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Are Any 'Gunsmoke' Cast Members Still Alive?

Gunsmoke is one of the longest-running scripted series in television history. So its no understatement to call it one of the most beloved TV series of all time. The show was a television institution like few others. In fact, only a handful of other shows including reigning champ, The Simpsons have lasted longer.

Girls Against God by Jenny Hval review a call to revolution

The Norwegian musician rebels against blandness and convention in a novel that veers from melodramatic teenscape to social panorama Girls Against God, the second novel from acclaimed Norwegian musician Jenny Hval, is set in 1990s southern Norway, a place known for its rainy climate, synthetic drugs and gracious reservation, but also hostile to anyone who

How author Dionne Ford found healing in the story of her enslaved ancestors

NPR's Andrew Limbong talks with Dionne Ford about her new book, Go Back and Get It: A Memoir of Race, Inheritance, and Intergenerational Healing. In it, Ford grapples with an old family photograph showing her great-great-grandmother, Tempy Burton, who was enslaved by Colonel W.R. Stuart, her great-great grandfather.

How Niche Is Your Taylor Swift Costume?

Swifties have been prepared for practically every Halloween since 2006. Taylor Swifts concerts have always had fun costumes, including the Eras Tour, and now that its Halloween, its time to channel that crafting energy into some fun costumes. Or, in other words, Swift fans are taking a break from trying to decode any Easter eggs

Seven Jewish siblings in Brooklyn house fire are buried in Jerusalem

The father of seven children who perished in a devastating house fire in Brooklyn on Saturday today paid tribute to his 'seven innocent lambs' as they were buried in Jerusalem. 'Why seven? One is not enough?' Gabriel Sassoon asked through tears as he stood in front of the bodies of his children on Monday.