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The moving dramedy A Real Pain stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin as two very different cousins attempting to reconnect by going on a heritage tour of Poland. As they make their way across the country, they mourn their late grandmother, confront the fractures in their relationship, and reckon with the grief left in the wake of the Holocaust. A Real Pain was written and directed by Eisenberg.

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Yoakam has recorded a harmonious new duet with Post Malone. Morris is stretching beyond country’s borders. And Thompson — half of the duo Thompson Square — looks back to the roots of honky-tonk.

Gomez grew up speaking Spanish, but lost her fluency around the same time she began her Hollywood career as a kid. She spent months relearning the language for her latest role as the wife of a Mexican cartel boss.

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A new exhibition celebrates the work of the late cartoonist Edward Koren.

Artists featured on her most recent album could make an appearance, some of whom include Miley Cyrus, Post Malone and Shaboozey.

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If you’ve ever loved a movie musical, then you’ve probably got a favorite movie musical number — a song that makes you want to sing along, swoon, celebrate, or simply dance with the nearest lamppost. But what makes these moments great? With Wicked hitting theaters, there’s never been a better time to debate the best movie musical numbers.

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The boys are not alright. They are falling behind in education and employment, and many have responded by leaning into the politics of the aggrieved. For decades, these major cultural developments have laid the groundwork for Donald Trump’s re-election.

Today Brittany talks with Hanna Rosin. Fifteen years ago she started researching what was going on with men. Her groundbreaking book The End of Men was one of the first to note this societal shift for men. Over a decade later, her assessment is more accurate than ever.

Protesters oppose a measure that would reshape the county’s founding treaty between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown.

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On this week’s installment of “My Unsung Hero” from Hidden Brain, Emma Carlson Berne was at a restaurant, feeling overwhelmed when someone told her just what she needed to hear.

An Asian American waiter named Willis gets embroiled in a mystery after witnessing a crime in Charles Yu’s National Book Award-winning novel. Jimmy O. Yang stars in the new Hulu adaptation.

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