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After an Earthquake, Preserving a Slow Craft in a Fast World
In Wajima, Japan, where hundreds of homes and studios were destroyed, master-class artisans are struggling to keep lacquer alive and nurture the next generation of creators.
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Remote-Droppers and Jeff Bridges: Nick Digilio on His Book About 40 Years Reviewing Movies
Nick Digilio has been a movie critic for 40 years, for many of those years on WGN radio, now with a popular podcast and hosting screenings in Chicago. And I’ve been talking to him about movies for 25 of those years. I still remember our first conversation, which included a discussion of “Donnie Darko” and…
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Aim Your Rage at the Right Target: Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun on “No Other Choice”
In Korean, there’s a custom called 삼년상 (phonetic spelling/pronunciation: sam-nyun-sang). Back in the days of the Joseon dynasty, when a household’s father passed away, it was customary for adult children, even after the funeral, to build a shack near the burial site and live there for at least three years. It represents a way for…
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“Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials” Will Send Your Snooze Button Into Overdrive
During her lifetime, Agatha Christie never hid her displeasure at the quality of film and TV adaptations of her novels. Though she herself wrote a letter in 1946 to legendary actress Joan Hickson saying, “I hope you will one day play my dear Miss Marple,” Christie died in 1976, eight years before Hickson’s TV premiere…
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If the Volcanic Eruption Doesn’t Scare You, the Mudflow Should
Studying tree rings helped scientists pinpoint when Mount Rainier last sent a lahar down its steep slopes, which could help planners anticipate future mudflows.
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NASA Astronauts Return to Earth After Medical Evacuation From International Space Station
The members of Crew-11 — two American, one Russian and one Japanese — splashed down after one became ill, prompting an early return.
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For the World’s Food Supply, Federal Funding Cuts Have Long-Term Impacts
The U.S. Agency for International Development has been a major supporter of global agriculture research. Now many studies are being scuttled or scaled back.
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How ICE Tensions and Immigration Politics Could Shape 2026 Midterm Elections
Three reporters discuss the Minneapolis chaos and how it could play a role in the midterms.
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Trump Has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but Neither Got What They Really Wanted
President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president.
