Month: September 2021

STANFORD, CA—Explaining that she had to take care of something in the other room, research psychologist Andrea Hamaker reportedly had to step away for a minute Thursday, but she told study participant Kyle Meyer that he should feel free to grab either a cookie or carrots. “I have to duck out for a moment before we…

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The actress received the award at the Venice International Film Festival, saying she was accepting it on behalf of “all the courageous heroines of the world.”

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Though we can’t do much about the ongoing vicissitudes of the pandemic, we do have a fantastic new offering to bring the feel of the office right to your home!

NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Maya Cade, who saw how hard it is to access movies by Black directors — so she created the Black Film Archive, a collection of nearly 250 films spanning seven decades.

In 2008, Williams told Terry Gross the story behind the scar on his face. In 2016, he reflected on his troubled past and his lucky breaks. Williams was found dead in his apartment Sept. 6.

A new Disney+ remake of Doogie Howser, MD stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee as the teenage medical prodigy. Lee is instantly endearing, with an energetic mixture of confidence and insecurities.

If no mask wadded up toilet paper just as good or nah?

Ashley M. Jones is Alabama’s youngest and first Black poet laureate. Her new book Reparations Now! discusses America’s history of Black oppression, and asks for more than monetary repairs.

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More than an autobiography following a strict chronological path and detailing all major events, this book focuses on the role of art in the U.S. poet laureate’s life and her development as an artist.

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James Spears filed his petition to terminate the conservatorship that has controlled his daughter’s life and money for 13 years in Los Angeles Superior Court. A judge will need to approve the move.

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