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Author: Sara K. Runnels
Hispanics and Latinos Are The Biggest Moviegoers. The Big Screen Doesn’t Reflect That
Nearly 20% of Americans are Latino or Hispanic and they buy more movie tickets per capita. But a new report says just 7% of all lead characters in 2019’s top-grossing films were Hispanic or Latino.
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Author: Emma Bowman
Democrats Face New Hurdle After Republicans Gerrymander All Left-Leaning Voters Into Single House District
WASHINGTON—Scrambling to respond to the sudden shift in electoral realities, Democrats reportedly faced new hurdles Wednesday after Republicans gerrymandered all left-leaning voters into a single House district stretching across the country. “Democrats were already looking at significant headwinds going into the…
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The Imaginary Bugs Behind Your Phantom Itches
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Author: Annah Feinberg
Report: U.S. Poverty Fell To 9.1% Last Year Due To Pandemic Relief
A U.S. Census Bureau report shows that poverty in the United States fell to 9.1% last year—down 2.6% from 2019—due to government aid, including pandemic relief payments and unemployment insurance. What do you think?
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We Beat ‘Deathloop’ On The First Try; Sorry It Was Just Too Easy For Gamers Like Us
Hot off the success of the Dishonored series, Arkane Studios is showing us what they can do with their first truly next-gen experience. Unfortunately, while Deathloop might be a graphical tour-de-force for the PlayStation 5, it ultimately failed to satisfy after we beat the game on our first try, since it was way…
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Night-Shift Janitor Leaves Behind Brilliant Solution To Israeli–Palestinian Conflict On U.N. Chalkboard
NEW YORK—Diplomats and personnel from dozens of nations stopped and stared upon entering the U.N. General Assembly Hall this morning and seeing that the night-shift janitor had left a brilliant solution to the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict on the chalkboard, sources reported Wednesday. “My God, he did it—he figured it…
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‘Blue Bayou’ Devastates With A Story Of A Stepfather Facing Deportation
A Korean American man faces deportation because his adoption in the 1980s was never finalized. Blue Bayou may be heavy handed, but it tells a fundamental truth about our flawed immigration system.
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Author: Justin Chang
Colson Whitehead Returns To His Home Turf With ‘Harlem Shuffle’
Whitehead says his latest novel was inspired by his love of heist movies. The story centers on a furniture store owner who has a side hustle trafficking in stolen goods.
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Author: Terry Gross
Norm Macdonald Sent To Hell For Mocking God’s Friend O.J. Simpson
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