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In Coming Home, Griner reflects on spending nearly 300 days in a Russian prison. Sonny Rollins' music speaks for itself on newly reissued Freedom Weaver. Zoë Schlanger considers plant consciousness.
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Jackson uses his post-production tricks to polish up the 1970 documentary, bringing a new perspective on events in the film and allowing us to focus on the band's creativity instead of their acrimony.
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Nguyen and his family fled their village in South Vietnam in 1975. Now his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has been adapted into a series on HBO and MAX. Originally broadcast in 2016.
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Tóibín's latest, a sequel to his 2009 novel, Brooklyn, is a devastating portrait of an Irish immigrant whose Italian American husband is expecting a baby with another woman.
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Stella, who died May 4, became famous in the 1950s for his "black paintings" — which were a stark contrast to the abstract expressionism of the time. Originally broadcast in 1985 and 2000.
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Eddy, who died April 30, was one of the first instrumentalists to become a rock and roll star. His hit songs included "Rebel Rouser," "Ramrod" and "40 Miles of Bad Road." Originally broadcast in 1988.
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When it comes to Black Twitter, filmmaker Prentice Penny says "no one is above being joked on." His Hulu docuseries charts the voices and movements that made it a force in politics and culture.
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A London barrister in Henry VIII's England finds himself investigating a murder in a monastery. Hulu's new four-part series, based on C.J. Sansom's 2003 novel, feels strikingly contemporary.
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The WNBA star, who is six feet, nine inches, says she felt like a zoo animal in prison. "The guards would literally come open up the little peep hole, look in, and then I would hear them laughing."
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Climate journalist Zoë Schlanger says research suggests that plants are indeed "intelligent" in complex ways that challenge our understanding of agency and consciousness. Her book is The Light Eaters.
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Jeff Daniels plays the title character in this Netflix series based on Tom Wolfe's novel. The tension isn't about whether he survives — we know he doesn't — but what he does in his final days.
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Bon Jovi talks about his vocal surgery and the road to recovery. Maureen Corrigan reviews a collection of Emily Dickinson's letters. Bardugo's new novel, The Familiar, is set in 16th century Spain.