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Philip Roth in Aix en Provence with his companion. (Pascal Parrot/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)

Philip Roth's troubling racial odyssey

Jacques Berlinerblau
Sacha Baron Cohen stars in "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" (Amazon)

Borat, Rudy & a year of farcical protest

Ashlie D. Stevens
Books, die, figurines from Dungeons and Dragons (Simon Hayter/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

Dungeons & Dragons' essential escapism

Melanie McFarland
The Weeknd performs for the 2020 American Music Awards on November 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California (AMA2020/Getty Images via Getty Images)

Why did the Weeknd alter his face?

Alvaro Jarrin - The Conversation
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Two Muslim women wearing the niqab take a selfie during the demonstration against the law established by the government banning the use of the niqab in some public places in The Hague, Netherlands (Nacho Calonge/Getty Images)

Wearing a niqab in a mask-wearing world

Anna Piela - The Conversation
Peter Dinklage in "I Care a Lot" (Seacia Pavao/Netflix)

What's new on Netflix for February

Ashlie D. Stevens
On the far left, Harriet Tubman (c1820 - 1913) abolitionist leader and founder of the Underground Railroad (MPI/Getty Images)

Tubman, a woman of faith, for $20 bill

Robert Gudmestad - The Conversation
Zendaya and John David Washington in "Malcolm & Marie" (Netflix)

Save yourself from "Malcolm & Marie"

Melanie McFarland
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Saint Maud (A24)

The feminist body horror of "Saint Maud"

Ashlie D. Stevens
Lecy Goranson and Alexandra Billings in "The Conners" (Eric McCandless/ABC)

The joy of Alexandra Billings in Conners

Melanie McFarland
Chris Bailey, Dominique Druckman, Wylie Heiner in front of The Pink Wall in L.A. during the filming of HBO's "Fake Famous." (HBO)

How to make "Fake Famous" influencers

D. Watkins
Donald Trump and Macaulay Culkin in 'Home Alone 2: Lost In New York' (1992) (20th Century Fox)

Trump petulantly resigns from SAG-AFTRA

Ashlie D. Stevens
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The Expanse (Amazon Studios)

Extremism is no joke on "The Expanse"

Melanie McFarland
Alan S. Kim and Steven Yeun in "Minari" (A24)

Behind the "Minari" Globes controversy

Ashlie D. Stevens
Young woman feeling bored while staying home for safety during a global pandemic (Getty Images)

Try mindfulness this Groundhog Day

Jeremy David Engels - The Conversation
Anchor Michael Che during Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live (Will Heath/NBC)

SNL's Che slammed for transphobic joke

Ashlie D. Stevens
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Marilyn Manson (Leon Bennett/WireImage)

Manson calls abuse claims "distortions"

Ashlie D. Stevens
The Investigation (HBO)

HBO's true crime meets bleak Scandi noir

Ashlie D. Stevens
Evan Rachel Wood at a Television Adademy event to discuss "Westworld" (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO)

Wood alleges abuse by Marilyn Manson

Ashlie D. Stevens
At the Ready (Forward Facing Films)

El Paso teens' Border Patrol career path

Gary M. Kramer
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Actor David Suchet stars in the LWT series "Hercule Poirot's Casebook" (Photoshot/Getty Images)

Poirot at 100: Beloved refugee sleuth

Christopher Pittard - The Conversation
A protester is seen inside the US Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. Pro-Trump protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building during demonstrations in the nation's capital. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Capitol rioters' costumes echo early KKK

Kenneth Ladenburg - The Conversation
The Lady and the Dale (HBO)

"The Lady and the Dale" is a wild ride

Ashlie D. Stevens
Meera, Chief Reporter for news outlet Khabar Lahariya filming an interview in India’s Uttar Pradesh region in "Writing With Fire" (Black Ticket Films)

Defying Indian patriarchy via journalism

Gary M. Kramer
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