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The author's mother (right) with a friend. (Photo illustration by Salon/Nell Beram/Getty Images)

My very own Mary Tyler Mom

Nell Beram
Legendary actress Betty White during portrait session on March 29, 2011 at the Museum of Radio and TV in Los Angeles, California. White talked about her career and her new book called "If You Ask Me". (Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)

Remembering Betty White, dead at 99

Melanie McFarland

Opiate for the Masses

Melanie McFarland
(Getty/Kevin Winter)

Tatiana Baez
Mary Tyler Moore (AP/David F. Smith)

A Salute to Mary Tyler Moore

Melanie McFarland
Mary Tyler Moore (AP)

Twitter reacts to Mary

Jessica Lipsky
Shailene Woodley, George Clooney, Barbara L. Southern and Robert Forster in "The Descendants" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Movies about family drama

Gary M. Kramer

Does Mary Tyler Moore hold up?

Willa Paskin
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Prachi Gupta
Valerie Harper (Reuters/Sam Mircovich)

"Rhoda" talks life and death

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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Prachi Gupta
Marlo Thomas (Reuters/Gus Ruelas)

Did feminism fail?

Roger Catlin
(NBC/Tyler Golden)

Our 12 favorite TV weddings

Willa Paskin
Lena Dunham and Allison Williams in "Girls"

Can this friendship be saved?

Elissa Schappell
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