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The All Seeing Seneca

A Little Cosmic Horror and Candyland

Lola Gil - Through Her Looking Glass

It's not surprising that a very young Lola Gil spent unhurried hours among her grandmother's collection of small, humble figures and objects.

Sarah Lee - At Moonlight

When was the last time you sat in stillness? Turned off your phone? Closed your eyes and allowed your brain to neutralize and excavate an instinct deep inside, opening the senses to risk and exposure? Likely not recently.

Olivia Sterling - Rage Comedy

Olivia Sterling’s protagonists flail and prey, grind sausages, and mangle cakes, oozing pure angst, twisted into buoyant humor with juicy strokes.

Wild Style 40

A Defining Film for a Defining Era

Mikiko Hara

\"...beyond any of those details of the real, there are dreams. And everyone's living in them.\"

The Cat Who Came Home for Christmas And the making of a believer

It was Christmas Eve morning, and I awoke with a mission: to find my lost cat, Baby-Girl. As I got ready, I could hear icy rain pelting the windows. I said a quick prayer for BabyGirl. She was out there somewhere in the storm, I could just feel it. Sure, it had been six months since she'd gone missing, but I still had faith. It was the season for miracles, after all.

Shades of stardom

Sandra Hüller is in two riveting films this awards season, the moral thriller Anatomy of a Fall and the Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest. The German actor isn't after the spotlight-but she may not have a choice

The Frenchie Revolution

Money, murder, fur. Welcome to the war over America's most popular dog

The Ascendant

Jesmyn Ward, double national book award winner and best-selling author, returns to fiction with the haunting, beautiful Let Us Descend

Greta Gerwig – The Great

With Barbie, Greta Gerwig injected billions into the box office and joy back into Hollywood. If she has her way and there's every reason to think she will-she'll be doing the same thing for the next 40 years

Case Study

Lipstick tubes have taken on outsize personas, from status objects to conversation pieces

The Black Roots of American Education

How freedpeople and their advocates persuaded the nation to embrace public schooling for all

Kennedy and the Lost Cause

In his 1956 book, Profiles in Courage, the future president promoted the southern mythology of Reconstruction. One Massachusetts grandmother wasn't having it.

A Day in San José

A night or two in the Costa Rican capital yields a richer view of the country.

Costa Rica

Picture yourself on a white-sand beach, surrounded by palm trees. In the distance, surfers ride the breaking waves. Behind you rises a dense rainforest, where white-faced capuchin monkeys jump from branch to branch. Welcome to Costa Rica. The following pages will show you why there’s never been a better time to visit this Central American country with an outsize hold on our imagination—and a trailblazing vision for a sustainable future.

6 questions - Narges Mohammadi

Narges Mohammadi The Nobel Peace Prize winner tells Angelina Jolie about life in an Iranian prison, the roots of the protest movement, and what gives her hope

"Ear 'seeding' cured my stress!"

Years of anxiety left Linda Leslie struggling emotionally and physically, until a chance encounter led her to a simple remedy that brought her instant calm and healing

Outsmart holiday bloat!

Ham, sugar cookies, eggnog...with so many delicious reasons to love the holidays, the last thing you need is bloat ruining your meal.

Drop a size

“Wow, that looks good,” said Martha Love, as her brother, Mark, and his wife, Sally, set out a big bowl of Buffalo chicken dip. Martha grabbed a celery stick and scooped some up.

"One kind act can spark a huge ripple of love!"

When Jessica Manfre befriended two other military wives at an awards ceremony, they clicked instantly, as if it were meant to be. Less than a year later, the three women would come to realize their friendship was indeed fated when their shared desire to spread kindness changed countless lives all around the world!

This pup made an entire nursing home his family

The animal shelter’s chain-link fence was 10 feet high, but somehow, the shepherd mix managed to climb over it—three times. And each time, he went to the same place...the place he now calls home!

"We make up to $12k selling holiday toffee!"

Nancy Kent and Melissa Ramirez earn thousands around the holidays, thanks to their sweet concoction

Do you have enough of the #1 brain anti-ager?

The key to treasuring happy holiday memories for years to come? Boosting levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).

3 simple sidestep ways to gout pain

As the weather cools and we enjoy richer foods and the occasional cup of cheer, gout risk rises.

Fill your week with smiles!

Christmas week spectaculars

"Help! The holidays make me so sad"

Almost 60% of us feel down this time of year— that’s why we asked the experts for simple ways to heal holiday melancholy and find true joy

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Easy secrets to a gleaming kitchen!

Our simple tips will get the heart of your home sparkling just in time for your holiday entertaining plans

"You are loved and valued!"

Award-winning singer, author, activist and mom Natalie Grant, 51, shines in every role she takes on. But there are times when Natalie, the woman, has struggled with major disappointment and serious health issues. With faith and determination, she’s come out on the other side stronger. Here, her tips for finding peace through it all