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Members of two Cherokee tribes are retracing the Trail of Tears by bicycle

6:38pm June 20, 2024

by Hannah Saad

This summer, bike riders from two Cherokee tribes are retracing the trail of tears. Along the way they'll learn about the forced removal of their ancestors.

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Revered postcolonial Nigerian artist Bruce Onobrakpeya opens Smithsonian exhibition

5:41pm June 20, 2024

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

Bruce Onobrakpeya, one of the pioneers of postcolonial Nigerian modernism and one of the country's most revered artists, is about to open a major exhibition at the Smithsonian.

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'Kafka' congers a thoughtful -- and occasionally bizarre -- portrait of an iconic artist

4:30pm June 20, 2024

by David Bianculli

Netflix's miniseries about Franz Kafka is loose enough to have characters break the fourth wall, and bold enough to slip from scenes of the Czech writer's life to imagined scenes from his stories.

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Documentary unspools the story behind Diane von Furstenberg's iconic wrap dress

4:30pm June 20, 2024

by Tonya Mosley

Von Furstenberg and filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy teamed up to produce Woman in Charge, a Hulu documentary about the fashion designer's meteoric rise in the '70s.

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A new documentary tracks tennis legend Roger Federer's last days on the court

2:00pm June 20, 2024

by A Martínez

Tennis great Roger Federer won 20 grand slam titles -- and at 41, he announced his retirement. NPR's A Martinez talks to the co-directors of the documentary "Twelve Final Days" about Roger Federer.

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Taylor Tomlinson says she admires how hopeful her teenage self was.

Taylor Tomlinson's mom died young. This is how she stays connected to her memory

1:44pm June 20, 2024

Taylor Tomlinson has found the kind of success many comedians dream about, with multiple Netflix specials and a late-night hosting gig — After Midnight on CBS. She tells Rachel that part of the secret to her success is fear. They also swap stories about their Christian upbringings, the search for validation and getting things stuck up their noses.

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In 'Parade,' Rachel Cusk once again flouts traditional narrative

12:02pm June 20, 2024

by Heller McAlpin

In her latest work, Cusk probes questions about the connections between freedom, gender, domesticity, art, and suffering.

DJ Frankie Knuckles at the Def Mix 20th Anniversary Weekender in 2007.

Who built house music? Test your knowledge with the Throughline quiz.

11:13am June 20, 2024

Electronic dance music is one of the largest and most popular sectors of the music industry. But do you know where it came from? Test yourself with Throughline’s quiz.

2 books offer just the right summer mix of humor and nostalgia

10:47am June 20, 2024

by Maureen Corrigan

Catherine Newman's novel Sandwich centers on a woman vacationing with her young adult children and her elderly parents. Julie Satow’s When Women Ran Fifth Avenue profiles three NYC department stores.

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Centuries-old cherries were found at George Washington's home. What can they tell us?

5:10am June 20, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Archaeologists unearthed 35 bottles of cherries from the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon. The 250-year-old fruits, many still intact, can shed new light on those who lived and worked there.