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The story of the half-human, half-monkey god mirrors the journey of the protagonist in Patel's directorial debut ..read more
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The people of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, helped keep the Greenbrier resort's bunker—designed to hold the entirety of Congress—hidden from 1958 to 1992 ..read more
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Updated: April 10, 2024 | Originally Published: December 19, 2012 ..read more
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A new limited series starring Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin revisits the founding father's years as the American ambassador to France ..read more
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In "Sally & Tom," Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks continues her investigation of American myths ..read more
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A lifelong passion for the national pastime led John Thorn to redefine the sport's relationship with statistics and reveal the truth behind its earliest days ..read more
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The tangy tale of how America’s children learned to squeeze life for all it’s worth ..read more
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Between the 1920s and 1940s, wealthy young women signed up to run errands and carry messages for the Frontier Nursing Service, whose nurse-midwives provided care to patients in hard-to-reach areas ..read more
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The untold story of the Wide Awakes, the young Americans who took up the torch for their antislavery cause and stirred the nation ..read more
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A new book shows how pioneering ballerinas captivated audiences and broke racial barriers ..read more