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Invisibilia: Do the Patterns in Your Past Predict Your Future?

March 30, 2018 • A massive computer competition works to identify the patterns that can predict where someone will end up in life. But whether this competition has a winner may depend on your viewpoint.

Invisibilia: Do the Patterns in Your Past Predict Your Future?

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K-Pop Stars Red Velvet Set To Perform In Pyongyang This Weekend

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K-Pop Stars Red Velvet Set To Perform In Pyongyang This Weekend

March 30, 2018 • North Korea sent a musical delegation to South Korea for the Winter Olympics last month. This weekend, South Korean performers will head north for the first time in more than a decade.

K-Pop Stars Red Velvet Set To Perform In Pyongyang This Weekend

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Hot Agnostic Buns: A Proposal For A Pagan-Christian-Secular Easter Treat

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Hot Agnostic Buns: A Proposal For A Pagan-Christian-Secular Easter Treat

March 29, 2018 • Hot cross buns have been an Easter treat for centuries. But before that, pagans exchanged them as part of a spring ritual celebrating the four seasons or the phases of the moon. Can they morph again?

Was Beyonce Bitten On The Face? And If So, Who's Responsible?

March 29, 2018 • Tiffany Haddish told GQ Magazine that she saw another actress bite Beyonce on the face at a party. High-profile actresses have taken to Twitter to deny involvement. Beyonce has remained silent.

Was Beyonce Bitten On The Face? And If So, Who's Responsible?

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#NationalPuppyDay: The Holiday You Didn't Know You Needed

March 23, 2018 • People rarely need an excuse to unleash photos of their pets, but they get one today. The holiday was started in 2006 to promote puppy adoption.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Musical Discoveries From SXSW 2018

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Musical Discoveries From SXSW 2018

March 23, 2018 • Rodney Carmichael, Katie Presley and Stephen Thompson join host Linda Holmes to effuse over some of the festival's highlights.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Musical Discoveries From SXSW 2018

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With HBO's 'Barry,' Bill Hader Presents His Finest Work Yet

March 22, 2018 • Bill Hader stars in a new HBO series, Barry. He plays a paid assassin who takes on a job in Los Angeles only to discover a passion for acting.

With HBO's 'Barry,' Bill Hader Presents His Finest Work Yet

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Scrunchies Are Back, 'Wall Street Journal' Headline Exclaims

March 22, 2018 • The scrunchie is a puffy fabric hair tie that was big in the 80s and 90s. As evidence of its longevity, the Journal points to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg who uses one almost daily.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'High Maintenance'

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'High Maintenance'

March 21, 2018 • The popular web series turned HBO comedy follows a single weed dealer from customer to customer, dropping in on their lives and doing little to cure their loneliness.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'High Maintenance'

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White Skin, Black Emojis?

March 21, 2018 • This week on Ask Code Switch: Is it OK for a white teenager to use emojis that don't match her skin color? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

'National Geographic' Turns The Lens On Its Own Racist History

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'National Geographic' Turns The Lens On Its Own Racist History

March 21, 2018 • Generations of Americans had their worldviews shaped by photo and editorial choices that the magazine now says were racist. But some scholars and staff photographers knew that decades ago.

'National Geographic' Turns The Lens On Its Own Racist History

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Before 'Love, Simon': Coming Out And Coming-Of-Age At The Movies

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Before 'Love, Simon': Coming Out And Coming-Of-Age At The Movies

March 19, 2018 • Love, Simon is only the latest in a surprisingly long line of films that have explored what it's like to come out in high school. Here's some of the smaller, quirkier films that paved the way.

Imagining — Yet Again — A New Disney Heroine

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Code Switch

Imagining — Yet Again — A New Disney Heroine

March 18, 2018 • For decades, Disney has been criticized for its passive, love-struck heroines. Do the women in Black Panther and A Wrinkle In Time finally signal real change?

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Talk Shows With Guy Branum

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: Talk Shows With Guy Branum

March 16, 2018 • We've wanted to spend some time talking about talk shows — not just hosts, but guests, too — for a while now. We got the perfect opportunity when Guy Branum came to town.

Pop Culture Happy Hour: Talk Shows With Guy Branum

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The Queen Was Paid Less Than Her Prince On Netflix's 'The Crown'

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The Two-Way

The Queen Was Paid Less Than Her Prince On Netflix's 'The Crown'

March 13, 2018 • The producers of the TV drama say the star, Claire Foy, got less than former Doctor Who star Matt Smith, but also say that will be rectified in future seasons when new actors take over the characters.