What Wisdom Can Adults Learn From Kids?
When Adora Svitak was 12, she gave a TED Talk on what grownups can learn from children. Now at age 18, and a sophomore at UC Berkeley, Svitak reflects on the message she shared.
Arts & Life
What Wisdom Can We Gain From Nature?
South African writer and conservationist Boyd Varty has spent his entire life among wild animals. He describes how he discovers "new old ways" by observing the natural world.
What Can One Generation Teach The Next About Manhood?
Advocate Tony Porter's wisdom focuses on masculinity and ending violence against women. He explains how he draws on his own upbringing to help the next generation of men redefine manhood.
Can A 75-Year-Old Study Deliver Wisdom For All Of Us?
Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger is the director of a 75-year-old study on happiness and satisfaction. He shares what he has learned, as well as his wisdom on how to find fulfillment.
'O.J. Simpson: Made In America' Dives Deep Into Life Of Fallen Football Hero
Ezra Edelman's seven-and-a-half hour documentary for ESPN, O.J. Simpson: Made in America, is really several documentaries in one. It's the story of Simpson's rise as a football icon and black celebrity, and his downfall as a murder suspect in the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend. But it's also the story of race in America, and what happens when celebrity culture meets the justice system.
'De Palma': An Underrated Director Opens Up About His Work, And His Obsessions
In a new documentary Brian De Palma, director of both blockbusters (The Untouchables) and kinkily voyeuristic films (Dressed to Kill) looks back on a career of cinematic carnage with great candor.
A Volatile Literary Partnership Is Ill-Served By The Dry, Stagey 'Genius'
Michael Grandage's strangely staid film about novelist Thomas Wolfe and his editor Maxwell Perkins struggles to capture the passions that drove their famously explosive professional relationship.
'Diary of a Chambermaid' Follows A Headstrong Servant Through A Decadent Era
In the latest adaptation of a 1900 French novel, a beautiful servant offers a gimlet-eyed view of high society. Director Benoit Jacquot's film loses energy as it slips into conventional romance.
'The Conjuring 2': Bigger, Longer, and Unholy
The second installment of director James Wan's horror series about demonic possession ups the ante — and the running time — but justifies both with legitimate scares.
'Escapology' Gets Weird Fast. And Did We Mention The Sharks?
Ren Warom's tale of AIs, genius hackers, corporate crime and the occasional sea creature uses familiar building blocks to create a wild, loud, corkscrewing story that builds to a bloody conclusion.