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<em>Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine,</em> by Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley

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  • Book Reviews

Echoes Across Centuries Are Reminders That The Next Quarantine Is A Matter Of When

There's something that feels impossible about leaving behind the place in which we slunk our way through the last year plus. Until Proven Safe takes us to the places others lingered through time.

July 20, 2021
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By:
  • Annalisa Quinn
Disneyland's updated Jungle Cruise ride features tourists of various ethnic backgrounds getting chased by wildlife.

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  • Arts & Life

Disney Introduces A Revamped Jungle Cruise Ride Without The Racist Imagery

The ride, which previously featured racist imagery of Africans as spear-waving headhunters, has been transformed into a slapstick comedy in which the wildlife bests clueless safari-goers.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Japanese musician Keigo Oyamada, who performs as Cornelius, in Tokyo in 2014.

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  • Arts & Life

Olympics Opening Ceremony Composer Steps Down And Apologizes For Bullying

Keigo Oyamada, who performs under the stage name Cornelius, resigned from the Tokyo Olympics after critics uncovered interviews in which he boasted of bullying classmates with disabilities.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
In the podcast <em>Finding D.W.</em>, host and former D.W. voice actor Jason Szwimer interviews other male actors who played Arthur's kid sister.

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  • Television

A New Podcast Explores Why 'Arthur' The Aardvark's Sister D.W. Was Voiced By Boys

Jason Szwimer once voiced the sassy sister on the long-running kids show Arthur. He's now hosting the podcast Finding D.W. and reaching out to others who voiced the character when they were boys.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Emma Bowman and
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Natasha Rothwell and Jennifer Coolidge in <em>The White Lotus</em>.

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  • Pop Culture

What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

Each week, the guests and hosts on Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. Today it's The White Lotus, KennyHoopla's song "Estella," Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' first album and more.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Glen Weldon,
  • Aisha Harris,
  • and 2 more
Audience members assembled on the lawn to enjoy the Boston Symphony Orchestra, newly returned to Tanglewood after last season's cancellation.

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  • Music

Back Together And Blown Away: The Boston Symphony Orchestra Returns To Tanglewood

The Boston Symphony Orchestra recently returned to its storied summer home, Tanglewood, after the pandemic canceled last season. With reopening comes normalcy, as well as an opportunity for growth.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
<em>Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance</em>, by Nisha Sharma

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  • Book Reviews

'Radha And Jai' Is A Toe-Tapping Dance Romance Treat

Nisha Sharma's new YA novel follows two Indian American teenagers who overcome differing backgrounds to find love while prepping for an important dance competition — a perfect teen movie setup.

July 19, 2021
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By:
  • Alethea Kontis
Zaila Avant-garde attends the 2021 ESPY Awards on July 10 in New York City. She says she's enjoyed the traveling since winning the spelling bee.

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  • National

Zaila Avant-garde Talks About How She Came To Her Spelling Success

Zaila Avant-garde, the first African American winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, talked about how she got started in competitive spelling and what she has planned for the future.

July 18, 2021
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  • Robert Baldwin III
Faced with limited access to conventional stages, troupes like Contra-Tiempo are taking advantage of striking outdoor spaces at Jacob's Pillow this summer.

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  • Dance

Rising From The Ashes, Jacob's Pillow Welcomes Back Dancers, Audiences

Jacob's Pillow had a particularly tough 2020, closed by pandemic and struck by a fire that consumed one of its theaters. This summer the dance center rises from the ashes, literally and figuratively.

July 18, 2021
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By:
  • Jeff Lunden
<em>A Psalm for the Wild-Built</em>, by Becky Chambers

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  • Book Reviews

A Monk And A Robot Meet In A Forest ... And Talk Philosophy In This New Novel

Becky Chambers comes down to earth for her new series, about a world where humans and robots diverged so long ago that now each group is just a myth to the other, and robots propagate themselves.

July 18, 2021
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By:
  • Amal El-Mohtar
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar In <em>Never Have I Ever</em>.

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  • Television

'Never Have I Ever' Complicates Its Asian American Characters. That's The Whole Point

Season two of Mindy Kaling's "steamy teen romance" gives Asian American characters their own complicated stories of navigating love, grief and even a new frenemy.

July 17, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram

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  • Games & Humor

'Wait Wait' For July 17, 2021: 'Hamilton' Star Phillipa Soo Plays Not My Job

Soo created the role of Eliza Hamilton on Broadway and was just nominated for an Emmy for the televised version of her performance. We've asked her to play a game called "Hamilton? Try a ton o' ham."

July 17, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Biz Markie, in an undated photo from the early years.

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  • Music News

Biz Markie, Pioneering Beatboxer And 'Just A Friend' Rapper, Dies At 57

Biz Markie died Friday night after months of health issues.

July 17, 2021
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By:
  • David Ma
Edward Theatre's entrance, as seen from the street opened in 1914 in Kalbadevi, and was named after King Edward V, who visited Mumbai the same year. It initially started with stage plays, with a total of 509 wooden seats, distributed between three separate levels. Until a few years ago, the theatre turned cinema hall, played mostly B- grade Bollywood films.

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  • World

India's Single-Screen Cinemas Were Struggling Before COVID-19. Now They're Dying Out

Before multiplex cinemas, India had tens of thousands of single-screen movie houses. But the way Indians watch movies has changed, and the pandemic forced many old cinemas to shut their doors forever.

July 17, 2021
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By:
  • Sushmita Pathak
Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) and Simon Basset (Regé-Jean Page) in<em> Bridgerton.</em>

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  • Arts & Life

The Only 'New' Thing About Cross-Cultural Casting Is Who's Getting The Roles

Dev Patel as a knight of the Round Table, Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn, the mostly nonwhite casts of Bridgerton and Hamilton — all belong to a tradition that has its roots in live theater.

July 16, 2021
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By:
  • Bob Mondello
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