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Author: Dennard Dayle
‘Champion’ is not your grandmother’s Metropolitan Opera
Terence Blanchard made history last season when his opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones was the first work by a Black composer staged by the Metropolitan Opera. And the Met has asked for more.
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Author: Tom Vitale
Justice Thomas Given Disciplinary Trip To Gary, Indiana
GARY, IN—Asserting that the jurist had shown clear ethical lapses in accepting lavish gifts and globe-trotting trips from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, the Supreme Court reportedly dispatched Justice Clarence Thomas on a disciplinary trip to Gary, IN Friday. “The associate justice displayed evident poor judgment…
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Kansas GOP Bill Authorizes Genital Exams Of Schoolchildren
The Kansas state legislature has overridden a veto by the state’s Democratic governor to pass a ban on transgender students participating in sports, which could be enforced with mandatory genital inspections. What do you think?
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Conservative Boycotting Bud Light Forced To Drink 6 Cans Of Something Else Before Hitting Kids
SIOUX FALLS, SD—After he vowed not to patronize the Anheuser-Busch company because of its marketing partnership with a transgender TikTok star, sources reported Friday that a local conservative man boycotting Bud Light was forced to drink six cans of something else before hitting his kids. “Tonight I’d love nothing…
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Caddy Helpfully Points Out Direction Of Hole
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Bar Bathroom Light Switch Wet
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Back That Up!: Walking in Greenspoint
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Author: Fred Noland
Remembering legendary music executive Seymour Stein, co-founder of Sire Records
Stein, who died Sunday at 80, signed a wide range of pioneering artists: The Ramones, Madonna, Talking Heads, The Pretenders, k.d. lang and Ice-T. We’ll listen back to two of his Fresh Air interviews.
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Author: Terry Gross
Joni Mitchell receives Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Since the 1960s, Mitchell has been one of the most influential singer songwriters in popular music. We’ll listen back to her 2004 Fresh Air interview.
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Author: Terry Gross