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'Black Card' Wrings Humor And Pathos Out Of A Serious Situation

7:00am August 18, 2019

by Jason Heller

Chris L. Terry draws on his own experiences for this story about an unnamed biracial man whose attempts to hold on to both his white and black identities (and his gig in a punk band) cause a crisis.

Brett Gray (left) as Jamal Turner, and Peggy Blow as Abuela, a lovable, pot-smoking grandma, in the first season of the Netflix teen drama On My Block.

Netflix Curbs Tobacco Use Onscreen, But Not Pot. What's Up With That?

8:00am August 17, 2019

by Neda Ulaby

TV networks have standards that minimize tobacco use on shows, and Netflix now does, too. But streaming companies lack public policies about smoking cannabis onscreen, and doctors say that hurts kids.

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Darkness And Beauty Go Hand In Hand In 'Black Light'

7:00am August 17, 2019

by Michael Schaub

In her debut collection, Kimberly King Parsons writes with the unpredictable power of a firecracker, bringing flashes of illumination to sharp, compassionate stories about longing and disappointment.

Hassan Hajjaj, born in Morocco in 1961, is often called the Andy Warhol of Marrakesh for his fusion of glamour and everyday life. Both are evident in his 2017 portrait Cardi B Unity. The rap star, dressed in a high-fashion outfit, sits on utilitarian gree

PHOTOS: 'African Spirits,' From A Guy On A Bike To Cardi B

7:00am August 17, 2019

The images at an exhibit at the Yossi Milo Gallery in New York are infused with the spirit of African identity.

Peter Fonda poses in 2009 atop a Harley-Davidson motorcycle based on the one he rode in the 1969 film Easy Rider.

Peter Fonda, Hollywood's 'Easy Rider,' Dies At 79

8:21pm August 16, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Fonda was born into Hollywood royalty as the son of Henry Fonda and brother of Jane Fonda. His 1969 classic, Easy Rider, earned him an Oscar nomination.

Angel Parker, the subject of the first episode of Diagnosis, rests at the hospital with her boyfriend.

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True Medical Mysteries Get The TV Treatment On Netflix's 'Diagnosis'

5:20pm August 16, 2019

by Linda Holmes

The Netflix series is like true crime with diseases instead of murderers, and it's even better when it pauses to consider the real challenges of health care shortfalls.

Cate Blanchett stars as Bernadette Fox, a once-legendary architect who hasn't built anything in decades, in Where'd You Go, Bernadette.

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'Bernadette' Is A Stirring Tribute To A Woman Rediscovering Her True Calling

2:05pm August 16, 2019

by Justin Chang

Where'd You Go, Bernadette follows a brilliant architect who, in the midst of a decades-long career slump, disappears to recapture her life's passion in the unlikeliest place imaginable.

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'Mindhunter' Actor Jonathan Groff On His Most Life-Altering Roles

1:55pm August 16, 2019

by Terry Gross

Groff told Fresh Air in 2017 that his work on HBO's Looking changed his life: "It's ... the most personal thing I've worked on." He stars in the Netflix series Mindhunter, now in its second season.

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John Coltrane, photographed in his backyard in Queens, New York in 1963.

A Lost Album From John Coltrane, With Thanks To A French-Canadian Director

1:24pm August 16, 2019

by Nate Chinen

Coltrane recorded the album in New Jersey, at the admiring behest of a Québécois filmmaker named Gilles Groulx, who used it to score his docufictional film Le chat dans le sac.

Brunch Query: What Does It Really Mean To 'Go Dutch'?

12:04pm August 16, 2019

by Tiara Jenkins

On this week's Word Watch, we take a look at how the term "going Dutch" went from insult to the norm.