Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell, winners of the Oscar for Original Song for No Time to Die, have been invited to join The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. David Livingston/Getty Images hide caption
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Paradegoers celebrate at the New York City Pride parade on Sunday. Steven Molina Contreras for NPR hide caption
John Vercher is the author of the novels Three-Fifths and After the Lights Go Out. Karen Maria Photography/Soho Press hide caption
A novelist's time in the MMA cage informed his book on memory loss and identity
Megan Thee Stallion, performing at Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, U.K. on Sat. June 25, 2022. During her set, Megan spoke out against the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade. Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
Jack Harlow and Brandy perform onstage during the 2022 BET Awards. Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET hide caption
Sam Gilliam's 1968 work Double Merge, which is currently on display at Dia Beacon in Beacon, N.Y. Dia Art Foundation, New York hide caption
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Life in the Middle Ages is more gross than engrossing in this ruthless novel
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Life in the Middle Ages is more gross than engrossing in this ruthless novel
Vijay Gupta performing with some of the professional musicians in Street Symphony at the Midnight Mission on LA's Skid Row. David Zimmerman hide caption
Janelle Monae presents the award for best female R&B/pop artist at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
Mishael Morgan accepts the award for outstanding performance by a lead actress in a drama series for her role in "The Young and the Restless" at the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption
The Peanuts characters reminded readers of the importance of Title IX at a moment when many schools and athletic programs were resistant to it. Peanuts © 1979 Peanuts Worldwide LLC hide caption
'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s
'Wait Wait' for June 25, 2022: With Not My Job guests Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda
Lil Nas X performs onstage during the Grammys in April. Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption
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