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Stephen Colbert says working without a live audience has been challenging during the pandemic: "There's some vital performance adrenaline spark that's missing."

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Stephen Colbert On Missing His Live Audience And Making Comedy A Family Business

6:33pm April 27, 2021

by Terry Gross

Colbert has been taping The Late Show without a live audience during the pandemic, but he's not always alone. Sometimes his wife, Evie, is in the room. If she laughs, he knows he's on the right track.

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The Penn Museum is home to the The Morton Cranial Collection, which includes nearly 900 human skulls obtained during the early 19th century by Philadelphia scientist Dr. Samuel Morton. His research was used to lend scientific support to white supremacy.

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Penn Museum Apologizes For 'Unethical Possession Of Human Remains'

4:44pm April 27, 2021

by Peter Crimmins

In the early 19th century, hundreds of human skulls — many obtained from grave robbers — were assembled for the Morton Collection and used to lend scientific support to white supremacy.

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How Poetry Has Helped To Guide People During The Pandemic

6:28am April 27, 2021

April is National Poetry Month. We look at how people have turned to poetry for comfort and courage during the pandemic.

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John McCain attends a rally in the park on Jan. 31, 2000 in Keene, NH, with his family (from left to right) daughter Bridget (8), wife Cindy, sons Jack (13) and Jimmy (10), and daughter Meghan (15).

In 'Stronger,' Cindy McCain Reflects On Life, And The Last Days, With John McCain

4:09am April 27, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

In her memoir, the late senator's wife details a decision on emergency surgery in John McCain's final days, reviews their 38 years of marriage — and offers her thoughts on Donald Trump.

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Did Last Night's Oscars Work As A TV Show?

6:34pm April 26, 2021

by Eric Deggans

We've talked about the ratings and who won what — but did the Oscars telecast work as good TV? Oscars producers made some unusual choices this year. We break down the good, the bad and the ugly.

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The Lost Recordings Of Hasaan Ibn Ali Reveal A Legend Just Getting Started

6:34pm April 26, 2021

by Tom Moon

Nearly half of the Philadelphia-based pianist's recorded work had gone unheard for decades, until now.

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Hooked author Michael Moss says processed food companies appeal to our childhood nostalgia: "What we eat is all about memory."

Cheap, Legal And Everywhere: How Food Companies Get Us 'Hooked' On Junk

3:57pm April 26, 2021

by Dave Davies

Reporter Michael Moss says processed foods can be as alluring in some ways as cocaine or cigarettes. His new book explains how companies keep us snacking by appealing to nostalgia and brain chemistry.

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Chloé Zhao accepts the Oscar for best director during Sunday night's ceremony. Her film Nomadland also won best picture.

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7 Takeaways From The Train-Station Oscars

8:38am April 26, 2021

by Linda Holmes

A bungled ending, some charming winners, and making the best of a bad situation — the 2021 Oscars left an impression in a few ways.

Daniel Kaluuya, winner of the award for best actor in a supporting role for Judas and the Black Messiah, poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday.

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Oscars 2021: The Complete Winners List

11:18pm April 25, 2021

Find all the 2021 Academy Award winners right here. We'll be updating the list throughout the night. Chloé Zhao has become the first woman of color to win the Oscar for best director.

Tyler Perry attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards.

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2021 Oscars: Tyler Perry Accepts The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

11:15pm April 25, 2021

by Aisha Harris

Viola Davis presented the award to the filmmaker at the Academy Awards on Sunday — she worked with Perry on the 2009 film Madea Goes to Jail.