Massachusetts cinema collects mispronounced film titles The employees of a movie theater have been keeping a list of some of the mis-remembered film titles that ticket-buyers have asked for. Hosts
In Tacoma, a joyful treasure hunt for 'monkeyshines' has been going on for 2 decades In Tacoma, Wash., glass artists hide beautiful glass spheres around the city each winter for residents to find. They're called "monkeyshines," because the first ones were stamped with a monkey stamp. Lauren Gallup
The 2026 Oscar-nominated documentaries are sensitive and transformative This year's Oscar-nominated documentaries include a tale of terminal cancer, dispatches from behind bars in Alabama, and stories from Iran and Russia. Davi Merchan
Paul McCartney's decade of transformation: From Beatles breakup to John Lennon's murder 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. Ann Marie Baldonado
Would you go to a play by yourself? Theaters are hoping so As solo leisure booms globally, theater operator ATG Entertainment is launching "Solo Seats" events to destigmatize going to the theater alone. Chloe Veltman
On the brink of death, a woman is saved by a stranger and his family 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. Autumn Barnes
This quiet epic is the top-grossing Japanese live action film of all time 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. John Powers
Scientists work to decipher ancient Roman board game How do you go about learning the rules for a board game that is centuries old?
People come out for a full moon hike every month in Baker, Nev. Amongst the cattle ranches and stretches of desert of Eastern Nevada, there aren’t a lot of social events. But there is a full moon hike every month in the tiny town of Baker.
For filmmaker Chloé Zhao, creative life was never linear 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. Mandalit del Barco