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Jim Steinman speaks onstage at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and awards in 2012.
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Jim Steinman, Writer Of Operatic Rock Hits For Meat Loaf And Celine Dion, Dies At 73

Apr 20, 2021
Closely associated with Meat Loaf, Jim Steinman also wrote over-the-top hits for Bonnie Tyler, Air Supply and Celine Dion, as well as music for the stage.
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Pop Culture

'Renegades' Podcast With Obama And Springsteen Is Interesting ... Enough

Apr 20, 2021
There's clearly a limit to what the former president will say --even on his own platform. Obama's conversation with the Boss is at its most fluid and introspective when the two discuss masculinity.
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Movies
People wearing protective face masks walk by the closed Cinerama Dome theater during the coronavirus pandemic on April 18, 2020, in Los Angeles.
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Cinerama Dome Among ArcLight, Pacific Theaters To Close Due To Pandemic Losses

Apr 13, 2021
With the closing of 300 screens, Hollywood laments the loss of the iconic Cinerama Dome; it opened in 1963 with the premiere of Stanley Kramer's wide-screen comedy It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
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Technology

How Yahoo! Answers Shaped The Internet

Apr 11, 2021
Yahoo! Answers is shutting down in May. From sex education to homework help, users of the forum remember how it shaped early Internet culture.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour
Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) leads a rag-tag team of women imbued with mysterious powers in <em>The Nevers</em>.
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'The Nevers': When Steampunk Gets Foggy

Apr 09, 2021
A surfeit of characters, ideas, themes — and familiar writerly tics — obscures the storytelling in the opening episodes of HBO's new series about Victorian women granted special powers.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour
Gracie Emory (Melody Hurd) and Lucky Emory (Deborah Ayorinde) confront their traumas in <em>Them.</em>
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'Them': The Trauma, The Trauma

Apr 08, 2021
Amazon's new anthology series, executive produced by Lena Waithe, unrelentingly explores "terror in America."
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Business
Saks Fifth Avenue is joining a growing list of retailers and brands to phase out animal fur.
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Saks Says No To Fur, The Latest Fashion Seller To Go Fur-Free

Apr 07, 2021
Saks Fifth Avenue will phase out sales of animal-fur products, joining other retailers such as Macy's that are responding to growing anti-fur sentiment among shoppers.
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Join The Game
At the start of <em>Disco Elysium</em>, you wake up in a crummy hostel room, without your memories — and without your pants.
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'Disco Elysium: The Final Cut' Is A Grimly Gorgeous Genre-Bender

Apr 07, 2021
In Disco Elysium, you play as an unnamed detective figuring out the story behind a dead body in a windswept, wintry city. The new Final Cut edition features extra quests and a fully-voiced script.
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Television

Netflix's New Show 'Marriage Or Mortgage' Reveals The Emotional Aspects Of Homebuying

Apr 06, 2021
A new Netflix reality show called Marriage or Mortgage reveals a lot about the emotional aspects of homebuying, according to Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary.
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Author Interviews

Poet Hanif Abdurraqib On The Intersection Of Black Excellence, Joy And Pain

Apr 06, 2021
What do Soul Train and Whitney Houston tell us about race in America? In his book, A Little Devil in America, the culture critic traces the history of Black performance through moments in pop culture.
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Pop Culture

'Mule Fest' Vs. 'Mule Day' — A Tennessee Town Is Taking Sides

Apr 05, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has derailed "Mule Day" for a second year in a row. Now, a debate in the Tennessee town that hosts the event is split about an alternate "Mule Fest" that plans to take its place.
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Pop Culture

Netflix Password Changes Might Cause Rifts In Some Relationships

Apr 05, 2021
Netflix has plans to keep people from sharing their passwords with non-subscribers — which might cause rifts in some relationships.
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Television
Say it ain't so — Regé-Jean Page's Duke of Hastings will not appear in <em>Bridgerton</em> season 2.
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We Swoon, We Faint — 'Bridgerton' Will Return For Season 2 Without Its Hunky Duke

