The NBA Dunk Contest is just as good as ever. What’s changed is the world around it
The annual discourse around "fixing the Dunk Contest" misses that it’s never needed stars. It used to create them, and maybe ...
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Tradition, global art world collide in Haegue Yang’s show at the Nasher
Haegue Yang’s sculptural work, seen around the world and now in Dallas at the Nasher Sculpture Center, stages an encounter ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle1d
UChicago language immersion grants inspire ‘a curiosity for the world’
Zhao acknowledged that traveling internationally to engage in meaningful culture exchange can seem intimidating, though she ...
In-office work at highest level since 2020, as companies pull back on remote
I remember getting drinks after work in 2021, and it still felt like you were human furniture in a way. Now, it feels like ...
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Morena and Claudia Sheinbaum Have Kept Up Mexico’s Move to the Left
Incumbent parties around the world keep losing to upstart challengers. Yet Mexico’s López Obrador defied the trend, handing ...
Meet the instrument tuner keeping the traditions of tango music alive
Damián Guttlein is the only person in the world who can tune by ear the bandoneon, a unique instrument that powers the ...
The New Yorker13h
The Theatrical Release of “Compensation” Is Cause for Celebration
Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 feature, a century-spanning vision of two deaf Black women in Chicago, is among the greatest ...
From opera to the kitchen: Chef Alexander Smalls on a life shaped by art and food
That realization led to his book “ The Contemporary African Kitchen ,” which bridges the gaps between Smalls' Gullah Geechee ...
B.C.’s work to make forests more wildfire-proof is slow, careful and years behind
That’s a slow, deliberate process that the province is far behind on Matty Captan shoves the barrel of a propane torch deep ...
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10 Countries Experimenting With a 4-Day Work Week
While many countries with 4-day work weeks have recently ended their pilot programs, places like Tokyo and Valencia, Spain are still experimenting with different ways to make the permanent long ...
Atlanta Magazine6h
Ten essential galleries that help define the culture of the South
From Alabama folk art to Lowcountry landscapes to North Carolina crafts, a strong regional sensibility runs through these art ...
FAFO parenting is the trendy way to let kids 'find out' consequences. But is it cruel to let them fail?
FAFO parenting is the latest trend parents are buzzing about right now, with the idea that the approach teaches kids ...