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April 17, 2025 17 mins
"Once I had a love and it was a gas. Soon turned out had a heart of glass."
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What does our common depiction of a midlife crisis get wrong and who gets left behind by this narrative?
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We break down the sounds the musical powerhouse explores in her latest project and how Black artists have long been excluded from the genre.
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Between 1935 and 1939, thirty million Americans had the chance to see a play thanks to Federal Theater Project. Nearly a century later, the theater's place in American life is shrinking.
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Anxiety, envy, embarrassment and ennui get added to the mix.
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February 6, 2025 32 mins
In 1969, an accusation from the vice president dents trust in news, and an alternate ecosystem of outlets emerge to challenge the mainstream networks.
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Who can vote and how they can cast their ballot are questions as important today as they were almost 60 years ago.
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December 20, 2024 46 mins
Studies show there are benefits to dilly-dallying when it comes to your work and your health. 
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We explore why work has turned into a grind for so many Americans.
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December 20, 2024 46 mins
The car chases, the fight scenes, and epic super-hero showdowns are all thanks to Hollywood’s most daring.
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They ask you another question and another. Before you know it, an hour has passed.
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A holiday guide to the most iconic tracks picked to enter the country's audio 'hall of fame.'
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A holiday guide to the most iconic tracks picked to enter the country's audio "hall of fame."
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Where authors are celebrities and audiences are bookworms ready to nerd out among their our own.
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85 percent of people in the U.S. have one caffeinated beverage per day, according to the National Institutes of Health.
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Half of the Great Salt Lake in Utah has now dried up but scientists say there's still some time left to reverse its decline.
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