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Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | August 29, 2025

Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

A "close" read of the president's beach reads.

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C-SPAN is starting a (very "patriotic") book club.

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<em> The Black Cauldron </em> turns 40 this year. Here's why the famous flop is worth a second look.

The Black Cauldron turns 40 this year. Here's why the famous flop is worth a second look.

On bad adaptations, big expectations, and why some myths resist the big screen treatment.

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Six reissued classics to get hyped for this fall.

Six reissued classics to get hyped for this fall.

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What the defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting means for Viewers Like You.

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One small thing to do today: Pressure mainstream media to cover the Gaza famine.

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