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Frankenstein Dreams, edited by Michael Sims

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In 'Frankenstein Dreams,' Everything Is Possible — And Also Terrifying

7:00am September 09, 2017

by Genevieve Valentine

Michael Sims' anthology of Victorian science fiction explores the way Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein fit the nervous energy of the 19th century, and shaped the genre that came after it.

The work built by French artist JR peers over the U.S.-Mexico border at Tecate, Calif., earlier this week.

As Boy Peers Curiously Over Border Wall, His Artist Asks: 'What Is He Thinking?'

10:52pm September 08, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

JR, a French street artist, hasn't answered that question — and that's the point. His massive artwork on the border, which coincided with the decision to rescind DACA, is the "start of a discussion."

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Maggie Gyllenhaal plays Candy, a prostitute who begins to see a way off the street, in HBO's The Deuce.

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In 'The Deuce,' Sex Isn't Titillating — It's Business

5:13pm September 08, 2017

by Eric Deggans

David Simon's gritty new drama follows pornography's transition from back-alley pursuit to billion-dollar industry. The sex scenes are transactional, but also explicit, with equal opportunity nudity.

Michael Jackson appears at a news conference in New York in 1992, where it was announced that a marketing agreement had been struck between Jackson and Pepsi-Cola International.

Using Black Celebrities To Push Pop, Pudding And Politics

1:06pm September 08, 2017

by Gene Demby

In the 1960s, Tom Burrell helped change advertising by convincing agencies to tailor their pitches to black consumers, but he also saw his marketing work as part of a larger social project.

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In 'Crash Override,' Zoe Quinn Shares Her Boss Battle Against Online Harassment

1:00pm September 08, 2017

by Latoya Peterson

Having watched many colleagues attacked for speaking up, gamer Latoya Peterson offers a deeply personal review "I applaud Quinn for ... accepting that she is messy, imperfect, and, well: Human."

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Actress Pamela Adlon Says 'Better Things' Is Dedicated To Her Daughters

10:59am September 08, 2017

Adlon's FX series is based on her own experience raising three girls as a single mom. Her daughters are very much a part of the show, she says. Originally broadcast Sept. 6, 2016.

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'Top Of The Lake: China Girl' Takes You Places Cop Shows Usually Ignore

10:59am September 08, 2017

by John Powers

The TV series' second season takes place four years after its first, and begins with an unknown Asian woman's body washing up (in a suitcase) on a beach near Sydney.

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A Young Doctor Turns Detective In 'The Unknown Girl'

10:59am September 08, 2017

by Justin Chang

A woman turns up dead the day after a doctor, Jenny, ignores the woman's after-hour visit to her clinic. Jenny's sense of guilt pushes her to conduct her own investigation.

Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), the dashing Highland warrior.

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New Season Of 'Outlander' Is So Much More Than A Hunky Face (And Rock-Hard Abs)

10:53am September 08, 2017

by Barrie Hardymon

On the eve of Outlander's third season, Pop Culture Happy Hour has thoughts on the Starz drama and its depictions of sex, intimacy and time travel.

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Marie Lu says it's fitting — given her tendency to write dark, dystopian novels — that she was born in the year 1984.

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'Young People Who Do Extraordinary Things' Are The Norm In Marie Lu's YA World

5:15am September 08, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

The bestselling young adult author specializes in dystopian fiction. Her latest, Warcross, is set in the not-too-distant future, and draws on Lu's time working in the video game industry.

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