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Padma Lakshmi: Taste the Nation, From Your Couch

12:43pm July 17, 2020

Padma Lakshmi, host of Top Chef discusses the evolution of the American palate. Then, she plays a game where she helps Ophira and Jonathan figure out what to do with the weird foods in their pantries.

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'Sex And Lies' Author Leila Slimani: 'Women's Lives Matter'

9:45pm July 16, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Franco-Moroccan writer Leila Slimani's new book examines the restricted sex lives of women in a country where, she says, the unofficial motto is "Do what you wish, but never talk about it."

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In the early 1900s, educator Booker T. Washington and Sears Roebuck president Julius Rosenwald built schools across the South for African American students. May's Lick Rosenwald School, in Maysville, Ky., was built in 1921, and it has received one of 27 p

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27 Grants Awarded To African American History Sites; Funder Aims To 'Scale Up'

8:49pm July 16, 2020

by Elizabeth Blair

The National Historic Trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund gave out $1.6 million in grants to sites that tell American history "through the lens of Black humanity and identity."

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Peacock, NBC's New Streaming Service, Isn't Quite Must-See TV

2:14pm July 16, 2020

by David Bianculli

Peacock launches with thousands of hours of old programs, plus a sampling of new ones. Most of the new shows are just average — except for Intelligence and The Capture, which are worth catching.

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The Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones

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Grief And Guilt Spawn Horrors In 'The Only Good Indians'

10:00am July 16, 2020

by Gabino Iglesias

Stephen Graham Jones's new novel follows the aftermath of an elk hunt gone wrong and one man who's haunted by it — literally. It's a story of revenge and sorrow, but also identity and tradition.

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If You Got A 'Do-Over,' Would You Like Your New Life?

7:00am July 16, 2020

by Alethea Kontis

Pretty in Pink meets Sliding Doors in this what-if story. High-schooler Emelia gets the chance to go back and change one decision in her past — but then she has to learn to live with the changes.

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Massachusetts Mayor Saves Couple's Wedding While On Vacation

5:44am July 16, 2020

When a wedding in Cape Cod went wrong because the officiant could not be located, the Mayor of Everett, Mass., stepped in to save the day with his political connections.

The creators of The Magic School Bus series: illustrator Bruce Degen and author Joanna Cole, posing at the Scholastic Store in New York City in an undated photo.

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'The Magic School Bus' Series Author Joanna Cole Has Died

6:07pm July 15, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The 75-year-old author of more than 250 books for children — including The Magic School Bus series, which became a beloved staple of PBS' children's programming, died July 12.

Bill Buford demonstrates how to make Poulet En Vessie, chicken cooked in a pig's bladder.

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Cooking Chicken In A Pig's Bladder (It Sounds Better In French) With Bill Buford

5:10pm July 15, 2020

by Rose Friedman

In his new memoir Dirt, chef Bill Buford recounts his experience working in Lyon, France. We met up over Zoom to make Poulet en Vessie -- chicken cooked in a pig's bladder.

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Actor and comedian Nick Cannon was fired from his long-running Wild 'N Out show over anti-Semitic comments he made on his Cannon's Class podcast.

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Fired Over Anti-Semitic Comments, Nick Cannon Wants 'Wild 'N Out' Ownership

4:33pm July 15, 2020

by Andrew Limbong

The actor and comedian was fired from his long-running show Wild 'N Out for anti-Semitic comments he made on his podcast. He is demanding full ownership of the brand he helped create.