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Author: Simon Webster
Our 5 favorite exhibits from ‘This Is New York’ — a gritty, stylish city celebration
The Museum of the City of New York is marking its centennial with an exhibition of NYC-inspired film, TV, music and fashion. But this is real New York, “not a love letter,” says one of the curators.
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Author: Jennifer Vanasco
Tony Awards have gendered actor categories — where do non-binary people fit?
“We don’t gender other people’s professions,” says actor Alex Newell. “You say … I’m going to my dentist and I need to hire a plumber.” But Broadway’s highest honors have male/female distinctions.
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Author: Jeff Lunden
He was expelled after he refused to cut his afro. 57 years later, he got his degree
In 1966, Otis Taylor was refused his high school diploma from Manual High School in Denver, Colo., for refusing to cut off his afro at the administration’s request.
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Author: Manuela López Restrepo
FRONTLINE traces the ‘ambition and revenge’ driving SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas
As controversy swirls around the benefits Thomas and his wife Ginni received from a conservative billionaire, filmmaker Michael Kirk examines the couple’s path to power in a new PBS documentary.
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Author: Dave Davies
Federal Court Rules Sacklers Can Still Go To Heaven
NEW YORK—In a decision that shields the former owners of Purdue Pharma from personal liability for America’s opioid crisis, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that members of the Sackler family could still go to heaven. “It is our determination that the Sacklers should receive immunity from…
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Supreme Court: ‘We Wear Gold Crowns Now’
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Report: More Hospitals Requiring Patients To Put Body Part Down As Collateral Before Receiving Services
HIGH POINT, FL—A new report released Thursday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found that more hospitals were requiring patients to put a body part down as collateral before receiving services. “It can be anything from a pinky toe to a vital organ, but we need something to ensure that the patient’s…
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Obama Kills Self After Learning About ‘President Obummer’ Nickname
WASHINGTON—Calling the epithet a deeply painful way of talking about another human being, former President Barack Obama reportedly killed himself Wednesday after learning about the “President Obummer” nickname. “My Lord, have people really been calling me this the entire time?” said the former commander in chief, who…
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Prize-Winning Zucchini Stripped Of Blue Ribbon Following Miracle Gro Scandal
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