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10 Questions: Oompa Performs at Celtics Halftime Ahead of New Single Release
Poet and rapper Oompa explains how she got her nickname, why she got into music and what it meant to perform at a Celtics game in her home city of Boston.
She also shares the meaning behind her upcoming single “Think Too Much”
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Prize-Winning Poet Gerald Stern Dies at 97
Prize-winning poet Gerald Stern has died. Stern was one of the country’s most loved and respected poets. Stern wrote more than a dozen books and won the National Book Award in 1998 for the anthology “This Time.”
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Read Amanda Gorman's Powerful, Poetic Response to the Texas School Shooting
“What might we be if only we tried. What might we become if only we’d listen.
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How Financial Empowerment Helped One Woman Rise Up From Poverty
Poet Helen Lopez learned about money from her mother and by working as a teen. She believes a financial education can help Latinos achieve equity.
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Poet Amanda Gorman Tapped to Recite New Original Poem for Super Bowl LV
The 22-year-old breakout star of the Biden inauguration will recognize three honorary game captains the NFL has chosen for Super Bowl LV.
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Amanda Gorman Delivers Inauguration Poem
Los Angeles native Amanda Gorman delivers a poem at the Inauguration of Joe Biden.
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American Poet Louise Glück Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
American poet Louise Glück has won the Nobel Prize in Literature for her “candid and uncompromising” work
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Apple TV Plus Joins Streaming Wars With Oprah… but No Library
As the streaming wars near a fever pitch and viewers are targeted from every vantage point — Disney Plus has the Marvel and Star Wars brands! HBO Max counters with “Game of Thrones” and DC superheroes! — Apple TV Plus could be cast as the highly pedigreed and improbable underdog.
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Gina Rodriguez Apologizes for Using N-word While Singing on Instagram Video
Actress Gina Rodriguez has apologized for using the N-word while singing along to “Ready or Not,” a song by The Fugees, in a now-deleted video on Instagram Tuesday. “I am sorry if I offended anyone by singing The Fugees, to a song that I love, that I grew up on,” Rodriguez said in a subsequent video on her Instagram stories....
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Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead's Poetic Lyricist, Dead at 78
Robert Hunter, the man behind the poetic and mystical words for many of the Grateful Dead’s finest songs, has died at age 78. Hunter died Monday at his Northern California home with his wife, Maureen, at his side, former Grateful Dead publicist Dennis McNally told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The family did not release a cause of death. “We...
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Domingo to Return to the Stage Amid Harassment Allegations
Placido Domingo returns to the stage at the Salzburg Festival this weekend to perform for the first time since multiple women accused the opera legend of sexual harassment in allegations brought to light by The Associated Press. Two opera houses in the United States have canceled performances, but no European opera house has taken Domingo off the bill. Instead, some...
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‘This Is the Best': Thousands Pack the Esplanade for Pops Spectacular
There’s no place like Boston for the Fourth, and the size of the crowds on the Esplanade Thursday night proved it.
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Cory Booker Takes Aim at Joe Biden's ‘Hoodie' Language About Race
Joe Biden, the current frontrunner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, once again came under criticism over the topic of race when Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey took issue with language Biden used at a Rainbow PUSH luncheon on Friday, NBC News reports. While discussing the need for criminal justice reform, Biden said people must continue to...
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Joe Biden, the current frontrunner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, once again came under criticism over the topic of race when Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey took issue with language Biden used at a Rainbow PUSH luncheon on Friday, NBC News reports. While discussing the need for criminal justice reform, Biden said people must continue to...
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Thirsty? Beyoncé's ‘Lemonade' Now Streaming Across All Major Platforms
Beyhive, get in formation. Beyoncé fans are currently devouring the audio release of her Lemonade film, which is now finally available across multiple streaming services.
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Jenna Bush Hager Launches Book Club, Announces First Pick
The daughter of a librarian and our resident bookworm, Jenna’s a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the best new reads. Now, she wants to share her passion with TODAY fans.
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The Unofficial Guide to Space Savers in Boston
Parking your car in Boston when a snowstorm hits is a pain, but Maureen and Heather from Caught in Southie are here to help.
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Killer Who Escaped Prison, Lived as Poet Fights for Release
A convicted killer who spent 20 years on the run, hiding in plain sight as a poet, went before the Massachusetts Parole Board to ask to be released Thursday. Norman Porter, 79, said he takes full responsibility for his crimes, which include two murders, followed by a prison break that kept him under an alias in Chicago for 20 years.
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Killer Who Escaped and Lived as Poet Fights for Release
Norman Porter, a 79-year-old convicted murderer who escaped prison and lived as a poet, is fighting for his freedom at a parole hearing.
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Parkland Students Write Poignant Book of Surviving School Massacre
The book by 43 students and teachers who lived through February’s high school massacre gives a poignant, raw, and sometimes horrifically graphic look into the six-minute shooting spree where 17 died.