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  • Books

A Bullied Kid Finds Unconventional Freedom In 'Heaven'

Following the success of Breasts and Eggs, Mieko Kawakami's publishers are releasing a beautiful new translation of her 2016 novel Heaven, about an unnamed teen dealing with bullies at school.

May 25, 2021
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  • Lily Meyer
The Linda Lindas' "Racist, Sexist Boy" went viral last week. The band got a record deal within days from Epitaph Records.

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  • Music News

Fresh Off A Viral Library Gig, The Linda Lindas Get A Record Deal

After their performance of "Racist, Sexist Boy" at the Los Angeles Public Library went viral late last week, the band has been signed by the LA punk label Epitaph Records.

May 24, 2021
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Dawnie Walton left her job as the deputy managing editor of <em>Essence</em> to write <em>The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. </em>

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  • Books

'70s Music Journalism Gets An Overdue Rewrite In Debut Novel 'Opal & Nev'

Dawnie Walton's novel is a faux oral history about an interracial rock duo. Opal is a Black proto Afro-punk singer from Detroit, and Nev is a goofy white British singer-songwriter.

May 24, 2021
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  • Terry Gross

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  • Arts & Life

Poetry Challenge: How Has The Pandemic Changed You?

No one is coming out of the pandemic unaffected. Write a poem about how this past year changed you.

May 24, 2021
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By:
  • Casey Noenickx
American Idol finalist Willie Spence of Douglas, Ga., sings during the televised singing competition

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  • Arts & Life

Willie Spence Fans Share Frustration, Hope After 'American Idol' Finale

American Idol concluded its 19th season on Sunday and some fans shared their frustration with the results online.

May 24, 2021
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  • Amanda Andrews
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  • Movies

The Movies Pitch The Audience: Come Back!

At a star-studded Hollywood event this week, studio executives and filmmakers made the pitch for audiences to return to theaters: Come back, not just for the popcorn, but for the magic of movies.

May 24, 2021
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
American composers and musicians Noble Sissle, center left, and Eubie Blake, on piano, perform with a group of women on stage in the early 20th century. Sissle and Blake wrote the score for <em>Shuffle Along</em>.

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  • Theater

'Shuffle Along' Changed Musical Theater 100 Years Ago

Though much of it is unwatchable today — it contains blackface and other minstrelsy — Shuffle Along brought jazz to Broadway and was the first African American show to be a smash hit.

May 23, 2021
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  • Jeff Lunden
Adri Quiñones, center, leads the prayer during Saturday morning Shabbat services at Beth Shalom on Jan. 18, 2020.

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The Youth Of Cuba's Tiny Jewish Minority

Cuba doesn't have a single rabbi and the Jewish population numbers only about 1,200 on the island. Those left have formed a tight-knit community, with pressure on the young to sustain their religion.

May 23, 2021
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  • Rachel Wisniewski
GPB  NPR

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  • Arts & Life

D.C. Residents Navigate Their Return To Social Life As Restrictions Are Lifted

Fully vaccinated people in the D.C. area have been heading back out to bars and restaurants to enjoy the unmasked life.

May 23, 2021
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  • Book Reviews

May's YA Brings Unlikely Connections Between Very Different Stories

At first glance, The Ones We're Meant to Find and Luck of the Titanic don't have much in common — one's historical, one's dystopia. But as you read, you'll see surprising thematic connections.

May 23, 2021
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  • Caitlyn Paxson

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  • Games & Humor

Not My Job: Jenny Finney Boylan Gets Quizzed On Hot Dogs

Jenny Finney Boylan, columnist, best-seller and author of the memoir, Good Boy: My Life In Seven Dogs, plays our game about hot dogs.

May 22, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom

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In David Yoon's New Novel, Resetting The Internet To 'Version Zero'

David Yoon draws on his own experience working in tech for his new novel, about a disillusioned data whiz who decides to, literally, reboot the internet — with some catastrophic consequences.

May 22, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Charlie, then 1 year old, bites Harry, 3, in the 2007 YouTube video. The rest is history.

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  • Pop Culture

The 'Charlie Bit My Finger' Viral Video Will Leave YouTube And Sell As NFT

The 2007 home video raised the bar for "going viral." Now, the famous brothers are deleting the video from YouTube on May 23 to auction it off as a nonfungible token.

May 22, 2021
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  • Emma Bowman
Prince Harry allows himself to be filmed while going through therapy in his new, Oprah co-created TV series, <em>The Me You Can't See</em>.

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  • Television

Oprah And Prince Harry On Mental Health, Therapy And Their New TV Series

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry about their partnership and deep dive into mental health in their new series, The Me You Can't See, on Apple TV+.

May 22, 2021
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  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Elena Burnett,
  • and 1 more
Norway's TIX (Andreas Haukeland) performs during the Eurovision Song Contest dress rehearsal in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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  • Television

Lights! Camera! Factions! Your Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Cheat Sheet

After taking a year off, the Eurovision Song Contest is back, and for the first time a major streaming service — Peacock — is carrying it live in the U.S. Here's what to look for.

May 22, 2021
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  • Glen Weldon
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