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What You Need to Know About the COVID-19 Pandemic
Travel
Virtual Vacation: Things to Do in Rome Remotely
Even if I’m no fan of airport security, long cramped flights and airline meals, I do miss traveling. And while nonessential travel remains not the mos...
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Entertainment
Contemporary Black Writers Whose Must-Read Works Are Shaping Today’s Literary Landscape
On NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, writer Lauren Michele Jackson expanded upon her Vulture essay, which illustrated how 2020’s uptick in anti-ra...
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TV
Continental Closed Captioning: Travel to Europe With “Money Heist,” “Lupin” and Other TV Shows
Miss traveling? We get you. Fortunately, there are ways of transporting yourself to a different country that don’t require getting onto a crammed 10-h...
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Movies
Awards Contenders 2021: Frances McDormand and Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland”
Watching last year’s Oscars ceremony, I was as stunned as director Bong Joon Ho when his film Parasite won four Academy Awards, including Best Directo...
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Culture
Black Lives Matter Protests Comprise the Largest Social Movement in U.S. History
On October 14, 2020, a group gathered in London, England’s Brixton neighborhood to honor George Floyd with a candlelight vigil. October 14 marks what ...
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Celebrities
How Lucasfilm’s Decision to Fire Gina Carano Sets an Important Precedent in Hollywood
On February 10, Lucasfilm released a statement noting that Mandalorian actor Gina Carano’s remarks on social media were "abhorrent and unacceptable." ...
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