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The New York Times 8:00 pm on April 7, 2022
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A New Season of ‘Still Processing’

Hosts Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham catch up before their spring season — which is going to sound a little different.

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The New York Times 8:00 pm on January 7, 2022
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The Vitality of Black Criticism

Before his death, Greg Tate spoke with four other critics at the Pop Conference about the need for Black writers to face down racist institutions and take the lead in cultural conversations.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 26, 2021
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Pulitzer-Winning Critic Wesley Morris Captured the Moment

For his piercing insights on race and culture, Wesley Morris recently received his second Pulitzer Prize. But he won over colleagues long before that.

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The New York Times 1:00 pm on June 13, 2021
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From The Sunday Read Archives: ‘My Mustache, My Self’

How one writer’s facial hair experiment in quarantine led to a deep consideration of his Blackness.

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The New York Times 5:52 pm on June 11, 2021
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Pulitzer Winners Include The New York Times and Buzzfeed News

The Pulitzer board recognized reporting on the murder of George Floyd, including a special citation for Darnella Frazier, the teenager who filmed the killing. The public service prize went to The New York Times for Covid coverage.

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The New York Times 8:06 pm on April 29, 2021
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Cathy Park Hong

The Asian-American poet wants to help women and people of color find healing — and clarity — in their rage.

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The New York Times 9:15 pm on April 15, 2021
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Lil Nas X? Not Sorry!

The celebrity apology has evolved, but it still isn’t good enough.

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The New York Times 8:01 pm on April 8, 2021
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40 Acres and a Movie

Disney can’t change its problematic past. But can it make a new future with Marvel?

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The New York Times 9:13 pm on December 20, 2020
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Best of The Sunday Read 2020: From Female Rage to Michelangelo’s David

A few of our favorite and most popular episodes of the narrated article series from “The Daily.”

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The New York Times 9:26 pm on November 12, 2020
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Still Processing Podcast: Sweet, Sweet Fantasies, Baby

There’s a difference between our dreams for America — and our fantasies.

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The New York Times 7:40 pm on July 9, 2020
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So Y’all Finally Get It

America just won’t let us rest.

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The New York Times 1:16 am on June 13, 2020
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Special Episode: The Song That Found Me

In a time of need, a Times critic is moored by Patti LaBelle — in song, then on the phone.

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The New York Times 8:43 pm on May 14, 2020
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New Loop, America

How dystopian and utopian shows like “Westworld” and “Hollywood” can help us map out a better future.

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The New York Times 6:29 pm on May 7, 2020
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Does This Phone Make Me Look Human?

The internet is bringing us closer together — but will the intimacy last?

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The New York Times 12:13 am on May 1, 2020
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Fiona Ex Machina

Fiona Apple blows our minds, again.

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The New York Times 6:29 pm on April 9, 2020
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Frosted Flakes

We explore “Tiger King” and what it says about America’s unique relationship to freedom.

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The New York Times 1:31 am on March 14, 2020
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Special Episode: A Bit of Relief

Three Times journalists share what they’re turning to right now for comfort.

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