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Fred Luskin, director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Project, reflects on the nature of forgiveness and the value of letting go of grievances.

Fred Luskin, director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Project, reflects on the nature of forgiveness and the value of letting go of grievances.

from Life Examined

Wish you could live at Disneyland? Try Cotino in the desert

This spring, the first residents will move into Cotino, a Disney-themed planned community. The entertainment giant is eyeing more real estate investment.

Midweek Reset: The Myths of Meritocracy

This week, Michael Sandel , professor of political philosophy at Harvard University and author of “ The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?

Fired from Trump’s Kennedy Center, poet says art and democracy are linked

What’s the relationship between art and democracy? After his firing from the Kennedy Center, poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph has some thoughts.

At Kingdom Dim Sum, best friends do the cooking

At Kingdom Dim Sum in East Hollywood, chefs Man Mo and Tony He are best friends. Mo’s son founded the restaurant to give his retirement-age dad something to do.

The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank more than 100 years ago, but the disaster has captured the imagination of Generation Alpha.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Netflix’s “Adolescence” explores the issue of growing up online and what social media pressures can do to lonely, angry young men. It also looks at generational male violence.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In the 1970s and 80s, Jeff Bridges recorded songs with his childhood buddies in his West LA neighborhood. Now those songs are in the new album “Slow Magic, 1977-1978.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Takotsubo Syndrome provides strong evidence for the link between mind and heart

from Second Opinion

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 Reporter Brian Reed re-examines everything about journalism, the profession he thought he knew. In the middle of making his second hit podcast, Brian got sued. Accused.

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Reporter Brian Reed re-examines everything about journalism, the profession he thought he knew. In the middle of making his second hit podcast, Brian got sued. Accused.

 Evan Kleiman explores current events, social phenomena, history and culture through the lens of food.

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 This season on Lost Notes: Groupies. Women of the Sunset Strip from the Pill to Punk.

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Actor Michael Shannon talks moving production mid-film (and other adventures!) while making his directorial debut “Eric LaRue.”

‘Eric LaRue’ filmmaker Michael Shannon on directing his first (and maybe last) movie

Actor Michael Shannon talks moving production mid-film (and other adventures!) while making his directorial debut “Eric LaRue.”

from The Business

Hèléne Jawhara Piñer unravels the thread connecting the Spanish Inquisition to modern Jewish food practices.

A medieval scholar considers the transformative potential of flour

Hèléne Jawhara Piñer unravels the thread connecting the Spanish Inquisition to modern Jewish food practices.

from Good Food

Great British Bake Off alum Giuseppe Dell'Anno celebrates a sweet Easter with Italian desserts.

For Giuseppe Dell'Anno, Easter desserts smell like spring blossoms

Great British Bake Off alum Giuseppe Dell'Anno celebrates a sweet Easter with Italian desserts.

from Good Food

Jeff Chu abandoned his career as a journalist to work the land and attend seminary, tilling up life lessons as well as a sense of calm.

Jeff Chu meditates on life's biggest questions while working the soil

Jeff Chu abandoned his career as a journalist to work the land and attend seminary, tilling up life lessons as well as a sense of calm.

from Good Food

Chef Nestor Silva plucks leaves from the fava plant for a new dish at French Japanese bistro Camélia.

Fava beans and English peas color farmers market stands

Chef Nestor Silva plucks leaves from the fava plant for a new dish at French Japanese bistro Camélia.

from Good Food

Marsai Martin became a star at just 9 years old on Black-ish. Now 20, she’s holding her own opposite Viola Davis in the new action thriller G20.

How Did Marsai Martin Conquer Child Stardom?

Marsai Martin became a star at just 9 years old on Black-ish. Now 20, she’s holding her own opposite Viola Davis in the new action thriller G20.

from The Sam Sanders Show

In a new memoir, Joan Nathan reflects on her life through the lens of food.

Joan Nathan tracks American culture and food writing in the 1970s

In a new memoir, Joan Nathan reflects on her life through the lens of food.

from Good Food

The latest film releases include The Amateur, Drop, Warfare, and One to One: John & Yoko.

Weekend film reviews: ‘The Amateaur,’ ‘Drop,’ ‘Warfare’

The latest film releases include The Amateur, Drop, Warfare, and One to One: John & Yoko.

from Weekend Film Reviews

Critics review the latest film releases: “The Amateur,” “Drop,” “Warfare,” and “One to One: John & Yoko.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘The Amateaur,’ ‘Drop,’ ‘Warfare’

Critics review the latest film releases: “The Amateur,” “Drop,” “Warfare,” and “One to One: John & Yoko.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“The Great Gatsby” was published 100 years ago today. Its enduring message about the empty and corrupting power of wealth may be even more relevant now.

‘The Great Gatsby’ at 100: How Fitzgerald’s ‘careless people’ resonate today

“The Great Gatsby” was published 100 years ago today. Its enduring message about the empty and corrupting power of wealth may be even more relevant now.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A project called Los Angeles Speaks is looking at how language evolves and affects communities, including neighborhoods impacted by recent wildfires.

California accents are way more complex than you think

A project called Los Angeles Speaks is looking at how language evolves and affects communities, including neighborhoods impacted by recent wildfires.

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PAPER Magazine Co-founder Kim Hastreiter talks about her new book, “STUFF: A New York Life of Cultural Chaos.” It’s a memoir and a 50-year cultural history of NYC.

Collector Kim Hastreiter’s ‘STUFF’ tells the story of NYC

PAPER Magazine Co-founder Kim Hastreiter talks about her new book, “STUFF: A New York Life of Cultural Chaos.” It’s a memoir and a 50-year cultural history of NYC.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Broad is breaking ground today on an expansion that will add 55,000 square feet — offering more galleries, programming space, and open-air patios.

The Broad: Contemporary art icon gets a new look

The Broad is breaking ground today on an expansion that will add 55,000 square feet — offering more galleries, programming space, and open-air patios.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This week, Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author of Supercommunicators; How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection talks about why some people are just better…

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This week, Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer prize-winning reporter and author of Supercommunicators; How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection talks about why some people are just better…

from Life Examined