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Song Beneath the Song: “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen

Freddie Mercury died 25 years ago today. Here is a look at his most popular, and enigmatic, song. Continue reading

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Die Laughing: AIDS 30 Years On

30 years after the discovery of AIDS and 25 years after the founding of ACT UP, Jennifer Kabat writes about the disease and the documentary How To Survive A Plague. Continue reading

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Ode to Sex Ed, or, Miss Teen Mom USA Probably Lives in Mississippi

Teen pregnancy rates are at their lowest in thirty years, the lowest they’ve been since 1940 when the CDC started keeping count. So why does the GOP keep pushing “Abstinence-Only” education? Elissa Schappell investigates. Continue reading

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