Live action shorts: Stories of life and death among the nominees
It's a particular challenge to achieve serious emotional impact on a smaller canvas, but the 2024 Oscar-nominated live-action shorts tackle…
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Opinion: Is Restoration of California's Prettiest Key Species Worth It?
Sea otters are extremely cute creatures and are a delight to watch rolling and diving in the kelp canopy of…
The director of the documentary Daniel Roher on the death of Alexei Navalny
Daniel Roher’s 2022 Oscar-winning documentary “Navalny” helped make Alexei Navalny’s story more visible to people around the world, offering an…
Ziggy Marley talks Bob Marley biopic 'One Love'
When Ziggy Marley cast Kingsley Ben-Adir and Lashana Lynch as his parents in “One Love,” the long-awaited Bob Marley biopic,…
Professional climber convicted of sexual assault in Yosemite
A federal jury found a 39-year-old professional climber guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a woman in Yosemite National Park.…
Is your cat bad? The problem probably isn't with Fluffy, it could be you.
When I started working with cats almost 25 years ago, it was purely out of personal interest. My own cat,…
Opinion: Single mothers are easy scapegoats. But the case of marriage is a myth.
I am happier as a single mother than as a married mother. Despite 47% of Americans think single mothers are…
Scott Guild's 'Plastic' Book and Album Are Dark and Entertaining
On the shelf The plastic By the Scott GuildPantheon: 304 pages, $28 If you buy books linked to on our…
Editorial: The shooting at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade is the new kind of terror in the country
By one widely accepted definition, the shooting that killed one person, injured 22 others and ruined the celebration of the…
The 15 Oscar-nominated short films reviewed: What should win?
Short films require the same tools and sensibilities as feature films, and when they are wonderful, they can be equally…