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New York City has always been a place people flock to express themselves. Now, the city government has made it easier by getting out of the way and giving people…
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Though dim night-lights burned, she moved familiarly through the big rooms and wide halls, seeking vainly the half-finished book of verse she had mislaid and only now remembered. When she…
Legendary television and film producer and activist Norman Lear knows a thing or two about laughter. He's been helping generations of Americans split sides for decades via his smart, politically…
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