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Maggie Gyllenhaal on “The Deuce” and #MeToo
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The actress talks about playing a sex worker in HBO’s porn-industry drama, and about how #MeToo highlighted the compromises that all women are asked to make.
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In '1619' Project, the Times Puts Slavery Front and Center of the American Experience
For the largest editorial initiative in the newspaper's history, the country was born the day the first slave ship came in. -
How Does One Man Have So Much Power Without Being President?
Mitch McConnell's status stems from his post as the Senate majority leader. But few who have held this office have been able to wield it with this kind of result.
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Jeffrey Epstein's Death Ruled A Suicide By New York Medical Examiner
The findings come nearly a week after the wealthy financier was found unresponsive in his cell. Epstein had been facing federal sex trafficking charges. -
A Plan to Simplify City School Admissions
The stressful process of applying to New York City middle and high school is supposed to get a little easier this coming year. -
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Cancels Visit To Israel And The West Bank
Israel had said it would allow the Michigan congresswoman to visit her aging grandmother in the West Bank after announcing earlier that it would bar her from visiting on a political trip. -
Trump Shifts From Background Checks To Mental Illness Reform At N.H. Rally
"There is a mental illness problem that has to be dealt with. It's not the gun that pulls the trigger — it's the person holding the gun," Trump said to a standing ovation. -
North Korea Calls Off Further Talks With South, Launches More Projectiles
Following a speech by South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowing to reunify the Koreas, Pyongyang said it would no longer pursue peace with Seoul.
Arts and Culture
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Woodstock: Two Hours of Peace and Music
All Of It
Conversation about the legacies of Woodstock and Black Woodstock, and exclusive covers of the artists who were there, by special musical guests. -
Author Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Legacy of 'Apocalypse Now,' Forty Years Later
The Takeaway
"Apocalypse Now" continues to shape the way younger generations in the U.S. think about and relate to the Vietnam War. But the film is only concerned with the American side of the story. - Edit Bucket
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On 'Pose,' Janet Mock Tells The Stories She Craved As A Young Trans Person
Fresh Air
As a writer, director and producer of the TV series about the underground ballroom community in 1980s New York, she says the work sometimes makes her tear up.
Tech and Media
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A Civilization As Great As Ours
On the Media
Hindu nationalists are rewriting Indian history, and we re-examine a foundational myth in the US. -
A New Netflix Series About Crowdsourcing Diagnoses
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A new documentary series following the work of Dr. Lisa Sanders. -
A History of Persuasion: Part 3
The Stakes
Silicon Valley’s “millionaire maker” is a behavioral scientist who harnessed the power of persuasion in a booming tech industry. But it might not be too big to rein in.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: Rare "Barbershop Gospel" Reissues, iLe, and Bat for Lashes
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Week of Aug. 12: This week, reissued "barbershop gospel" rarities, a Springsteen soundtrack, new songs from Bat for Lashes and iLE, along with Bon Iver’s 8-part surprise. -
Cosmo Sheldrake's Eccentric, Strangely Alluring Pop
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London composer Cosmo Sheldrake has a knack for refreshingly playful and whimsical pop that often incorporates natural sounds. He joins us to perform some of his latest music in-studio. -
Watch: DOOMSQUAD's Outsider Dance-Rock Jams
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Toronto-based art-dance-rock trio DOOMSQUAD crafts outsider electronica that is a mix of protest music and dance-floor grooves with rototoms and the odd flute solo. They play in-studio. -
Blick Bassy Heals By Remembering The Stories
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France-based Cameroonian musician Blick Bassy’s quiet and beautiful songs fall somewhere on the spectrum of blues, folk-soul, and pop. He plays in an intimate setting, in-studio. -
Watch: Lea Bertucci Transforms and Extends the Saxophone
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Sound artist, sax player, and composer Lea Bertucci uses processing and delay and/or resonant spaces, to transform alto sax into new sounds. She performs two extended pieces in-studio.
