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A poem about reassessing what has value when faced with the prospect of extinction

Drawing attention to a vital but unassuming part of a natural cycle

"In the spirit abandoning the body, / wherever there is sorrow, lives what saves us."

Young composers, mentors and organizers preview an event uniting words and music

See and hear performances from the Coeur d'Alene-based neo-soul quartet

Pepe Romero interview

The Italian director Luca Guadagnino isn’t known for restraint, and his newest film “Challengers” is a big, stylish melodrama about obsession and betrayal in the world of tennis. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a lot of fun, and made with more energy and zeal than most mainstream movies.

“Challengers” is a study of desire, whether for athletic success or romantic intimacy—and sometimes both, Dan Webster says in his review.

On this week's show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that involve the theme of challenges. The first is “Challengers,” director Luca Guadagnino’s look at a three-way relationship among tennis players. The second is a challenge to our very senses, director Bertrand Bonello’s head-scratching study “The Beast.”