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Barbara Cook’s Emotional Story of Her Son’s Coming Out Is Relatable to Moms and LGBTs Everywhere

Broadway legend Barbara Cook died early Tuesday morning of respiratory failure at the age of 89

NPR’s Sonari Glinton is Obsessed with Old-Timey Crooners

Growing up on Chicago’s South Side, Sonari’s media diet was a carefully crafted mix of Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and the Great American Songbook

INFOGRAPHIC: Here’s How You’re Likely To Die In Each U.S. State

How are you gonna die? If you’re in Louisiana, it’s syphilis. In Washington, it’s meningitis. What about your state?

‘We Make An Art of It’: Congolese Fashion Defies Stereotypes of African Poverty

Brazzaville and Kinshasa are two of the world’s poorest cities, and their colorful style of dapper Congolese fashion is drawing international attention.