The new movie “Springsteen,” drawn from a book, portrays a more subdued Bruce than the one whose rousing concert images pepper the internet. The film mines the origins of the “Nebraska” album looking for what drives a living legend. #springsteen #movie #music www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...

For some long-established immigrants, the fallout from immigration debates is that travel can bring trepidation and belonging feels fragile. #colombia #immigration #travel www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...

Countless people have endured horrific suffering after more than two years of war in Gaza. It is gratifying that one good and hopeful man has had his life returned to him, our critic writes, as completely changed as it must be. #hostages #israel #gaza #books www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-R...

Virginia is one of two states holding a competitive race for governor this fall – a closely watched test of whether Democrats can find their footing after last year’s election losses. #virginia #election #governor www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

Voters in one Arizona district have been without a voice in Congress for a month due to a dispute over when Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in. Two lawsuits accuse Speaker Mike Johnson of playing politics. #arizona #grijalva www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

The LA wildfires forced thousands into overwhelming decisions on how to rebuild their lives. Connie Bell was widowed a month before fire destroyed her home, she is embracing possibilities both exhilarating and daunting. #wildfires #LosAngeles #California www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...

President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard to major U.S. cities to address urban crime. But as Detroit's crime rate continues to fall, residents say what has worked is community connection and accountability. #Detroit #crime #NationalGuard www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has won plaudits for modernizing the agency and rooting out corruption. But she and mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani hold different views about how best to fight crime. #newYork #tisch #Mamdani www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

With the nation's capital in a stalemate, experiments in cooperating on local concerns are building social trust that can help bridge political rifts. #polarization #politics www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/t...

The context of why civil rights activists like Medgar Evers and Maceo Snipes were murdered has been lost in the current conversation about the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court. #VotingRights #SupremeCourt #civilRights www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/2...

Many Venezuelans support U.S. military strikes against drug trafficking, hoping they could topple President Nicolás Maduro. #venezuela #maduro #drugs #trump www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...

October means fall is in full swing. This month, our reviewers enjoyed everything from a Jane Austen-inspired historical romance extravaganza to a memoir by wunderkind music journalist and filmmaker Cameron Crowe. #books #October #reviews www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-R...

Russia has targeted culturally significant places, including museums and heritage sites, either through bombings or looting. As the war drags on, conservators feel a heightened urgency. #Ukraine #Russia #Art #war www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...

Pakistan’s contentious relationship with the Afghan Taliban recently boiled over, complicating prospects for long-term security in the region. A fresh ceasefire could help the two sides lessen the tension. #Taliban #Pakistan #violence www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-S...

The immersive new “1929” benefits from journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin’s meticulous archival research and his access to documents never before available, including the board notes from the New York Federal Reserve. #books #review #stocks #crash www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-R...

When Donald Trump hiked the cost of H-1B visas, Indian professionals looked to be the hardest hit. But India may also be the beneficiary of the new pool of job seekers. #immigration #H1B #india #trump www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe...

Pittsburgh is attracting money, and talent, as the former steel industry center remakes itself as an AI hub focused on innovation for everyday tasks. #AI #Pittsburgh #economy www.csmonitor.com/Business/202...

As schools combat chronic absenteeism, one solution gaining traction is offering elective courses that are too interesting to skip. The result is a better attitude toward school – and toward the rest of the subjects in it. #education #absenteeism #teachers www.csmonitor.com/USA/Educatio...

The East Wing is being replaced by a $250 million gilt ballroom. On display is how President Trump’s public and private personas have merged. #WhiteHouse #Trump #BallRoom www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has sacrificed for his art having been sentenced to prison and house arrest. His latest movie, “It Was Just an Accident,” examines significant questions, including if there are limits to forgiveness – or mercy. #movies #iran #reviews www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...

The dexterous talent, humility, and hard work of Shoehi Ohtani bring a unifying joy to Los Angeles — and also serve as a reminder of “how free from mortal constraints we can be.” #ohtani #baseball #WorldSeries www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/t...

“Mr. Scorsese” probes the innermost thoughts of the Oscar-winning filmmaker and his efforts to use art to grapple with life’s toughest challenges and questions. #MartinScorsese #review #documentaries www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...

Ukraine is facing a third winter at war, and Russia is targeting energy infrastructure like never before – an apparent bid to weaken morale. But war has taught the Ukrainians how to keep the lights on under almost any circumstance. #ukraine #russia #war www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe...

