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Live music venues such as The Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles were among the first businesses to close during the pandemic. The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant was supposed to be a lifeline for owners.

Help Was On The Way For Shuttered Venues. Then The Website Crashed.

3:23pm April 09, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

The Small Business Administration launched an application portal for its $16 billion relief program for shuttered venues yesterday, but technical problems prompted deactivation for repair.

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Filmmaker Finds An Unlikely Underwater Friend In 'My Octopus Teacher'

1:36pm April 09, 2021

by Sam Briger

Craig Foster spent a year diving — without oxygen or a wetsuit — into the frigid sea near Cape Town, South Africa. His documentary is now nominated for an Oscar. Originally broadcast Oct. 20, 2020.

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Check-In: Study Buddy

1:17pm April 09, 2021

The famously Canadian Ophira Eisenberg studies flashcards for her upcoming U.S. citizenship test.

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Real Or Fake: Wellness Products

1:17pm April 09, 2021

Inspired by comedian Kate Berlant's podcast POOG (GOOP, backwards), she and The Late Late Show's Reggie Watts guess if various wellness experiences are real or made up.

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Alternative 80s

1:17pm April 09, 2021

In this music parody game, Reggie Watts and Kate Berlant listen to alternative 1980s songs about things that happened in the 80s — of other centuries.

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Love Means Constantly Having To Say You're Sorry

1:17pm April 09, 2021

From the ABC sitcom Home Economics, Sasheer Zamata and Caitlin McGee listen to apologies from various movies and television shows. Sorry 'bout it!

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Idioms Around The World

1:17pm April 09, 2021

Sasheer Zamata and Caitlin McGee (Home Economics) translate idioms from around the world. Don't get caught holding the candle!

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Nasim Pedrad

1:17pm April 09, 2021

Saturday Night Live alum and star of the upcoming TBS sitcom Chad, Nasim Pedrad talks about playing Dora the Explorer at kids' birthday parties.

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Amanda Williams speaks at TEDWomen 2018: Showing Up, November 28-30, 2018, Palm Springs, California. Photo: Callie Giovanna / TED

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Amanda Williams: How Can Color Bring New Life To Old Houses?

9:12am April 09, 2021

by NPR/TED Staff

Back in 2015, Chicago's Englewood neighborhood was lined with blocks of houses tagged for demolition. Before they were torn down, artist Amanda Williams used color to bring them back to life.

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Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) leads a rag-tag team of women imbued with mysterious powers in The Nevers.

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'The Nevers': When Steampunk Gets Foggy

9:00am April 09, 2021

by Glen Weldon

A surfeit of characters, ideas, themes — and familiar writerly tics — obscures the storytelling in the opening episodes of HBO's new series about Victorian women granted special powers.