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Christian Science Monitor - Entertainment

Books -- 'Music Against the Night' plays like a major literary composition -- Yiyun Li's new historical novel chronicles the intertwined lives of two musicians. It examines the nature of ambition and the temptation to cross the line demarcating art and commerce. -- Heller McAlpin

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Arts -- In Boston, an artist invites neighbors to speak for the trees

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From the Magazine -- A bestselling classicist embarks on a fresh odyssey

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From the Magazine -- Why Howard Zinn became a 'people's historian'

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Books -- How a British bookstore has extended its shelf life

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From the Magazine -- At the bookend of summer, here are September's best reads

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From the Magazine -- This saxophonist's jazz offers a call and response for Africa

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From the Magazine -- In Canada, a storied travel writer finds a kind of homecoming

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From the Magazine -- A writer chases butterflies, collects life lessons

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Europe -- After a biopic's success, the French ask: Where's our modern de Gaulle?

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Books -- Harry Belafonte, a 'radical before it was chic,' sang for justice

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Books -- How to maintain 'an informed citizenry' in the age of AI

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Books -- 'The Small Stuff' urges us to value ordinary delights

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The Explainer -- What is behind the raid on Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar? -- The FBI's search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home raises concerns about political interference and could impact Minnesota's Senate race ahead of the midterm elections. -- Linda Feldmann

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