NPR News: This 1983 Feminist Film Was Set In The Dystopian Future, So Basically Right Now

This 1983 Feminist Film Was Set In The Dystopian Future, So Basically Right Now
Born in Flames was made by pioneering underground filmmaker Lizzie Borden. She vanished from screens for decades, and now her work is being rediscovered.

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NPR News: Immigration Doesn't Just Mean Coming To America. These 4 Books Are Good Reminders.

Immigration Doesn't Just Mean Coming To America. These 4 Books Are Good Reminders.
Author Ocean Vuong recommends four books on the immigrant experience — but he wants to de-center America in these stories: "Immigration is a species-wide legacy," he says, and always has been.

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NPR News: Judge Approves Company's Withdrawal From Co-Managing Britney Spears' Conservatorship

Judge Approves Company's Withdrawal From Co-Managing Britney Spears' Conservatorship
Bessemer Trust asked to be removed from its planned role as co-conservator of the pop icon's estate, saying it hadn't realized she was opposed to the arrangement. The judge approved the move Friday.

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NPR News: The Statue Of Liberty's (Very) Little Sister Is Coming To Town

The Statue Of Liberty's (Very) Little Sister Is Coming To Town
The Statue of Liberty has a little sister, a 9-foot casting from Bartholdi's original mold. It departed Normandy by boat and arrives in New York City soon for temporary installation on Ellis Island.

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NPR News: 70 New Ways To Think About 'America The Beautiful'

70 New Ways To Think About 'America The Beautiful'
Pianist Min Kwon asked 70 artists to examine and interpret the patriotic standard on solo piano. "What they have in common is what they want America to sound like," she says.

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NPR News: What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading

What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading
In our weekly roundup of shows, movies, books and music that brought us joy, Pop Culture Happy Hour recommends: Sex/Life, the Jean Smart renaissance and Arooj Aftab's album Vulture Prince.

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NPR News: 'No Sudden Move' Intrigues With Double-Crosses, Dirty Dealings In 1950s Detroit

'No Sudden Move' Intrigues With Double-Crosses, Dirty Dealings In 1950s Detroit
Benicio Del Toro and Don Cheadle play low-level gangsters who get sucked into a into a major corporate conspiracy in Steven Soderbergh's engrossing new film.

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NPR News: Looking Back On The Legacy Of 'Shaft,' 50 Years Later

Looking Back On The Legacy Of 'Shaft,' 50 Years Later
The film 'Shaft' was released 50 years ago this week and heralded what came to be known as Blaxploitation cinema. The genre has a chequered legacy of the genre and inspired Oscar-winning music.

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NPR News: Company Set To Co-Manage Britney Spears' Conservatorship Asks To Withdraw

Company Set To Co-Manage Britney Spears' Conservatorship Asks To Withdraw
In a surprise filing Thursday, Bessemer Trust asked to be removed from its planned role as co-conservator of the pop icon's estate, citing her remarks in court last month.

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NPR News: 'Summer Of Soul' Celebrates A 1969 Black Cultural Festival Eclipsed By Woodstock

'Summer Of Soul' Celebrates A 1969 Black Cultural Festival Eclipsed By Woodstock
The Harlem Cultural Festival was filled with stars from soul, R&B, blues and jazz and drew more than 300,000 people. Questlove directs this breathtaking chronicle of Black culture in a pivotal moment.

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NPR News: Fierce Girls And Giant Robots Battle An Empire In This YA Adventure

Fierce Girls And Giant Robots Battle An Empire In This YA Adventure
In Zoe Hana Mikuta's new Gearbreakers, a talented pilot and a daring rebel have the same goal — take down a giant, evil empire. But first, they have to learn to trust each other — and maybe more.

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NPR News: Judge Denies Britney Spears' Request To Have Her Father Removed From Conservatorship

Judge Denies Britney Spears' Request To Have Her Father Removed From Conservatorship
Judge Brenda Penny signed an order denying Spears' request to have her father, Jamie Spears, removed from control of her conservatorship.

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