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and Resistance Through Art
When the 13th amendment was ratified into law on December 6, 1865, it abolished slavery, with one key caveat: “except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.” More than...
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Baldwin's work feels more timely than ever
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Janet Mock on What the Election Means for Transgender Americans
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This man's life just became March of the Penguins
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August 5, 2016
Go Inside the Twisted World of Competitive Tickling in an Exclusive Clip From
Tickled
A new documentary explores the dark underbelly of an offbeat subculture
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June 8, 2016
How a Father Created a Video Game to Remember His Terminally Ill Son
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March 17, 2016
How to Get a Cartoon in the
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By Eliza Berman
December 14, 2015
How American and Japanese Veterans of Iwo Jima Forged a Friendship 70 Years Later
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November 10, 2015
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By Eliza Berman
October 16, 2015
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By Eliza Berman
September 11, 2015
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The Olympian and documentary subject opens up
By Daniel D'Addario
August 3, 2015
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July 24, 2015
This Guy Just Wants to Know If He Sounds Gay
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The "Saturday Night Live" alums will parody a genre ripe for the buffoonery at which they're so adept
By Eliza Berman
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May 20, 2015
Adrian Grenier Says His Quest for the Lonely Whale is a Lot Like
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By Lucy Jones
May 12, 2015
Watch What It's Like to Play Big Bird on
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By Eliza Berman
April 21, 2015
This Charmless Man: The Anti-Antihero of
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HBO's true-crime profile of Robert Durst is a far cry from the overused type of the suave, refined supervillain.
By James Poniewozik
March 12, 2015
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As the new year sets in, bookmark these entrepreneurial, inspiring films now. Make it a truly motivating year
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January 20, 2015
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“The writer was supposed to stand for something”
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April 15, 2014
'Star Trek' Star Says She Was Duped Into Dubious Film
"I was a voice for hire, and a misinformed one," says Mulgrew, famous as
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's Captain Kathryn Janeway. She narrates an upcoming documentary that argues that Earth is the center of the universe and the sun rotates around it
By David Winograd
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