Andrew Limbong

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Tony Award-Winning Actor Brian Dennehy Has Died At The Age Of 81

Thursday, April 16, 2020

Two-time Tony Award winner Brian Dennehy was a towering figure on stage - artistically and physically. He died yesterday of a non-COVID-related heart attack in a Connecticut hospital.

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Life Kit: How To Engage With Poetry

Saturday, April 11, 2020

For National Poetry Month, NPR's Life Kit team offers some tips to help you better appreciate the art form — and encourages listeners to write their own haikus.

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SXSW Film Festival Heads To Amazon

Thursday, April 02, 2020

The SXSW Film Festival joins other canceled or postponed film fests looking for alternate ways to screen their movies.

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Video Meeting Platform Zoom Addresses Criticisms As It Sees Explosive Growth In Users

Thursday, April 02, 2020

Zoom's founder and CEO addressed some of the company's growing pains as the service saw an unexpected surge in the number of users when people began socially distancing due to COVID-19.

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Ellis Marsalis, Patriarch Of New Orleans' Most Famous Musical Family, Has Died

Thursday, April 02, 2020

Jazz pianist and educator Ellis Marsalis has died at the age of 85, according to tweets from New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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President Trump Offers Drowning Restaurant Industry One Solution: Tax Deductions

Wednesday, April 01, 2020

The restaurant industry has been scrambling for solutions to save itself during the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump has floated the idea of changing a provision in the 2017 tax law.

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T-Mobile Completes Takeover of Rival Company Sprint

Wednesday, April 01, 2020

Mobile carrier T-Mobile has completed its merger with Sprint, creating a more formidable third rival to AT&T and Verizon. CEO John Legere stepped down as part of the merge.

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Led Zeppelin Wins Copyright Dispute Over 'Stairway To Heaven'

Monday, March 09, 2020

A court ruled in favor of Led Zeppelin on Monday, affirming that the band did not infringe the copyright of Spirit's "Taurus" in creating the song "Stairway to Heaven."

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New Musical Imagines Michael Jackson's Story As Told By His Famous Glove

Sunday, March 01, 2020

For the Love of a Glove explores an alternate history in which Michael Jackson meets a sparkly silver glove from outer space named Thrihil-Lha who gives Michael his talents in exchange for blood.

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TV Cop Shows Affect Real-World Policing, Study Says

Thursday, February 06, 2020

Police procedurals are standard fare on television. But a recent study says the way TV portrays police and the criminal justice system at large can get in the way of attempts at reform.

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Country Music Channel Promises Equal Video Plays For Women And Men

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

This expands on the CMT's previous policy, which played a ratio of 60-40, male and female, videos per hour.

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Don Imus Dies At 79

Saturday, December 28, 2019

Radio host Don Imus died Friday at 79. He was known for his biting take on politics and shock jock demeanor, including an infamous racist and sexist joke about the Rutgers women's basketball team.

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The Movies Of The Safdie Brothers, Makers Of 'Uncut Gems'

Friday, December 27, 2019

Independent filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie have been trying to make their thriller, starring Adam Sandler as a New York jeweler, for nearly a decade. Here's what they've made leading up to it.

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Ram Dass, Spiritual Teacher And Psychedelics Pioneer, Dies At 88

Monday, December 23, 2019

His name meant "servant of God," a title given to him by a Hindu mystic he met in India in the '60s. Ram Dass wrote books popularizing New Age thinking and toured the U.S. lecturing about mindfulness.

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Why Author J.K. Rowling Is Facing Backlash From LGBTQ Activists

Friday, December 20, 2019

Author J.K. Rowling, known best for the Harry Potter series, is facing criticism over her support for a researcher who says there's no such thing as a transgender person.

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Pete Frates, Who Helped Raise Millions For ALS Research, Dies At 34

Monday, December 09, 2019

Pete Frates, a college baseball player who was diagnosed with ALS and then helped to raise millions of dollars for research into the disease, died Monday at age 34.

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Big Bird And Oscar Puppeteer On 'Sesame Street' Dies At 85

Monday, December 09, 2019

Caroll Spinney, the Sesame Street puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch has died. Spinney started with the PBS children's TV program at its launch in 1969, retiring in 2018.

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Shelley Morrison, Rosario On 'Will & Grace,' Dies At 83

Tuesday, December 03, 2019

Actress Shelley Morrison, who played Rosario, the maid on the TV sitcom Will & Grace, died Sunday. The role was originally a guest spot that eventually grew to become a core part of the sitcom.

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Philadelphia, Pa.: The Gang Gives Away The Secrets Of 'Sunny'

Saturday, November 30, 2019

"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is in its 14th season, outlasting many of its peers. The show's creators and writers say the edgy comedy's success rests on its brutally self-serving characters.

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Beloved By Some, Despised By Others, The Font Comic Sans Turns 25

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

The cartoony font known as Comic Sans turns 25 this month. It's used for fun, sarcastic tones, and it has its share of haters.

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