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Peacock released the first official trailer Monday for 'Bel-Air.' The dramatic reboot of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' will delve into far-more tension than its NBC sitcom predecessor ever did. The new series will center around Will's struggle to maintain his West Philly identity while adjusting to his new life among the wealthy in Southern California. 'Bel-Air' will premiere Feb. 13 after Super Bowl LVI on Peacock, with new episodes debuting weekly.

And Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) says he won't seek reelection.

America's journalists are suffering, folks. Covering the Trump presidency and the COVID-19 pandemic was the physical, intellectual, and moral equivalent of serving on the front lines in World War II. Alas, because our nation's journalists are notoriously reluctant to draw attention to themselves, their trauma remains largely hidden from public view.

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1921: The Tulsa Race Massacre | Goin’ Back to T-Town | American Experience | PBS (13.5 minutes)  https://youtu.be/Q_-iWaTOiqw Most of you have heard references to the Tulsa Massacre at least in recent days. The stories of the attack by whites on the very successful black community of Tulsa, Oklahoma had been mostly buried. Only recently…

Covid cases worldwide: I think it makes more sense to look at all regions rather than individual countries (even if we know, for example, that WHO’s Southeast Asia is mostly India by sheer weight of numbers, even though many individual countries are having issues). And why is Africa such an enormous outlier? Readers? * * * Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “They had one weapon left and both knew...

The Context Logo This is the second post of "The Context"—a biweekly series of archival stories—offering our readers a useful background to some of the most important (or most fun!) subjects in the news today. We hope you enjoy it.   John Swartzwelder is not a household name, which is partly his fault. The former Simpsons writer is as famous in comedy circles for his distinctive joke writing as he is for his reluctance to be interviewed. But recently The New Yorker lured him in, publi...

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Origin On Feb. 25, 2021, The New Yorker published an article positing that former U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns showed he had claimed U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz as a dependent:  Trump’s Taxes Reveal He Claimed Ted Cruz as Dependent In the first major bombshell to emerge from the handover of Donald J. Trump’s tax returns, the Manhattan district attorney has announced that the former President claimed Senator Ted Cruz as a dependent. Speaking to reporters, Cyrus Vance, Jr., said that l...