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Michelle Pfeiffer, left, and Renoly Santiago in “Dangerous Minds.” (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Class in session with these inspirational teachers now streaming

Michelle Pfeiffer, left, and Renoly Santiago in “Dangerous Minds.” (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

January 25, 2025, 6:04am Entertainment

With the release of “Brave the Dark,” about a teacher taking a special interest in a troubled young man’s life, it brought to mind the other many films about inspiring teachers and the young minds they shape, whether based on a true story or not. Since the kids are back… Read story

Walking tours of Fitzgerald sites in St. Paul, Minn., take patrons to many sites the author frequented, including a brownstone he once called home.

Great American novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ turns 100

Walking tours of Fitzgerald sites in St. Paul, Minn., take patrons to many sites the author frequented, including a brownstone he once called home.

January 25, 2025, 5:59am Entertainment

Is “The Great Gatsby” really all that great? A year’s worth of events, a slew of new books and a bunch of teenagers in Scotland say “yes.” Read story

Filmmaker David Lynch sits Sept. 9, 2010, in his private screening room in Los Angeles.

Lynch’s dreams lit up cinema

Filmmaker David Lynch sits Sept. 9, 2010, in his private screening room in Los Angeles.

January 25, 2025, 5:59am Entertainment

Searching the Tribune’s photo archive for a picture from “Eraserhead,” the 1977 David Lynch film that concluded one phase of my moviegoing life in the late ’70s and cracked open a second, bigger one, I found a single image from that film, which I think of as Lynch’s unauthorized remake… Read story

A Tillandsia caput-medusae air plant in Vacaville, Calif.

Quirky curiosities: Air plants

A Tillandsia caput-medusae air plant in Vacaville, Calif.

January 25, 2025, 5:59am Life

If you’re looking for a houseplant that’s as unique as it is low-maintenance, let me introduce you to air plants, members of the Tillandsia genus in the Bromeliad family. Read story

Daniel Platzman of Imagine Dragons performs Sept. 23, 2022, during Imagine Dragons’ Eighth Annual Tyler Robinson Foundation Rise Up Gala at Resorts World Las Vegas in Las Vegas.

Rocking move: Imagine Dragons drummer goes solo

Daniel Platzman of Imagine Dragons performs Sept. 23, 2022, during Imagine Dragons’ Eighth Annual Tyler Robinson Foundation Rise Up Gala at Resorts World Las Vegas in Las Vegas.

January 25, 2025, 5:59am Entertainment

Daniel Platzman’s new single is called “Cloud Nine.” Read story

Rider Janelle Uristal races down Harrison Avenue while skier AJ Pestello navigates the course March 3 during the 76th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition in Leadville, Colo. Skijoring, which has its origins as a competitive sport in Scandinavia, has been adapted over the years to include a team made up of a rider and skier who must navigate jumps, slalom gates and the spearing of rings for points.

January is skijoring season in snowy Colorado

Rider Janelle Uristal races down Harrison Avenue while skier AJ Pestello navigates the course March 3 during the 76th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition in Leadville, Colo. Skijoring, which has its origins as a competitive sport in Scandinavia, has been adapted over the years to include a team made up of a rider and skier who must navigate jumps, slalom gates and the spearing of rings for points.

January 25, 2025, 5:59am Life

Richard Weber III proudly comes from a long line of ranchers on Colorado’s Western Slope, and on a recent bluebird day with subfreezing temperatures, he looked the part. Standing amidst a crowd at the Ouray County Fairgrounds, Weber wore a red button-down shirt and blue jeans with a sparkling silver… Read story

Immerse yourself in an offshore adventure

January 25, 2025, 5:58am Life

Did you know our national parks include millions of acres of submerged lands, much of which can be explored by adventurous travelers? Here are five ways you can discover our underwater resources. Read story

This rendering created by DN8 shows a living tree situated in an infinity pool inside a private residence designed by ODA in New Delhi.

Architects are bringing nature home

This rendering created by DN8 shows a living tree situated in an infinity pool inside a private residence designed by ODA in New Delhi.

January 25, 2025, 5:58am Life

By now, you may be familiar with biophilic design — it’s the idea of integrating nature into design to enhance our connection to the environment. Sustainability, wellness and harmony are usually part of the deal. Read story

Pop singer David Bowie at the “Disc and Music Echo” Valentine Awards ceremony at the Cafe Royal in London in 1970.

Unheard Bowie recordings unearthed at sale

Pop singer David Bowie at the “Disc and Music Echo” Valentine Awards ceremony at the Cafe Royal in London in 1970.

January 25, 2025, 5:58am Entertainment

Back in 2022, when Max Ochester loaded up his car with 15 U-Haul boxes of reel-to-reel tapes he purchased at a Montgomery County estate sale, he had no idea he was carrying a new chapter of David Bowie’s Philadelphia music history in his hands. Read story

Oded Golan, who owns one of the largest collections of antiquities from the New Testament era, visited Atlanta earlier in December to show media his collection, which he is exhibiting at Pullman Yards until the end of February.

Jesus-era artifacts go on display

Oded Golan, who owns one of the largest collections of antiquities from the New Testament era, visited Atlanta earlier in December to show media his collection, which he is exhibiting at Pullman Yards until the end of February.

January 25, 2025, 5:58am Churches & Religion

Longtime Israeli antiquities collector Oded Golan has brought 350 of his most notable artifacts from the Holy Land to Atlanta’s Pullman Yards for display through the end of February. Read story