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This Saturday: CRIME & PUNISHMENT

The popularity of romanticizing the criminal lifestyle hasn't been lost on movie makers; film industries worldwide love to portray the inner workings of criminal organizations. Perhaps this fascination is due to the fact that identifying with criminals has a cathartic function, allowing us to vicariously live through the crimes of others so that we don't feel compelled to engage in them ourselves; or perhaps it's because in most crime movies the criminal eventually gets caught, thus confirming our natural sense of justice. Fortunately we can leave such theories to film analysis courses and simply enjoy crime movies because they show us an underside of our society we rarely see first-hand from a comfortable distance.
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Discover practical, science-based guidance on healthy eating, from meal timing and getting enough fiber to supporting a healthy microbiome, aging well, and eating sustainably. In our Nutrition & Diet collection, experts show how everyday food choices can support better health, boost energy, and contribute to longer lives, as well as how to build habits that last.
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How Espiritismo Carries Memory Across Generations
01/21/2026
Espiritismo traces its roots to the sacred knowledge of West and Central African peoples, carried into the Americas by enslaved ancestors between the 15th and 19th centuries. Marta Moreno Vega, Ph.D., a scholar and co-founder of Corredor Afro, explores those roots and the traditions sustained from them. Moreno Vega follows Espiritismo across a wide...
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Resilience and Healthy Longevity
01/14/2026
A long, healthy life depends on more than avoiding disease. In this program, UC San Diego’s Anthony Molina, Ph.D. defines resilience as the capacity to resist, adapt to, and recover from age-related stressors, and he frames healthy aging as an active process of maintaining function as challenges accumulate over time. Molina emphasizes that...
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