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It's a Sin follows a cast of characters (Omari Douglas, Lydia West, David Carlyle, Callum Scott Howells and Nathaniel Curtis) in London as they deal with the emergence of the AIDS epidemic.

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'It's A Sin' Series, Set During AIDS Epidemic, Resonates During COVID-19

11:10am February 17, 2021

by John Powers

As with COVID-19, AIDS had its deniers and its conspiracy theorists. A new five-part series centers on five young adults sharing an apartment in London at the onset of that epidemic.

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'The Echo Wife' Layers Sci-Fi And Murder Mystery For A Twisty Treat

7:00am February 17, 2021

by Jason Heller

Sarah Gailey's new novel follows a famed geneticist whose husband uses her methods to clone her — and has an affair with the clone. When he's murdered, the two women must figure out to do next.

Milford Graves, circa 2000, in front of his house in South Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.

Milford Graves, Visionary Drummer Who Mapped The Music Of The Heart, Dead At 79

7:02pm February 16, 2021

by Joshua Jackson

Graves spent a lifetime exploring the fundamental rhythms of life – human or otherwise – and spreading those lessons, over nearly four decades, to his students.

The Daughters of Kobani: A Story of Rebellion, Courage, and Justice, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Women Take The Lead In Fighting ISIS In 'Daughters Of Kobani'

4:46pm February 16, 2021

by Mary Louise Kelly

Author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon recalls one of the female fighters saying "one, we were never going to let ISIS stand ... and two, we just didn't want men taking credit for our work."

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Law professor spent four years as a volunteer police officer in Washington, DC. "The deepest problems in policing can't be changed by police â they have to be changed by the rest of us," she says.

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To Understand Police Reform, Law Professor Volunteered To Join The Force

1:15pm February 16, 2021

by Terry Gross

For four years, Rosa Brooks carried a badge and a gun and worked a minimum of 24 hours a month for the D.C. police — all on a voluntary basis. She writes about her experiences in Tangled Up in Blue.

Halima Aden attends the premiere of Netflix's Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly at Barker Hangar on Aug. 27, 2019, in Santa Monica, Calif.

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'I'm Not A Cover Girl': Halima Aden On Why She Decided To Leave A Modeling Career

10:43am February 16, 2021

by Ziad Buchh

Halima Aden, the first hijab-wearing supermodel, thought a career in fashion might help her be a role model. But it left her feeling disconnected from her own image. So she's leaving it behind.

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Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci) take one last trip in Harry Macqueen's Supernova.

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The Intimate, Quietly Moving 'Supernova' Lets Its Stars Shine

5:14am February 16, 2021

by Glen Weldon

A gay couple (Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci) take a trip through Great Britain's Lake District as they deal with the knowledge that one of them is dying.

Robin Wright stars as Edee in her feature directorial debut Land. Wright says her character has made a decision: "If I die, it's on me. I'm making this cognitive choice to live off the grid and try to find a new Edee."

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Robin Wright Makes Her Feature Directorial Debut In 'Land'

11:20pm February 15, 2021

by Rachel Martin

Wright stars in and directed the film, which follows a woman grappling with the deaths of her husband and her young son. Her grief pushes her to escape to a small, abandoned cabin in Wyoming.

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Cicely Tyson's Legacy: Lives Changed By The Harlem-Born Icon's Work

4:08pm February 15, 2021

As Cicely Tyson's memorial takes place in her home of Harlem, New York, NPR speaks with Black women whose lives were changed by Tyson's work and symbolic power.

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Remembering TV And Film Star Cloris Leachman

1:46pm February 15, 2021

by Terry Gross

Leachman, who died Jan. 27, won an Oscar for her performance in the 1971 film, The Last Picture Show, as well as eight primetime Emmy awards for her work on television. Originally broadcast in 2009.

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