No book changes everyone’s life, but some appear again and again when people are asked which book changed theirs. They tend to offer a new way of seeing meaning, adversity or other people. Meaning and resilience Stories that shift perspective Changing how you live day to day Can books make you a better person? Research … Read more
For many people, films are the main way they encounter historical events: wars, revolutions, famous lives. That gives filmmakers enormous influence over how the past is remembered, for better and for worse. The power of historical films A vivid film can make distant events feel real. Saving Private Ryan (1998) changed how many viewers imagined … Read more
Films let you spend two hours inside someone else’s life, often in a place you may never visit. World cinema shows daily routines, family structures, humor and conflicts that news reports and travel guides rarely capture. “The one-inch barrier of subtitles” When Parasite won the Golden Globe for best foreign-language film in 2020, director Bong … Read more
