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Author D. Watkins presents "Black Boy Smile"

D. Watkins, Salon's Editor at Large and NYT bestselling author, writes about his happy ending and how he got there in his book "Black Boy Smile," available now. "It's not always pretty and you never look cool," Watkins writes about the deep self-work...

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Marc Lamont Hill on why prisons, police don't work: "This system can't give us justice"
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What Marc Lamont Hill learned about George Floyd from his friends
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Karine Jean-Pierre on the rocky journey of finding her political career and identity

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"Bar Rescue" show taught Jon Taffer how to fight
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Bill Nighy on being an alien rock star in "The Man Who Fell to Earth"
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Jenifer Lewis loved her TV mom roles, but says Hollywood is changing
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How Jenifer Lewis found her joy and why she insists: "I just wanna give back"

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Annabelle Gurwitch reflects on cancer, divorce and all things wellness: "Resilience has its limits"
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Gilbert Gottfried wants everyone to hate him less
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Writer Wajahat Ali calls out the myth of the American dream
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Author Fintan O'Toole explores what it means to be Irish today

"Salon Talks" Food

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Store-bought ice cream can taste better with these hacks
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How to cook a stress-free dinner tonight
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Ali Slagle can turn your cravings into low effort, high reward dinners
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Jessica Seinfeld doesn't have guilty pleasures

Salon Stage

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Watch Yola's breezy "Ride Out In The Country" on "Salon Stage"
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How country-soul singer Yola transitioned from collaborator to frontwoman
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Soul veteran Lee Fields performs an exclusive version of "It Rains Love" on "Salon Stage"
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Singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer on why she's "part mysterious muse, part technician"

The Salon 5 with D. Watkins

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Five questions to rethink prisons and criminal justice
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Five athletes who inspired me in 2021
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What 2021's top five high-profile cases taught me
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Five sneakers D. Watkins can't live without

SalonTV Partner Films

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A Ukrainian family struggles with the pressures of war and its effects on a child
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Young scientists look to solve global environmental threats in "Inventing Tomorrow"
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US-Mexico border town confronts its immigrant deportation 100 years later in "Bisbee '17"
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"Minding the Gap" on POV

SalonTV Special: The Future of Food

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Why the world's diet needs to drastically change by 2050
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Are your city's water and soil healthy? Here's why it matters if the goal is sustainability
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The farmers on the frontlines of climate change are trying to recruit a younger generation
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The world's leading snack foods company, Mondelez, wants to be more sustainable
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