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Abbott Elementary creator and showrunner Quinta Brunson plays second grade teacher Janine Teagues on the mockumentary.

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'Abbott Elementary' creator Quinta Brunson finds humor and heart in the classroom

12:16pm February 23, 2022

by Terry Gross

Brunson stars as a rookie second grade teacher in an under-resourced public elementary school in the new mockumentary. Brunson says she conceived of the show with her mother — a teacher — in mind.

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'The Paradox Hotel' is a mashup of sci-fi and crime fiction

5:00am February 23, 2022

by Gabino Iglesias

Rob Hart delivers a story in which time is broken — and some crucial events that have a huge impact on the present haven't happened yet.

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On this palindrome day, many are getting married

4:42pm February 22, 2022

Tuesday, 2-22-2022, is a palindrome day thought to bring luck. The day is special for couples, and is a popular day for weddings.

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'The Wendy Williams Show' is ending

4:42pm February 22, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

The long-running daytime show The Wendy Williams Show, which had a reputation for being raw and irreverent, is ending. It will be succeeded by a show hosted by its producer Sherri Shepherd.

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The 'Wendy Williams Show' is ending with Sherri Shepherd waiting in the wings

4:04pm February 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

"Sherri" will "inherit" the time slots on Fox owned-and-operated stations that have been the backbone of Williams' nationally syndicated talk show since 2008

Tuesday's rare palindrome date of 2-22-22 also happens to fall on National Margarita Day in the United States.

Today is 2-22-22 ... and a Tuesday. Here's how to celebrate the rare date

3:30pm February 22, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The rare palindrome date also coincides with National Margarita Day in the U.S. Wedding venues, airlines, hotels, and fast-food chains are among those marking "Twosday" with limited-time deals.

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Novelist Julie Otsuka draws on her own family history in 'The Swimmers'

1:42pm February 22, 2022

by Terry Gross

Though the main character in Otsuka's new novel has lost much of her memory to dementia, she still remembers being sent to an incarceration camp for Japanese Americans during World War II.

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With a nod to 'Lolita,' 'Vladímír' makes a sly statement about sex and power

1:04pm February 22, 2022

by Maureen Corrigan

Julia May Jonas' debut novel centers around a women's lit professor whose feminist credentials are jeopardized because of her husband's bad behavior — and by her own relationship with a colleague.

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'Scoundrel' examines how and why a convicted killer went free

5:00am February 22, 2022

by Ilana Masad

Sarah Weinman's book excels as an in-depth exploration of how outside influence and support can affect the criminal justice system — and as the narrative of a con artist who hurt a lot of people.

Michelle Yeoh (front), Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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In theaters this spring: multiverses, Bat-men, action stars and more

5:43pm February 21, 2022

by Bob Mondello

A look at the would-be blockbusters and prestige pictures Hollywood has in store as the weather warms and audiences come out of pandemic hibernation.

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