Juana, aged 80, photographed at her home in Havana, Cuba. Photograph: Marylise VigneauJuana, aged 80, photographed at her home in Havana, Cuba. Photograph: Marylise VigneauWomen behind the lensGlobal developmentPhotographer Marylise Vigneau finds ordinary Cubans struggling with daily life after the devastating impact of the Covid pandemic One can find beauty, joy of life, intelligence or bravery in many places in the world. And Cuba has a lot of all these things.

Boxer Isiah Jones was shot and killed on Monday after a dispute with a family member, his trainer, Roshawn Jones, announced Tuesday. He was 28 years old. Roshawn confirmed the tragic news in an emotional Instagram post showing highlights of his fighter ... saying, "Isiah, Lost his life yesterday in a tragic event!" "Please keep his family in your prayers to help them get through these rough times!"

Hey, remember all those whimsical, wonderful Disney movies that you just loved watching as a little kid? Or maybe you are just starting to share those same magical films with your children now? Either way, it's all over forever. Why? Because companies like Yandy.com are selling outfits that have turned your favorite Disney characters into Halloween costumes that are called things like "Sassy Cinder Babe Costume," "Sultry Snow White Costume" and "

Acceptance By Jeff Vandermeer Purchase BookPurchase close overlay Buy Featured Book TitleAcceptanceAuthorJeff Vandermeer Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? iBooks Independent Bookstores We have to backtrack a little here, right at the start. Acceptance, book three in Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, is hitting the shelves soon, and I want very badly to talk about it. But before I can do that, I have to talk about the first two books.

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In one of the many war cemeteries in Lang Son, a city in northern Vietnam, Pham Thi Ky and her family light incense and offer prayers for her brother-in-law, who died 36 years ago in Vietnam's brief but bloody border war with China. That 1979 war left more than 50,000 dead. There are other graves here, too. They fought and died against the French occupiers, then the Americans. But relative to China, those were brief battles.

TheatreReviewBarbican, London A Beckettian sense of dread pervades Dorothy James and Andy Manjuck’s show about a wistful middle-aged man’s attempts to keep the darkness at bay It’s Bill’s birthday. The bunting is up, the crudités are chopped and the booze – so much booze – sloshes in the punchbowl. But as he pours himself another glass and listens for the doorbell, it seems Bill will be celebrating this one alone. A Beckettian sense of dread quickly pervades this entertaining hour of wordless puppetry supported by the Jim Henson Foundation.

Hard to believe Irwin Shaw wrote "Bury the Dead" in 1936, between the War to End All Wars and all the wars to come. The angry, searing pacifist drama feels as up-to-date and urgent as an incoming text message. Hard to believe Irwin Shaw wrote “Bury the Dead” in 1936, between the War to End All Wars and all the wars to come. The angry, searing pacifist drama feels as up-to-date and urgent as an incoming text message.

“Dune” will be dashing some spice into the Twitter Movies timeline this week. Warner Bros., as part its larger marketing campaign for director Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune,” teamed with Twitter for a weeklong takeover of the @TwitterMovies account to promote the sci-fi epic.

Nate Madsen with Mariah, the giant redwood he named when he lived 130ft up in the branches to save it from the loggers. Photograph: Boris Zharkov/The GuardianNate Madsen with Mariah, the giant redwood he named when he lived 130ft up in the branches to save it from the loggers. Photograph: Boris Zharkov/The GuardianExperienceLife and styleGuests climbed up and abseiled down. I finished my degree on a laptop and watched ravens raise their young