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From slavery to socialism, new legislation restricts what teachers can discuss

A third grade teacher conducts class in Rye, N.Y. Researcher Jeffrey Sachs says that since January 2021, 35 different states have introduced legislation limiting topics that schools can teach.

Researcher Jeffrey Sachs says that U.S. teachers are being censored for broaching certain topics. One group in New Hampshire is offering a $500 bounty for teachers who discuss critical race theory.

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Psychopath or hero? 'Reacher' presents a vigilante who walks the line

Willa Fitzgerald and Alan Ritchson are on the hunt for justice in Reacher.

Based on Lee Child's best-selling novel, this eight-part series by Amazon Prime Video features Alan Ritchson as an ex-military policeman on the hunt for a murderer in small-town Georgia.

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Dolly Parton among this year's first-time nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Dolly Parton performs in concert on July 31, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Parton is among this year

Parton is one of 17 artists and groups being considered for induction into the Hall of Fame this year — a list that also includes Eminem, A Tribe Called Quest, Lionel Ritchie and Beck.

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'Thank You, Mr. Nixon' is a collection written with intelligence, wit and grace

Thank You Mr. Nixon, Gish Jen

The tensions that arise between the two peoples, especially the ones felt by Chinese Americans, form a throughline in Gish Jen's brilliant new collection.

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Rihanna is pregnant, and the internet is understandably abuzz

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are expecting their first child. Here, they attend the Met Gala on Sept. 13 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Global superstar and savvy entrepreneur Rihanna is expecting her first child, with rapper A$AP Rocky. She debuted her baby bump during a photo shoot in New York City.

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Guillermo del Toro says his future was set the first time he saw 'Frankenstein'

Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, shown here in 2018, has been fascinated with monsters since he was a child.

The Mexican filmmaker says seeing the 1931 Frankenstein as a child was like being "struck by a lightening bolt." Del Toro's latest film, Nightmare Alley, stars Bradley Cooper as a carnival grifter.

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Norma Waterson of English folk royalty has died at 82

Norma Waterson receives the Lifetime Achievement award at the BBC Folk Awards at Royal Albert Hall on April 27, 2016, in London.

Waterson was from the renowned, English folk family The Watersons. She was married to musician Martin Carthy. Her daughter, singer and fiddler Eliza Carthy, announced her mother's death.

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Howard Hesseman, who played Johnny Fever on 'WKRP in Cincinnati,' dies at 81

Hesseman died because of complications from colon surgery, his manager said. He earned two Emmy nominations for his role on the CBS show, which ran from 1978 to 1982.



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'Wait Wait' for Jan. 29, 2022: With Not My Job guest Jeremy O. Harris

Jeremy O. Harris, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California.

Jeremy O. Harris is one of the world's most exciting playwrights, whose Slave Play netted a record-setting 12 Tony nominations. We invite him on to answer three questions on the worst plays in sports.

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Lifetime and A&E's Janet Jackson docuseries promises more than it delivers

Janet Jackson speaks in her new docuseries, Janet Jackson.

The famously private music legend has the opportunity to open up in a two-part docuseries. But the show leaves many stories left untold.

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Lifetime and A&E's Janet Jackson docuseries promises more than it delivers

Janet Jackson speaks in her new docuseries, Janet Jackson.

The famously private music legend has the opportunity to open up in a two-part docuseries. But the show leaves many stories left untold.

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With 'Succession', Matthew Macfadyen finds himself a long way from Mr. Darcy

Matthew Macfadyen says of his initial impression of Succession was that it was "fantastically acid and funny and interesting."

In 2005, the British actor played brooding aristocrat Mr. Darcy in the film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. Now, he's Tom Wambsgans, a scheming Midwesterner on the HBO series Succession.

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Peter Robbins, who voiced Charlie Brown in the 1960s, has died

Voice actor Peter Robbins and the character he voiced, Charlie Brown, attend a DVD release party in Hollywood, Calif., in 2008.

As a child actor, Robbins voiced one of Charlie Brown's most famous lines — "I got a rock" — in It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

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Disney defends its 'Snow White' remake after criticism from Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage attends the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater in 2019 in Los Angeles.

The actor was "taken aback" by the studio's plan to revisit a story with problematic representation of dwarfs. Disney says it is taking "a different approach" to the live version.

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Want to understand the U.S.? This historian says the South holds the key

Imani Perry speaks onstage at the 36th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. at Brooklyn Academy of Music on Jan. 17, 2022.

Imani Perry says the South can be seen as an "origin point" for the way the nation operates. Her book, South to America, reflects on the region's history and traces the steps of an enslaved ancestor.

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Amy Schneider now has the 2nd-highest winning streak in 'Jeopardy!' history

Amy Schneider will seek to continue her historic winning streak Tuesday night on "Jeopardy!"

After Schneider won her 39th consecutive game Monday — despite answering incorrectly in Final Jeopardy — all-time record-holder Ken Jennings announced the milestone onstage as the audience applauded.

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'Camera Man' unspools the colorful life of silent film star Buster Keaton

By age 5, Keaton was a star in his family's vaudeville act; he went on to star in and direct silent films, performing jaw-dropping stunts. Slate film critic Dana Stevens profiles Keaton in a new book.



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The architectural style of Manfred Thierry Mugler

Rapper Cardi B wears a Thierry Mugler design as she arrives with rapper Offset at the Grammy Awards in 2019.

The legendary designer's highly constructed creations and outlandishly dramatic aesthetic made him a favorite of stars such as Cardi B, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé. Mugler died Sunday at 73.

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With 'The Legend of Vox Machina,' a Dungeons & Dragons web series rolls the dice

Percy (Taliesin Jaffe), Pike (Ashley Johnson), Grog (Travis Willingham), Vex (Laura Bailey), Keyleth (Marisha Ray) Scanlan (Sam Riegel) and Vax (Liam O

Just the Vox, ma'am: This animated fantasy series loses some of what makes the web series it's based on so richly rewarding, but those coming in fresh will get caught up in its characters and story.

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'Joan Is Okay,' explores the meaning of home, having roots

Joan Is Okay: A Novel, by Weike Wang

By exploring the spectrum of commitment in this book, and in her debut novel Chemistry, Weike Wang has shown us myriad ways to build a sense of home, myriad ways to feel okay in our skin.

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