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Aha Moment: Maurice

Lifestyle & Belief

Growing up in the 1970s and ’80s, Brian Sloan remembers two types of gay characters in TV and movies: flamboyant decorators, and victims of AIDS. ‘There was no in-between. And there was no romance involved for gay characters either.’

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Maurice Sendak, Author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ Dies at 83

Arts, Culture & Media

Maurice Sendak Dies at Age 83

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