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Today in history: Good sex with Dr. Ruth
June 4, 2015Today is the birthday of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, born (as Karola Ruth Siegel) in 1928 in Wiesenfeld, Germany.
Read moreA second look at FDR’s “Second Bill of Rights”
June 4, 2015In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, preparing to run for a fourth term, proposed a "Second Bill of Rights" for post World War II U.S.
Read moreToday in history: Zoot Suit riots rock L.A.
June 3, 2015In 1943, simmering racial unease exploded as hundreds of white sailors stationed in Los Angeles stormed into East L.A. and began beating Hispanics.
Read moreThe cost of fame: “The Cult of JT Leroy”
June 3, 2015The film shows how nonfiction becomes novelized, with dramatization and confabulation fobbed off as "news" and "truth."
Read moreRay’s eye: The magnificent Apu Trilogy rides again
June 2, 2015Before there was Bollywood or "The Mindy Project" there was Satyajit Ray, India's movie maestro.
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