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This 700-page biography, 40 years in the making, is a miracle

One day in eighth grade, Nicholas Boggs arrived at his Washington school dressed in a suit. He was giving a presentation on the writer and activist James Baldwin. It might have been around the time Baldwin died. Baldwin was only 63, but he had lived hard: partying, drinking, smoking, lots of sex and endless loving. …

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Charo Santos’ ‘rich boyfriend’s mom’ reels hit millions of views

MANILA, Philippines — Charo Santos is proving she can still surprise audiences, with the veteran actress and media icon racking up millions of views on social media through her “Rich Boyfriend’s Mom” microdrama series while also winning over netizens with a dance Reel set to NSYNC’s “I Want You Back.”

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Ruth Bar breaks silence on her 1993 affair with Netanyahu, his early political rise - interview

Dr. Ruth Bar is the most famous anonymous woman you have never heard of. On January 14, 1993, Benjamin Netanyahu, sweating and somber, burst into the studio of Israel's Channel 1 television to confess live on air that he had conducted an extramarital affair with the strategic adviser working for him in the race for …

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‘If you can’t understand what sex is, it’s irrelevant if you seem to be enjoying it’: how Queen at Sea upended the dementia drama

Lance Hammer’s first film in 18 years is a heart-wrenching masterpiece about family, mental decline and sexual consent. He and supporting actor Juliette Binoche discuss how they brought unabashed realism to a condition rarely seen on screen

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