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A Group of elementary-aged children is reading a book in the park. (Getty Images)

Rooting out racism in children’s books

Lindsay Pérez Huber - The Conversation
Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara in "Schitt's Creek" (Pop TV)

The 9 best free streaming apps

Justin Pelofsky
Pope Paul III receiving from Saint Ignatius of Loyola the Rule of the Jesuits, 17th century painting by an anonymous author, Church of Jesus, Rome, Italy. Detail. (Getty Images)

The St. Ignatius approach to resolutions

Gordon Rixon - The Conversation
Game show host Alex Trebek poses on the set of the "Jeopardy!" Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Tournament Show Taping on April 17, 2010 in Culver City, California. (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

Bidding adieu to Trebek amidst chaos

Melanie McFarland
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A woman screams into her phone (Getty stock photo)

Finding solace in scream hotlines

Ashlie D. Stevens
Joanna Gaines of "Magnolia Table" and Ina Garten of "Barefoot Contessa" (Discovery Networks)

How Joanna & Ina rule comfort (food) TV

Melanie McFarland
Nicolas Cage, the f***ing host of "History of Swear Words" (Netflix)

Nic Cage and the catharsis of swearing

Ashlie D. Stevens
Vanessa Kirby in "Pieces of a Woman" (Netflix)

Surviving the worst in Pieces of a Woman

Gary M. Kramer
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Elizabeth is Missing (PBS/Masterpiece)

Dementia masked in a Masterpiece mystery

Ashlie D. Stevens
Ken Jennings attends the ABC Television's Winter Press Tour 2020 at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 08, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage)

Ken Jennings courts Bean Dad controversy

Ashlie D. Stevens
"Cobra Kai" (Sony Pictures Television)

Cobra Kai & middle-aged masculinity

Panizza Allmark - The Conversation
Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in "Sherlock" (BBC)

Sherlock & the case of toxic masculinity

Ashley Morgan - The Conversation
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Bridgerton (Netflix)

"Bridgerton" sex is not sexy

Melanie McFarland
DENZEL WASHINGTON as Joe “Deke” Deacon and JARED LETO as Albert Sparma in Warner Bros. Pictures’ psychological thriller “THE LITTLE THINGS" (Photograph by Courtesy of Warner Bros. Inc.)

What's on HBO Max in January

Ashlie D. Stevens
Dessa (Sam Gehrke)

Dessa's lifelong Beatles influence

Nicole Michael
The Mandalorian (Disney+)

Why is "The Mandalorian" so good?

Chauncey DeVega
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(Walt Disney Studios)

Kids' media is teaching pain all wrong

Melanie Noel, Abbie Jordan - The Conversation
Isla Johnston and Bill Camp in "The Queen's Gambit" (Netflix)

Where do gifted children like Beth go?

Jennifer Crane - The Conversation
Nicolas Cage, the f***ing host of "History of Swear Words" (Netflix)

Everything coming to Netflix in January

Ashlie D. Stevens
John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness in "Doctor Who" (James Pardon/BBC Studios/BBCA)

"Doctor Who" gifts us with Captain Jack

Melanie McFarland
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Cobra Kai (Netflix)

"Cobra Kai" loses some of its bite

Melanie McFarland
Sarah Cooper in "Everything's Fine" | J. Lo and Shakira | Jackie Tohn and Kia Stevens in "Glow" (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Netflix)

Yes, that happened in 2020

Melanie McFarland
Michelle Dockery and Matthew McConaughey in "The Gentlemen" (STX Films)

Bidding adieu to the worst films of 2020

Gary M. Kramer
Toasting with champagne (Getty Images)

The icy backstory of chilled drinks

Tulasi Srinivas - The Conversation
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