Navy nurse Helen North (Lucille Ball) & Naval officer Frank Beardsley (Henry Fonda) are both widowed, & when they meet discover that this is not the only thing they have in common. Both have large families
- she has eight children, he ten
- & when they fall in love & decide to wed this causes the first problems. The North & Beardsley offspring are extremely resentful of each other, & set out to do whatever they can to sabotage their parents' imminent union.

...

Throughout his career, the artist Glenn Ligon (b 1960) has been deeply engaged with the written word: his artworks are full of painted, drawn, sculpted, photographed, & printed text. This title

Includes:: the essays & interviews, which demonstrate Ligon's exposition, ironic asides, knowing pop references, literary citations, & more.

...

Senegalese superstar Youssou N' Dour & Tunisian-born pianist Moncef Genoud take their music on a journey beginning in New Orleans & ending in Goree in Senegal. Travelling, in reverse, the route taken by the millions of slaves exported from West Africa to the Americas, N' Dour uncovers a musical legacy, which has had an enormous influence on the music of today. Director Pierre-Yves Borgeaud's film climaxes with a final concert in Goree. ...

A student in 1950s South Africa has long been plotting an escape from his country. Studying mathematics, reading poetry, saving money, he tries to ensure that when he arrives in the real world, he will be prepared to experience life to its full intensity. Arriving at last in London, however, he finds neither poetry nor romance. ...