
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Monet Painting Sells for $56 Million in France
The artwork, titled “Iris,” is among the painter’s later works, which wealthy collectors have coveted in recent years.
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Mortgage Rates Remain Above 7%, Pushing Home Prices Lower in Some Areas
The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped slightly to 7.32 percent as prospective home buyers continue to struggle with affordability. But home prices are starting to drop in some areas.