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The 2024 Kennedy Center honorees (clockwise from left): the Apollo Theater; the Grateful Dead (Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann); jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval; blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt; and director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.

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  • Arts & Life

Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt on 2024 Kennedy Center Honors list

The award for lifetime artistic achievements will also recognize jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval. The Apollo Theater will receive a special Honors as "an iconic American institution."

July 19, 2024
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Bernice Johnson Reagon, seen here at the memorial celebration for Odetta at Riverside Church in 2009 in New York City.

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  • Obituaries

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died

The songleader, civil rights activist and scholar died Tuesday at the age of 81.

July 18, 2024
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By:
  • Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
 Longlegs

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  • Movie Reviews

'Longlegs' is a terrifying serial killer — who never touches his victims

Nicolas Cage plays a satanic murderer, and Maika Monroe is the clairvoyant FBI agent on his trail, in this tense and frightening horror movie.

July 18, 2024
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By:
  • Justin Chang
Bob Newhart played psychologist Robert Hartley in the 1970s sitcom <em>The Bob Newhart Show.</em>

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  • Obituaries

'I've lived in an incredible time': Comic Bob Newhart dies at 94

Best known for an everyman persona that powered two classic TV sitcoms, Newhart managed to be the funniest guy in the room while playing unassuming characters.

July 18, 2024
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
J. Harrison Ghee performs as The Lady Chablis in a scene set at Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery, surrounded by ensemble members.

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  • Performing Arts

Review: ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ takes the stage in lively musical adaptation

The musical's producers hope to bring Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil to Broadway after its initial run in Chicago. GPB Savannah reporter Benjamin Payne attended opening night in Chicago, and has this review.

July 18, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne

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  • Book Reviews

'This Great Hemisphere' tackles racism, classism, and political power struggles

Mateo Askaripour's sophomore novel is a sprawling speculative-fiction narrative that delivers a heartwarming story about a young woman learning to navigate the world.

July 18, 2024
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By:
  • Gabino Iglesias
Scenes of destruction at the Factor Druk printing house, one of Ukraine's largest, can be seen days after it was hit in a Russian missile attack, on May 27.

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  • Europe

Ukraine's bookstores are thriving, but a top printing plant took a deadly hit

Ukraine's bookstores have expanded despite the war, fueled by interest in works by Ukrainian writers, some who have been killed by Russian forces. But a Russian missile struck a top printing plant.

July 18, 2024
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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis,
  • Polina Lytvynova,
  • and 1 more
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  • Television

Here are the 2024 Emmy nominations

Nominations for the 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday. The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on September 15.

July 17, 2024
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By:
  • Clare Lombardo and
  • Beth Novey
GPB News NPR

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  • Television

6 takeaways from the 2024 Emmy nominations

Some of the nominations were expected — The Bear earned 23 nominations and Shogun received 25 nods. But the Television Academy still had a few surprises up its sleeve.

July 17, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
Reality TV star Savannah Chrisley speaks on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday in Milwaukee, Wis.

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  • Politics

Reality star Savannah Chrisley says her parents were victims of political persecution

Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were found guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks. Speaking at the Republican National Convention, their daughter, Savannah, blamed "rogue prosecutors."

July 17, 2024
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  • Anna Yukhananov
Ingrid Andress sings the national anthem prior to the 2024 Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, on Monday.

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  • Music

Ingrid Andress, whose national anthem went viral, says she was drunk

The country star says she intends to check herself into rehab.

July 16, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson

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  • Book Reviews

This absorbing debut novel about writing takes its cue from 'Mrs. Dalloway'

Rosalind Brown's debut novel, Practice, centers on an undergraduate student trying to write an essay on Shakespeare. Along the way, we are treated to the fleeting insights of the the brain at work.

July 16, 2024
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By:
  • Maureen Corrigan
Edmundo Sosa and Phillies teammate Brandon Marsh after a game against the New York Mets in May.

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  • Television

Looking for a comfort watch? Turn on baseball, our pop culture critic says

Just in time for the All-Star Game, pop culture critic and Phillies fan Linda Holmes is here to persuade you to turn on some baseball. If you don't have a team, just borrow hers; they're doing pretty well.

July 16, 2024
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  • Linda Holmes
Kevin rides a horse as he leads it to the middle of the rodeo to pose for a picture with his maids of honor at his birthday celebration. He's asked to be identified only by his first name to protect his safety.

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  • National

How one Mexican immigrant works to honor traditions across borders

As hundreds of thousands of migrants reach the United States' southern border every month, many hold onto traditions like coming-of-age ceremonies to give them a sense of home.

July 16, 2024
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By:
  • Toya Sarno Jordan and
  • Stephania Corpi Arnaud
Parents, students, and staff of Chino Valley Unified School District hold up signs in favor of protecting LGBTQ+ policies at Don Antonio Lugo High School, in Chino, Calif., in June 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday barring school districts from passing policies that require schools to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification.

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  • National

California bans school rules requiring parents notification of child's pronoun change

The law, which is the first in the nation, bans school rules requiring school staff to disclose a student's gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child's permission.

July 16, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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