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22 tips for 2022: To deepen relationships, start by showing up for yourself

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Nine Days, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, is writer-director Edson Oda's debut feature film. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics hide caption

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Stressed about money? Scared to check your balance? These tips are for you

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22 tips for 2022: Get your ideas heard at work

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A still from the documentary Bernie Krause, A Life with The Great Animal Orchestra. Vincent Tricon/2021 © Masha Karpoukhina for Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain hide caption

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The 'Great Animal Orchestra' brings the wild rumpus of nature to art museums

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The Showtime series Yellowjackets boasts an impressive cast actresses set in both 1996 and 2021. Kailey Schwerman/Showtime hide caption

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The global supply chain is amazingly efficient. So why did it break down?

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