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I’m thinking about all those dedicated, overwhelmed doctors, nurses, and technicians, providing care at grave risk to their own health and safety. Just how do we protect them, and then, how do we thank them properly? In tribute to their crucial, courageous work, here are ten top titles that feature doctors and nurses — some noble, others less so. 

 With warmer weather comes thoughts of romance. Or is it just me? Even with forced isolation causing the occasional disagreement, I feel profoundly grateful to have my wife of three-plus decades experiencing this strange, new CO-VID world with me.

Here are twelve black and white classics, available now on Netflix, that I consider unmissable. I’m hoping that through these timeless films, we might open a few more young eyes to the glory and beauty of black and white cinema.

Why were so many of our very best actors born in April? It’s an unanswerable question, of course, but intriguing nonetheless. And in the rarefied world of movie stardom, the concentration of April birthdays is pretty remarkable.

Twenty-five years later, 1997 feels like yesterday, yet at the same time an eternity. So much has changed. Will the movie industry ever experience another banner year like 1997, not just in box office terms but also the range and quality of its output? It’s an open question.

With the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court, we have the first instance in our history of an established right actually being taken away from Americans. For the majority of us, the decision feels like a step backward, not just in progress but in time. As we absorb the consequences, we recall our own dark past on this issue before Roe became law, and also the rigid policies of more repressive societies around the world.