Month: March 2026

It’s so important to care about your health, and you’re so clever to check!

There have been so many extraordinary iterations of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers that some remarkable editions have been overlooked — including Strasbourg 82, a newly discovered concert album.

Man on the Run shows McCartney’s effort to define himself outside The Beatles’ shadow: “Paul making this documentary was a way of coming to terms with that whole period,” says director Morgan Neville.

Dang, no lashes left behind with this curler. It even reaches those tiny corner lashes. Lifts, separates—the works. Also, the first time I used this curler, I saw God.

As solo leisure booms globally, theater operator ATG Entertainment is launching “Solo Seats” events to destigmatize going to the theater alone.

(Image credit: Roger Mastroianni)

In 1982, Jean Muenchrath and her boyfriend went mountaineering in California’s Sierra Nevada. Then, an unexpected storm veered them dangerously off course. Luckily, their unsung hero found them.

The Seed of the Sacred Fig, For The Sun After Long Nights, Cutting Through Rocks, It Was Just an Accident, Martyr!, and Kayhan Kalhor.’/>

Understanding one of the world’s oldest civilizations can’t be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting point.

The Oscar-nominated Kokuho tells a compelling story about friendship, the weight of history and the torturous road to becoming a star in Japan’s Kabuki theater.

(Image credit: Shuichi Yoshida/ASP)

Trump is promoting tighter restrictions on mail-in ballots as well as passage of the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship to vote. UCLA professor Richard Hasen unpacks the ramifications.

Director Chloé Zhao used meditation, somatic exercises and dance to inspire the cast and crew of this Oscar-nominated story about William Shakespeare’s family.

(Image credit: Bethany Mollenkof for NPR)