Apr 02, 2021
The first season of Netflix's hit Regency romance series starred Regé-Jean Page as the smoldering Duke of Hastings — but when the series returns, it will pick up with a new love story, and no Duke.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour
<em>Pop Culture Happy Hour</em> listeners' opinions about the best Muppets are ... deeply felt.
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A Ruthless Ranking Of The 25 Best Muppets, According To Listeners

Apr 02, 2021
We asked PCHH listeners to vote for the best Muppet. Nearly 20,000 votes later, here's your top 25, with accompanying commentary by Linda, Stephen, Aisha and Glen.
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Join The Game
<em></em>Wish on stars in <em>Animal Crossing: New Horizons</em> and the next morning, jewel-bright star fragments will wash up on your beaches.
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A Year Of Falling Stars, Evening Swims And Friendship: Animal Crossing Turns One

Mar 27, 2021
Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out a year ago and quickly became the game of the pandemic era, offering a candy-colored fantasy world where the occasional bug bite is the worst that can happen.
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Join The Game
<em>Pioneers of Olive Town</em> is flawed, but the actual farming is soothing and engaging.
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The Latest Chapters In Gaming's Favorite Farm Story Wither On The Vine

Mar 26, 2021
Harvest Moon: One World and Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town are the latest installments in a beloved, long-running series of farming sims — but fans may want to stuck with older games.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour
Young Mark Grayson (voiced by Steven Yeun) follows in his father's footsteps and adopts the heroic identity of Invincible in the Amazon Prime animated series.
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'Invincible' Is Packed With Pulpy, Visceral Thrills — And Lots Of Pulpy Viscera

Mar 26, 2021
A stellar voice cast helps ground this fantastical tale of a fledgling superhero's first forays into a job where the stakes — and the violence — are all too real.
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Pop Culture Happy Hour
A detail from the art promoting Apple TV+'s <em>Calls</em>.
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'Calls' Is A Suspenseful Audio Drama With An Effective Visual Boost

Mar 25, 2021
The nine-part series airing on Apple TV+ is a science fiction story that plays out as a series of phone calls between people confronted with a strange series of events.
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Author Interviews

Leila Cobo's New Book Takes A Look At The Latin Music We Can't Get Enough Of

Mar 21, 2021
NPR's Felix Contreras speaks with Leila Cobo about her new book, Decoding Despacito, and the commercial history of Latin music in the U.S.
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Health Care

Doctors Adapt 'Hamilton' Musical To Encourage Vaccination

Mar 20, 2021
Calling themselves the "Vax'n 8," a group of doctors in Vacaville, Calif., recorded a cover of "My Shot" from the musical Hamilton to promote vaccine confidence.
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Movies

'Justice League' Fans Finally Get Access To Zack Snyder Cut Of Film On HBO Max

Mar 19, 2021
After years of campaigning on social media, fans can now stream the 4-hour Zack Snyder's Justice League. What does that say about the relationship between fandoms and movie studios?
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Music News
Sasha Velour stars in <em>The Island We Made</em>, an opera composed by Angélica Negrón and filmed in a mid-century Staten Island house.
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'The Island We Made': Lip-Sync Opera And High Drag Sing An Ode To Mothers

Mar 19, 2021
Composer Angélica Negrón collaborates with 'RuPaul's Drag Race' winner Sasha Velour on a 10-minute film featuring original music, in a project for Opera Philadelphia.
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Movie Reviews
Zack Snyder directs Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot on the set of <em>Justice League.</em>
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Here At Long (Really Long) Last, 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' Is ... Not Bad?

Mar 18, 2021
Zach Snyder's Justice League drops on HBO Max today; despite being an eye-popping four hours long, it's still a stronger film than the 2017 version finished by Joss Whedon after Snyder stepped away.
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Books
<em>Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic,</em> by Glenn Frankel
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'Shooting Midnight Cowboy' Turns An Eye To A Dark, Problematic Masterpiece

Mar 18, 2021
John Schlesinger's flawed drama, the only X-rated film to win an Oscar for Best Picture, made Jon Voight a star and solidified Dustin Hoffman's status as one of his generation's greatest actors.
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Television

The Bachelor Finale Brings To Light Systemic Issues Within The Show

Mar 16, 2021
Following the finale of The Bachelor, a look at what the season amounted to and issues that need to be addressed by the show.
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