PBS probes slave owning issue on Finding Your Roots
PBS and WNET are reviewing producer conduct after Ben Affleck asked to omit details of a slave owning actor from an episode. Affleck expresses regret for seeking the edit and says Americans still confront slavery’s legacy. He says he was embarrassed by the subject and urged Gates to cut the material.
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Anne Bentley
Henry Louis Gates
Harvard
Dear Abby: Hostile son and daughter in law under roof
A reader asks how to handle long term living with her son Rick and daughter in law Amy and their child. Abby urges setting a firm move out date, honesty about the situation, and notes ongoing dependence preserves friction and harms relationships with grandson. A second letter concerns snoring straining marriage with plans to travel. Abby suggests medical evaluation and possible solutions.
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Downey Jr Says He Played Den Mother On Avengers Set
Robert Downey Jr described his role as a stabilizing presence among a growing superhero cast while filming Avengers Age of Ultron. He spoke at the London premiere with Scarlett Johansson Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo as the film opens May 1.
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Joss Whedon
Downey
London
Scarlett Johansson
Chris Hemsworth
Mark Ruffalo
Ask Amy columnist helps with family secrets and wedding woes
In letters from readers, Ask Amy advises handling a grandmother’s disclosure of a nonbiological father, suggesting limited involvement and urging the closest family member to talk to the uncle. The column also counsels canceling a wedding with deposits to avoid financial ruin and urges midlife volunteers to take up flexible community work.
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YouTube’s rise reshapes media and creator economy
The third most visited site behind Facebook and Google, YouTube was acquired by Google in 2006 for 1.65 billion in stock. By 2012 Gangnam Style hit 1 billion views, helping major networks and Billboard integrate YouTube data, while the Partner Program funds creators like PewDiePie who earns over 4 million yearly.
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YouTube
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Billboard
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Carnegie Mellon University
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Hong
PewDiePie
Felix Kjellberg
Forbes
Bob McLaughlin
Forest Hills
UK smokers linked to weight concerns study says quit policies needed
The study in Tobacco Control finds weight concerns among UK smokers differ from those in Australia and Canada. Shang from the Institute for Health Research and Policy urges policymakers to consider weight when promoting quitting, noting heavy smokers are likelier to be overweight and that smoking to control weight is unfounded.
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Canada
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Shang
Institute For Health Research and Policy
Beyond the Reach review shows a deranged corporate hunter
Michael Douglas stars as Madec a wealthy hunter who bribes a permit to hunt in the Mojave Desert. A search and rescue expert Ben tries to stop a cover up after a man is killed. The film spirals into heatstroke death pursuits and tired manhunter clichés.
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Douglas
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Mojave Desert
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Himbo
Jeremy Irvine
Martin Palmer
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