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Christian Science Monitor - Entertainment

What the new 'Spider-Man' teaches us about starting anew -- Amid the crime-fighting action, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" also asks what it really means to grow up or to make fresh starts – for us as well as for Peter Parker. -- Ken Makin

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Rock singer and naturalist: How Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg straddles two careers -- Stephen Humphries

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Bringing religion to bear on public policy debates -- Terry W. Hartle

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Why faith matters in today's political memoirs -- Sophie Hills

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Music -- Jesca Hoop mixes protest and perspective in latest album, 'Long Wave Home'

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From the Magazine -- Antiquity is new again. To these enthusiasts, ancient Greek is a living language.

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Books -- July's best books range far and wide

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Books -- An early naturalist who cast off the 'chains of prejudice'

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Books -- A beekeeper muses on the delights of stewarding a hive

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Movies -- Plot twist! Gen Z powers a movie theater resurgence.

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Movies -- 'The Odyssey': Expansive tale, meet expansive screen

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Movies -- Epic literature doesn't always make an epic movie. Here are some joyous exceptions.

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Books -- Sigrid Nunez's stories surprised even her

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Books -- What makes people fall for romance scams?

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Arts -- 'Little House on the Prairie' returns. Will the show's reboot resonate with a new generation?

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Books -- Daniel Mason burrows into rural lore in 'Country People'

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A change of the lineup: How the new women's pro baseball league works -- Female athletes can play pro ball in the U.S. for the first time in decades. The inaugural season of the Women's Professional Baseball League brings together four teams and includes players from 10 countries. -- Kendra Nordin Beato

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