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Why the ancient story of 'The Odyssey' still resonates today Support Canvas Sustain our coverage of culture, arts and literature. Let us know what you'd like to see on ArtsCanvas. Your thoughts and opinions matter.

World Cup brings Gazans moments of joy and hope amid devastation Support Canvas Sustain our coverage of culture, arts and literature. Let us know what you'd like to see on ArtsCanvas. Your thoughts and opinions matter.

Experimental artist Suzanne Jackson celebrates decades of work in first major exhibition Support Canvas Sustain our coverage of culture, arts and literature. Let us know what you'd like to see on ArtsCanvas. Your thoughts and opinions matter.

National Youth Poet Laureate Daniel Umemezie on using his words to bridge worlds Support Canvas Sustain our coverage of culture, arts and literature. Let us know what you'd like to see on ArtsCanvas. Your thoughts and opinions matter.

'Post-literate age': Why fewer Americans are reading for pleasure Support Canvas Sustain our coverage of culture, arts and literature. Let us know what you'd like to see on ArtsCanvas. Your thoughts and opinions matter.

Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Geoff Bennett: Tomorrow, baseball’s best will showcase their talents on the field in Philadelphia during Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game. What fans might not know is that the midsummer classic traces its origins back to an event in Boston more than a century ago. It’s a little known chapter in baseball history that’s the subject of a new book.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, the smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose prolific career moved from art films to blockbusters as he dodged velociraptors in "Jurassic Park" and played Holly Hunter's husband in "The Piano," has died. He was 78. In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actor's social media page.

Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Geoff Bennett: For working actors, even a standout role on a hit show doesn’t guarantee recognition. After HBO chose not to submit Brittany Allen for Emmy consideration for her guest role on “The Pitt,” she took matters into her own hands, submitting herself. Her character, Roxie, is a young mother facing terminal cancer.

Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Geoff Bennett: The music of Hermanos Gutierrez carries listeners across imagined landscapes, blending Latin traditions, surf rock, folk, and cinematic Western sounds into entirely new instrumental journeys. Now the Swiss Ecuadorian brothers, Estevan and Alejandro Gutierrez, are turning their gaze homeward.

Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Geoff Bennett: Satire has long played a powerful role in American history, challenging authority, exposing hypocrisy, and testing the boundaries of free expression.