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2 First-Rate Novels Celebrate The Humor And Heroism Of Unconventional Women

1:54pm June 20, 2018

by John Powers

Authors Dorthe Nors and Sayaka Murata use bracing good humor to subvert readers' expectations about single women in their new novels, Mirror, Shoulder, Signal and Convenience Store Woman.

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Members of the Knickerbocker Four, photographed during a Barbershop Quartet Contest on June 20, 1946 in Central Park.

After 80 Years, The Barbershop Harmony Society Will Allow Women To Join

1:11pm June 20, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The Society for The Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America first convened in the spring 1938, in an all-white social club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It's come a long way.

Queer Eye cast members Jonathan Van Ness (left) and Antoni Porowski. Netfilx recently released the show's second season.

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'This Is A Moment, Honey': 'Queer Eye' Gurus Jonathan And Antoni On The Show's Magic

9:18am June 20, 2018

by David Greene

Fab Five members Jonathan Van Ness and Antoni Porowski discuss the second season's heartwarming premiere and why the reboot has been such a hit.

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"The Boyfriend Bracket" by Kate Evangelista

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'The Boyfriend Bracket' Isn't What You Expect — But It's A Winner

7:00am June 20, 2018

by Alethea Kontis

Kate Evangelista's new book is called The Boyfriend Bracket, but it's done with the titular bracket in just a few chapters, becoming a sweet story about a high-school senior and her childhood crush.

Ali Wong performing during her latest Netflix stand-up special, Hard Knock Wife.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: The Great Big Stand-Up Roundup

5:00am June 20, 2018

by Linda Holmes

You can find new stand-up specials just about every week. In fact, you can find so many that it's hard to keep track of them all. So we spent this episode recommending a few.

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'The Melody' Will Draw You In, Then Take You Somewhere Unexpected

1:45pm June 19, 2018

by Bethanne Patrick

Jim Crace's superb new novel is a trickster — it seems to be a bittersweet tale of late-life love, but then it becomes a meditation on gentrification and the toll poverty can take on human beings.

Journalist Warns Cyber Attacks Present A 'Perfect Weapon' Against Global Order

1:39pm June 19, 2018

by Dave Davies

New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger says U.S. officials worry that foreign powers have planted malware that could knock out critical infrastructure, including electric power.

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Finding The Rhythm With Otis Williams and PJ Morton

2:20pm June 18, 2018

We've got sunshine on a cloudy day.

Louie Anderson poses in the press room during the 68th Emmy Awards on Sept. 18, 2016 in Los Angeles.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Comedian Louie Anderson On The Song 'Louie Louie'

1:58pm June 18, 2018

Comedian and actor Louie Anderson won an Emmy for his performance on the FX show Baskets. His new book is titled Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too.

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Cover photo of There There, by Tommy Orange

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Pithy And Pointed 'There There' Puts Native American Voices Front And Center

1:28pm June 18, 2018

by Maureen Corrigan

Critic Maureen Corrigan says Tommy Orange's novel, which centers on a cast of native and mixed-race characters whose lives intersect at a powwow, features "a literary authority rare in a debut."

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