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Vuong’s new novel, The Emperor of Gladness, is the first he’s written, from start to finish, since his mother died in 2019. He says writing it was a way to honor her memory.

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The spring has been full of great TV. Here’s what you might have missed.

Orville Peck is performing on Broadway as the Emcee in Cabaret. His winding path to his dream role included a stint as a punk drummer and hitting pause on his country career to get sober.

Banish the emptiness of not feeling useful, productive, directed.

Several people attending WorldPride in D.C. this year said some of their fellow community members have been hesitant to go. But others felt it was more important to show up and be visible.

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Virginia high schooler Michelle Liu met her 80-year-old friend Sue Miller back when Michelle was three years old. They became friends and, over time, they became devoted pen pals.

This story was originally produced by Michelle Liu, with support from Wyatt Mayes and Briget Ganske, for the “On Our Minds” podcast from the PBS News Student Reporting Labs.

Since Trump abruptly ousted Kennedy Center leadership and became its board chair, artists have canceled shows and subscription sales are down.

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Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman says the attack represents an erosion of democratic values: “Ultimately, this is about Trump trying to impose his view of the world on everybody else.”

Many of White’s books chronicled his own experiences as a gay man, making an indelible impression on gay culture and how LGBTQ experiences were understood more broadly at the dawning of the AIDS health crisis.

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