Rachel Morrison, seen here on set for Mudbound, had her big breakthrough with Fruitvale Station in 2013. Steve Dietl/Netflix hide caption
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'Green Sun' by Kent Anderson. Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption
In Sweden's The Square, a performance artist (Terry Notary) goes ape at a fancy museum gala. Magnolia Pictures hide caption
Tuesday
In Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun? director Travis Wilkerson dissects an act of racial violence in his family's past — and the systemic racism that endures today. Grasshopper Films hide caption
Erich Berger and Mari Keto have made radioactive jewels, part of their Inheritance Project, that are unwearable by humans — and remain locked in a concrete vault equipped with radiation measurement devices. Courtesy of Erich Berger hide caption
'Time Pieces,' By John Banville. Eslah Attar/NPR hide caption
Amalia Scatena is the executive chef at Cannon Green, a Charleston, S.C., establishment where 80 percent of the staffers are women. Scatena says her management style is simple: "Build people up, don't tear them down." Nickie Stone hide caption
In the 1910s and '20s, actress Mary Pickford was known as "Blondielocks" for her golden, sausage-like curls. General Photographic Agency/Getty Images hide caption
How Movie Darling Mary Pickford Became The Most Powerful Woman In Hollywood
Florence Kasumba (left), Angela Bassett and Leititia Wright appear in a scene from Marvel's Black Panther. Sociologist Darnell Hunt says the film's success "demonstrates what's possible beyond standard Hollywood practices." Marvel Studios hide caption
Hollywood Diversity Study Finds 'Mixed Bag' When It Comes To Representation
Monday
Matt Young enlisted in the Marines when he was 18 and served three tours in Iraq. Tara Monterosso/Bloomsbury hide caption
"The job of a cartoonist is not just to capture a likeness," Tim Kreider says. "A caricature brings out aspects of someone's character that they're trying to conceal." Tim Kreider/Simon and Schuster hide caption
Essayist Breaks Free From Conventional Relationships In 'Because I Love You'
Mae Whitman as Annie, Christina Hendricks as Beth, and Retta as Ruby in the NBC comedy Good Girls. Josh Stringer/NBC hide caption