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In Minding the Gap, filmmaker Bing Liu uses old and new footage of his skateboarder friends Keire Johnson (left) and Zack Mulligan (right) to track the turbulent upbringings and present-day struggles of all three.

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In 'Minding The Gap,' Skateboarding Is The Least Of The Pain

7:43am September 02, 2018

by Melissa Block

Bing Liu's documentary tracks two fellow skaters on and off the streets of Rockford, Ill. As it turns out, all three men are grappling with the lasting trauma of parental abuse.

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A wrestler flexes his muscles. "He was showing me how big and powerful he is," says photographer Nico Therin, who visited the country to document its national sport.

PHOTOS: It's 'Wrestle Mania' On The Beaches Of Senegal

7:00am September 02, 2018

by Diane Cole

Kids and adults love to wrestle — especially on the sand. Photographer Nico Therin takes a closer look at the sport.

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In 'Small Animals,' A Mom Grapples With Parenting In An 'Age Of Fear'

11:20am September 01, 2018

by Mariya Karimjee

In 2011, Kim Brooks intentionally left her 4-year-old in a car as she ran into a Target. In her new book, she attempts to reckon with the consequences of her decision, and parenting in today's world.

Arleene Correa Valencia works on a painting in her latest series: In Times of Crisis, En Tiempo de Crisis.

After The Wildfires: Artist Captures Plight Of Napa's Undocumented Workers

8:36am September 01, 2018

by Rachael Bongiorno

Napa Valley's wine industry relies heavily on immigrants, but the undocumented are often ineligible for services when disaster strikes. An artist depicts how the 2017 fires impacted this community.

Glenn Close speaks onstage during The 2017 New Yorker Festival in New York City.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Glenn Close On Rabbits

8:02am September 01, 2018

The great actress will always be remembered for a certain scene involving a very dead boiled bunny. So we asked her to answer three questions about live rabbits.

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From A Read-Along Record To A Profane Tarot: The Year's Quirkiest Crowdfunded Comics

7:00am September 01, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

Crowdfunding and comics go well together — in fact, comic artists were doing it before that term existed. This year has been a good one for crowdfunded comics, and we've picked some of the best.

Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible — Fallout.

'Mission Impossible' Fails At The Mission To Depict A Medical Camp

6:29pm August 31, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

A health worker who spent time in Pakistan talks about the medical content of the blockbuster film.

A woman holds a banner during the funeral service for Aretha Franklin at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC173F05A100

PHOTOS: Aretha Franklin's Soul Celebrated At Funeral

5:35pm August 31, 2018

by Laura Beltrán Villamizar

The icon was honored by musicians and dignitaries. Here is a visual testimony of the event.

The author of Small Fry, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, walks with her mother, Chrisann Brennan, in Palo Alto, Calif. in the early 1990s.

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A Memoir Of An '80s California Childhood — And Being Steve Jobs' Daughter

3:07pm August 31, 2018

by Rachel Martin

In Small Fry, Lisa Brennan-Jobs insists that hers is a universal story about growing up with an artistic, itinerant single mom — and the co-founder of Apple, before he was ready to be her father.

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Actor Brian Tyree Henry On Fame, Authenticity And 'Atlanta'

1:45pm August 31, 2018

by Terry Gross

Henry is nominated for an Emmy for his role as Alfred, aka the rapper "Paper Boi," on the FX series Atlanta. Originally broadcast April 18, 2018.

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