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The late Jane Goodall is the first person featured in a new Netflix series, "Famous Last Words," which shares posthumous messages from notable figures. @euronews reports that the episode was recorded in March. In it, Goodall, who died last week, shares her thoughts on the people she disliked — […]

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Dolly Parton's sister Freida clears the air on country star's illness. "I didn’t mean to scare anyone," she says.

@people reports: "Freida Parton previously asked that fans pray for her sister's recovery after the country star, 79, postponed shows amid health issues."

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Don't say THAT Dick Van Dyke! The legendary entertainer (99) joked during a recent event that it would be funny if he didn't make it to his hundredth birthday, which is on Dec. 13. At the Vandy High Tea event, which raises money for The Van Dyke Endowment of the Arts, Van Dyke led a "Happy […]

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Months ago a comedy sketch aired in China about a fictional company called "Pretend to Work" where people pay to come to the office and slack off. Now, a number of real-world businesses have made that a reality — and The Dial's Lavender Au says it's a consequence of China's economic downtown […]

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Thirty Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned over the next few months, with proceeds going to small and rural public stations across the United States that have had their funding cut off. Congress has eliminated $1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasting, leading to many stations making […]

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Across three seasons between 2014 and 2017, "The Leftovers" told stories of deep grief, love, faith, connection and humanity, with one of television's great casts and a near-perfect final scene. @Gizmodo's Cheryl Eddy pays tribute to the under-appreciated HBO masterpiece. Tell us your favorite […]

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Here's @TheWoksofLife's list of 10 traditional foods, from mooncakes to lotus root, and what they symbolize.

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10 Traditional Mid-Autumn Festival Foods

We list all the top Mid-Autumn Festival Foods traditionally eaten during this important Chinese holiday and what they symbolize. It's not just mooncakes!

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Abbey Road has announced the winners of its music photography awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, given to David Bailey. Here are some of the winning shots, which include a picture by Kirby Gladstein of Lana Del Rey headlining Coachella, and Jordan Curtis Hughes' image of The […]

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

FIFA president Gianni Infantino doesn't foresee any issues for next year's World Cup. "The world loves America, whatever some might say," he claimed when promoting the Club World Cup earlier this year. But according to @BBCNews, the tournament faces many problems: Political violence in the U.S […]

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Is it true that there are 99 Irish words for rain? Author and broadcaster Manchán Magan, who died last week at age 55, wasn't sure, so he wrote a book about it, "Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun)." Here's an excerpt, which was published in the Irish Times. "The word for a sudden […]

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

At Sean "Diddy" Combs' sentencing hearing today, prosecutors referenced his repeated history of violence against women and behavior in federal custody and asked the judge to sentence him to 11 years in prison. Combs and several of his children addressed the court, asking the judge not to deny […]

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Earlier this week, agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security surrounded and raided an apartment building in Chicago, pulling men, women and children from their beds in the middle of the night. They then posted a "highlight reel" on social media. For his Doomsday Scenario newsletter […]

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Today's biggest news in music is the release of Taylor Swift's twelfth studio album, "Death of a Showgirl." Here's what @Billboard had to say about it. "The limit does not exist to how high Swift can keep soaring — anytime her downfall (or even a notable downturn) has been predicted, she climbs […]

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When U.S. President Trump visited the the U.K., he wanted to give King Charles a sword from the Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library. The director, Todd Arrington, refused because the artifact had been accepted as a donation and therefore belongs to the American people. Now he's been forced […]

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Patricia Routledge, best known for playing snobbish social-climber Hyacinth Bucket in beloved British sitcom “Keeping Up Appearances,” has died at 96.

@Variety reports: "Despite only running for five seasons, it would have a lasting legacy, and for a time was the most successful British show […]

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Lots of celebrities are speaking up for free speech — but Dave Chappelle chose to do so in an unusual location: the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia. Here's more from @THR.

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Three municipalities in Florida have voted against renaming streets after Charlie Kirk, @LGBTQNation reports. This was after residents showed up at public meetings to object, citing Kirk's racist remarks, lack of ties to their communities, and that those who disagreed with his views should not […]

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 6d

The Onion has made a movie, "Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile." @vanityfair spoke to CEO Ben Collins about how it got made, why the shooting of Charlie Kirk nearly stopped its release, and what you can expect from the 20-minute satirical documentary. "So much of this is social commentary, and so […]

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

Did the memorial service for Charlie Kirk, with its strong flavors of white evangelical Christianity and worship music performances, cause a huge surge in popularity for MAGA? Not really. @Salon's @AmandaMarcotte takes a look at why.

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 7d

More than 500 celebrities including Jane Fonda, Ben Stiller, Spike Lee and Billie Eilish have relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, which was founded during the McCarthy Era. Here's more from @npr.

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Head shots of Jane Fonda, John Legend, Ben Stiller, Spike Lee, Billie Eilish and Whoopi Goldberg.

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The David Bowie Centre, which houses Bowie's personal archive of 90,000 items, is now open at the V&A East Storehouse in London. @RollingStone shares 13 highlights from the collection including the contact sheet for the "Aladdin Sane" cover, the Ziggy Stardust asymmetric catsuit, the stylophone […]

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

The selection of Bad Bunny to headline the Super Bowl halftime show spotlights Latin pride and the rapper's clashes with President Trump.

@AssociatedPress reports: "The NFL has a track record of pushing back when artists get political. However, some performers don’t always comply." […]

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Thank you for reading this post. It means a lot to us that we can share the many interesting stories and ideas we come across every day. We’re excited to continue searching for, and finding, helpful pieces like this one from @VerandaMag, which offers 12 old etiquette rules and niceties experts […]

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Flipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 9d

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban separate after 19 years of marriage. The Oscar-winning actress and the country music star wed in 2006 and share two daughters. Read more from @ew:

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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have separated after 19 years of marriage

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and country music star Keith Urban have separated after nearly 20 years of marriage.

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Thank you for reading this post. It means a lot to us that we can share the many interesting stories and ideas we come across every day. We’re excited to continue searching for, and finding, helpful pieces like this one from @VerandaMag, which offers 12 old etiquette rules and niceties experts […]

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