Culture Queue
Culture Queue
An ongoing series of recommendations for timely books to read, films to watch and podcasts and music to listen to.
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'The Mad Women's Ball' explores a dark era of medical history
Marianna Cerini, CNN
Editor's choice
fashion
New docuseries charts the spectacular rise and fall of multilevel marketing company LuLaRoe
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
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New Bob Ross documentary complicates the legacy of an artist who painted 'happy little trees'
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
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'Gossip Girl' and 5 more recommendations for some serious teen drama
Marianna Cerini, CNN
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In 'Zola,' two exotic dancers' road trip descends into chaos
Jacqui Paumbo, CNN
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Thriller 'SWEAT' shows the perils of influencer fame
Leah Dolan, CNN
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'The Dig' and five other culture recommendations if you love ancient discoveries
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
Books You Should Read
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In this surreal novel about motherhood, a mom slowly turns into a bloodthirsty dog
Brienne Walsh, CNN
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She wrote a fantasy novel about a dystopian New York City. Then it came true
Brienne Walsh, CNN
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Rare photos show the early years of NASA's space shuttle era
Jacopo Prisco, CNN
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Judged for what he wore: A first-time author writes about class and clothing
Mohsin Zaidi
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Graphic novel on the Tiananmen Massacre shows medium's power to capture history
James Griffiths, CNN
beauty
'The Vanishing Half' scrutinizes colorism and standards of beauty in America
Tufayel Ahmed, CNN
More from the archive
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'Ammonite' and 5 more works about women overlooked by history
Katie Hunt, CNN
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Rosamund Pike in "I Care a Lot" and six more recommendations if you love an antiheroine
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
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We need more 'trauma-free Blackness.' Here's a start
John Blake, CNN
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'Beginner's Guide to America' and 5 other works that illuminate the US immigrant experience
Chantal Da Silva, CNN
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Forget your valentine -- friends are your most important relationships
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN
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What 'WandaVision' and 5 other picks can teach us about how to live
Leah Dolan
