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    The True Story of the Aberfan Disaster in The Crown Season 3Queen Elizabeth really did wait eight long days to visit the site of an infamous coal-mining tragedy.
    By Alice Burton
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    Who’s the Woman Who Yells ‘Grow Some Balls!’ at Harold Wilson in The Crown?In three words, an icon was born.
    By Devon Ivie
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    Emily Dickinson Didn’t Really Get High on Opium at a House Party, Right?It’s doubtful, but we asked a Dickinson scholar just to be sure.
    By Rachel Handler
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    Succession Loves Ancient Greek and Roman Myths, But What Does It All Mean?From Romulus to Coriolanus, the show’s mythical references reveal quite a lot about the Roys.
    By Tim Joseph
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    A Brief History of the X RatingFor a brief but potent period, moviemakers were able to make legitimate movies that were sexy and dangerous. It was good while it lasted.
    By Jason Bailey
  6. ‘Khan,’ the Name That Rules Bollywood and Stalls Airport Security LinesThe world’s most bipolar name.
    By Mallika Rao
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    So, Who Is Really the Youngest Pope of All Time?Benedict IX was once called “a demon from hell.”
    By E. Alex Jung
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    Have You Taken Google’s Virtual, Interactive Abbey Road Studios Tour?It’s educational and fun.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
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    How Baby Boom Set the Template for Future Movies About Working MothersDiane Keaton as the original #GirlBoss.
    By Megan Reynolds
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    The SJP ’80s Dance Movie That Set the TemplateThe montages. The dance-offs. The sleeveless bad-boy partner. It all happened to Sarah Jessica Parker first.
    By Jessica Roake
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    Tracing the Very Peculiar Career of David LynchA trip through the life of the director, newspaper cartoonist, doughnuts-and-coffee enthusiast—and, with this month’s The Big Dream, pop musician.
    By Bilge Ebiri
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    Tracing the Career of Tween-Lit Doyenne Judy BlumeAfter 44 years, her first feature-film adaptation, Tiger Eyes, arrives next week.
    By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
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    What Was It Like to Be a Writer on a TGIF Family Sitcom?Tales from the family-comedy trenches from veterans of Perfect Strangers, Full House, Step by Step, and other shows that got big ratings but critical sneers.
    By Josef Adalian
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    Leona Lewis Would Prefer You Envision ‘We Found Love’ As Her Song“It was the same version and production but mine’s better.”
    By Zach Dionne