Tony Bennett

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RIP Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett, Beloved Standards Crooner Who Bridged Generations, Dead at 96

One of music’s last standards-bearer found a new generation of fans later in his career

Black history

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Truly unbelievable…

Florida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call ‘a big step backward’ | CNN

The Florida Board of Education approved a new set of standards for how Black history should be taught in the state’s public schools, sparking criticism from education and civil rights advocates who said students should be allowed to learn the “full truth” of American history.

Affirmative action

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“Our country has never been colorblind.”
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

Beatles & AI

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This sounds just great, Paul. Ka-ching!

Paul McCartney says AI was used to create new Beatles song, which will be released this year

McCartney said it will be “the last Beatles record” and discussed how it was made.

Cormac McCarthy

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A great man of letters has passed on…

Cormac McCarthy, Novelist Who Explored an Apocalyptic American West, Dead at 89

The celebrated author was best known for his Border Trilogy books as well as his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road

Tina Turner

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Goodnight, Tina. Love’s got everything to do with it.

Tina Turner, Queen of Rock & Roll, Dead at 83

Legendary singer “died peacefully” Wednesday after a long illness

Andy Rourke

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Andy Roarke tribute…

Smiths Bassist Andy Rourke Was a Light That Will Never Go Out

His playing was the most underrated element in the band’s sound — and a big reason you won’t forget the songs that made you cry

Martin Amis

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RIP Martin Amis

Opinion: A cerebral rock star is dead | CNN

In a tribute to his literary hero, John Avlon calls Martin Amis, who died last week, “an impossibly cool and erudite observer,” who “chronicled transatlantic culture from the rise of Maggie Thatcher and Ronald Reagan through 9/11 to the whiplash between Barack Obama and Donald Trump, in novels and e…

The evolution of comic books

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How comic books changed from books for children to something with significantly more depth.

How Writers On LSD Changed Marvel Comics Forever

In the 1970s, a forgotten generation of comic book writers took the medium from schlocky superheroes to artful considerations of consciousness, identity, and selfhood. Their secret? Tapping into the counterculture.

Unbelievable…

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This is so sad…

Florida teacher says she is under investigation after showing 5th grade class Disney movie with gay character | CNN

A fifth-grade teacher said she is being investigated by the Florida Department of Education after she showed her students “Strange World,” a 2022 animated Disney movie featuring a character who is biracial and gay.