Gold prices rise in uncertain times. The current spike may signal both hedges against inflated stock market risk and doubts about the dollar as a stable reserve currency. #gold #markets #economy www.csmonitor.com/Business/202...

People in Three Rivers, Michigan, set aside political partisanship to work together, urging city leaders to move more quickly on a water quality issue. #politics #polarity #water www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has sacrificed for his art, having been sentenced to prison and house arrest. His latest movie, “It Was Just an Accident,” examines significant questions, including if there are limits to forgiveness – or mercy. #movies #iran #reviews www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...

After 40 years of spontaneous conversations, I cut the cord on my landline – and bade goodbye to an era of close connections. #telephones #landline #mobile www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...

The new French government has survived two parliamentary votes of no confidence, but the battle for approval of next year's budget has only just begun. #france #politics #government www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe...

For the first time since Bolivia elected an Indigenous leader to office in 2005, the party he founded did not make it to the ballot. But in many ways, it shows how far Indigenous rights have come in 20 years. #bolivia #elections www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...

Amid global trade shocks, 54 nations boost commercial ties among themselves to achieve self-reliance and to lessen trade dependence on non-African countries. #africa #economy #trade www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/t...

As immigrants from Muslim nations go north, Denmark and Sweden wrestle with how, or whether, to be a haven for those who are war-weary and vulnerable. #immigration #dennark #sweden www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe...

The next stage of the Trump peace plan for Gaza requires Hamas to pass security responsibility to an international force. Will Turkey take the role? #turkey #gaza #israel www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle...

Thursday’s indictment of former national security adviser John Bolton is the latest example of the Trump Justice Department going after people President Donald Trump says have done him wrong. #bolton #doj #trump www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

Under President Donald Trump, the Justice Department appears to be breaking norms for prosecutorial conduct through its indictments of perceived foes. Yet it may be the states that will help reset the norms of justice. #bolton #doj #trump www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/t...

Without congressional approval, the Trump administration is building up military forces in the Caribbean, mainly in Puerto Rico, suggesting a land operation might follow. #venezuela #military #navy www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military...

Republicans and Democrats aren’t talking. They’re pressuring each other to give in as effects of the weekslong government shutdown are taking hold. #shutdown #trump #republicans www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

At the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, the show wouldn’t go on without the people guiding the puppets’ movements. #culture #puppets www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...

The United States and Canada’s pact to build out tungsten mining in Yukon might prove influential in mending the two country’s rocky relationship. #canada #mining #trump www.csmonitor.com/World/Americ...

This year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences – like many in the past – spotlights theories about causes for growth. One key: an openness to new and often challenging ideas. #Nobel #prizes #economy www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/t...

Nine months after the Eaton Fire, an Altadena family navigates the red tape that is hampering recovery for those who lost it all in the blaze. How much of their daughter’s childhood will be spent in limbo? #wildfires ##California www.csmonitor.com/Environment/...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a case which asks whether using race as a factor in drawing congressional maps is a violation of the Constitution. The decision could render toothless the Voting Rights Act of 1965. #SupremeCourt #VotingRights www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/...

The Blue Ridge Parkway is a tourism icon and a vital economic resource for this Appalachian region. Hurricane recovery has been roiled by geography and the government shutdown. #hurricane #helene #virginia www.csmonitor.com/USA/2025/101...

Performing Shakespeare in prison helped two murderers rediscover their humanity and find redemption. They vow to “be wise hereafter and seek for grace.” #prison #solutions #shakespeare #crime www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/...

To this master of narrative nonfiction, something extraordinary is waiting under every rock, beckoning her to look closer. #SusanOrlean #books #nonFiction #memoire #Joyride www.csmonitor.com/Books/Author...

In her new book, Marla A. Ramírez examines the reverberating consequences of a push to deport ethnic Mexicans, many of whom were U.S. citizens, during the Great Depression. #immigration #mexico #deportation www.csmonitor.com/Books/Author...

This year’s winner, Venezuela’s María Corina Machado, relies on inner resources that are similar to past winners from Myanmar and Iran. #Nobel #women www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/t...

The long-awaited day that saw the return of surviving Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners gave an early indication of the tough challenges awaiting Donald Trump’s Gaza plan. #hostages #hamas #israel www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle...

European welfare states are finding it increasingly hard to maintain high social spending in the face of pressure to boost their defense readiness. #Europe #military #defense #NATO www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe...

To get the breakthrough allowing a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages, negotiators decoupled an emotional first phase of the Trump plan from a far more complex second. Much hard work remains to get Israelis and Palestinians to peace. #Gaza #Israel #Hamas www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-...