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Actress Millie Bobby Brown plays Eleven in the Netflix series Stranger Things 2.

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'Stranger Things 2' Creators Wanted A Sequel That Topped The Original

1:42pm November 14, 2017

by Sam Briger

Brothers Ross and Matt Duffer return to the fictional town of Hawkins, Ind., for the second season of their Neflix series. "We wanted to scale it up a little bit," Matt says of Stranger Things 2.

Cover photo of Louise Erdrich's Future Home of a Living God.

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Louise Erdrich Delivers A Dystopian Feminist Thriller In 'Future Home'

1:30pm November 14, 2017

by Maureen Corrigan

In Erdrich's new novel, fetuses seem to be randomly devolving and a new religious government is rounding up pregnant women, forcing them to give birth in prison-like hospitals.

Joe Biden and his son, the late Beau Biden, embrace at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Beau Biden delivered the keynote address that year. He died seven years later from brain cancer.

'Promise Me': Joe Biden On Loss, Grief And Recovery

11:55am November 14, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

The former vice president is out with a book that recounts in heart-wrenching detail his son Beau's diagnosis and death from brain cancer — and his deliberations about running for president.

'Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race,' By Reni Eddo-Lodge

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'Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race' Is A Call To Action

11:16am November 14, 2017

by Silvia Viñas

In 2014, British journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote a blog post about how tired she was of engaging with oblivious white people about race. That post went viral, and it's now the basis for her new book.

Melton is a pro wrestling fan and occasional referee at local matches in Charlotte, N.C.

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When Wrestling Is 'Physical Theater,' Fans See Art In The Ring

9:46am November 14, 2017

Jeff Melton and his friend Adrian Rohr of Charlotte, N.C., are wrestling fans, a sport they love because it lifts their spirits by making them feel like the underdog sometimes can win.

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'Future Home Of The Living God,' By Louise Erdrich

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'Future Home Of The Living God' Is A Rare Stumble From A Great Writer

7:00am November 14, 2017

by Michael Schaub

Louise Erdrich's new novel is a frequently bizarre near-future dystopia that never really comes close to getting off the ground, but it won't dent her reputation as one of the country's best writers.

Priest Responds To Gang Members' 'Lethal Absence Of Hope' With Jobs, And Love

2:28pm November 13, 2017

Homeboy Industries founder Father Greg Boyle has spent 30 years working in LA with gang members and young people transitioning out of prison. His new book is Barking to the Choir.

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A Book On 'Bunk' For Our Post-Truth Times

10:17am November 13, 2017

by Michel Martin

Poet and critic Kevin Young attempts to make sense of a worsening surge in hoaxes — from plagiarism to fake news — in a new deeply researched history.

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Stephanie Williams and her son Micah, 2, sit on the sofa looking at comic books in their living room in Charlotte, N.C.

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A Lifetime Of Finding Peace, Purpose And Voice In The Pages Of Comics

8:41am November 13, 2017

by Dave Blanchard

Stephanie Williams discovered comics young, drawn early to X-Men, which she saw as an allegory for the persecution of black Americans. An adult now, she co-hosts a podcast about black superheroines.

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Famed gossip columnist Liz Smith, pictured in New York in 2005, died at age 94 on Sunday.

Liz Smith, Longtime Gossip Columnist, Dies At 94

11:23pm November 12, 2017

by Emma Bowman

Smith gave millions a peek into the private lives of the rich and famous through her columns. While she scored big scoops, her insider's take allowed her to shirk the usual salacious brand of gossip.