An award-winning poet, author, translator and educator has died. X.J. Kennedy was 96. He schooled millions of students through “The Bedford Reader” and other textbooks and engaged ...

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Samsara uses its spectacular, globetrotting 70mm footage to philosophize about life on Earth, forging connections across time ...

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