“Sesame Street” has found itself a new home. Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.

‘Sesame Street’ is coming to Netflix with new streaming deal

“Sesame Street” will release episodes on both PBS Kids and Netflix later this year.

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CBS News faced another shock wave on Monday after its president, Wendy McMahon, abruptly said that she would exit her post, the latest development in an ongoing showdown between the news division and President Trump. nyti.ms/43BBjRp

Wrote about Adriana Smith, who has been kept alive for months on a ventilator, brain dead, against her family's wishes—all because of Georgia's six-week abortion ban. www.thecut.com/article/adri...

We’re Just Human Incubators to Them

Thirty-year-old Adriana Smith, who is brain dead, has been kept on a ventilator for months due to Georgia’s abortion ban.

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very much swept away by #BethOLeary & her new romance Swept Away 🌊⚓️💕 we talk survival romance, her love of forced proximity, & how to find humor in a life-or-death scenario www.swooon.com/1185251/swep...

Inside Beth O'Leary's New Book 'Swept Away': Her Survival Romance Explained (Exclusive)

The author opens up about her most high-stakes romance yet.

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The Trump administration violated *another* court order by deporting a professor despite her valid visa and a judge’s order halting her removal

Brown University Professor Deported Despite Valid Visa And Judge's Order

A representative for Customs and Border Protection told HuffPost, "Arriving aliens bear the burden of establishing admissibility to the United States."

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an honor to speak with @mobrowne.bsky.social about her new collection A Bird in the Sky Means We Can Still Breathe, an incredible collection about NYC teens coming of age during the height of the pandemic🐦‍⬛☁️✨ pubwkly.omeclk.com/portal/wts/u...

showing love to Black love all year round 💕🔐🤞🏾 here’s Swooon’s picks for Best Black Romances of 2025 : www.swooon.com/book-list/bl... feat : @kennedyryan.bsky.social @danielleallen.bsky.social @beebabs.bsky.social @reginablackwrites.bsky.social @myahariel.bsky.social @ettaeaston.bsky.social + more!

10 Black Romance Books to Read in 2025

From Kennedy Ryan's newest to second chance romances.

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We have been careful to avoid using the word coup, but it’s time to call it what it is—this is a coup. Trump signed an executive order granting only the attorney general or the president the authority to interpret laws executed by the executive branch.

why yes indeed i did read all of ali hazelwoods books and ranked them in honor of Valentine’s Day!!: www.swooon.com/book-list/al... #romancebooks #romancelandia #alihazelwood #steminist

Ranking All 7 of Ali Hazelwood's Romance Novels

Find out where her latest romance 'Deep End' ranks.

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THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE I GOT MY BEYONCE TICKETS

iyana goes to the library@iyanaskye.bsky.social · 2y ago

this is the worse day of my life (aka I did not get Beyonce tickets)

NEW: A military fighter jet has crashed into San Diego Bay. This is the 6th plane collision (and 2nd military collision) since Trump took office.

Military fighter jet crashes into San Diego Bay off Point Loma coast

An ABC 10News crew was at the scene reporting on another story when they saw what appeared to be a military aircraft crash into the water.

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this is the worse day of my life (aka I did not get Beyonce tickets)

if i text you this just know you’re cooked

New Orleans you have the opportunity to do the funniest thing in history

Kylie Cheung@kylietcheung.bsky.social · 2y ago

they couldn't have booed just a LITTLE harder???? 💔

obviously have a crush all on the romance picks out this month on Swooon🩷✨ #romancelandia : www.swooon.com/book-list/be...

10 Best New Romance Novels of February 2025

Is February the peak of romance novels? Check out our top 10 book picks.

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Thx @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social for incl me in round-up of opinions about #KidLit & social media, with @laurelsnyder.bsky.social @katemessner.com @studiojjk.bsky.social @katemckean.bsky.social @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social @ryanlasala.bsky.social & others: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Where Is the Kid Lit Community Online?

As social media communities splinter, authors and publishers wonder where their next digital water cooler will be.

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Clear-eyed, direct NYT op-ed by @jamellebouie.net using the kind of non-euphemistic language the headlines should embrace:

social media platforms are basically burning themselves down and i talked to #kidlit professionals about finding the next best digital water cooler for fostering community (a hint: you might be on it rn) www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Where Is the Kid Lit Community Online?

As social media communities splinter, authors and publishers wonder where their next digital water cooler will be.

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all this Cowboy Carter hate…y’all better stay home then 🙂‍↔️

Beyoncé becomes the first black woman to win Album of the Year at the #GRAMMYs  since Lauryn Hill in 1999.

Abracadabra!!!! GAGA I’ve MISSED YOU

BEYONCEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Anyway I look forward to celebrating Black History Month.

Not since people were dying from the high price of insulin and politicians were tweeting about it have I been at this level of FUCKING DO SOMETHING!!!

NBCC member Carol Iaciofano Aucoin reviewed "We Do Not Part," written by Han Kang and translated from the Korean by e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris, for WBUR's Arts & Culture:

Han Kang's 'We Do Not Part' counters unimaginable brutality with courage and empathy

Based on real-life events, the Nobel laureate's fifth novel highlights the generational trauma that flows through one family from the 1948 massacre on Jeju Island off the coast of South Korea. Critic…

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also the fact that we got this book bc of a Dustin Thao, Chloe Gong, and Alex Aster link up? ✨✨iconic✨✨ #booksky #kidlit

iyana goes to the library@iyanaskye.bsky.social · 2y ago

ive got the (best) scoop on Dustin Thao’s new book You’ve Got Oliver, a companion to You’ve Reached Sam!!!! prepare yourselves for “the closest thing to a happy ending that I am capable of doing” 😭😭😭 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

ive got the (best) scoop on Dustin Thao’s new book You’ve Got Oliver, a companion to You’ve Reached Sam!!!! prepare yourselves for “the closest thing to a happy ending that I am capable of doing” 😭😭😭 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Just Announced: 'You’ve Found Oliver' by Dustin Thao

Dutton Books for Young Readers has announced the forthcoming publication of 'You’ve Found Oliver,' a companion novel to Dustin Thao’s breakout YA romance 'You’ve Reached Sam.' The book is scheduled to...

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no better time to be LOUDLY celebrating queer books and the latest from @julianwinters.bsky.social is a hoot! ✨check out our chat on fake dating, crafting an adult debut, and our top tier romcom movies over at 🩷Swooon🩷 #romancebooks #queerbooks #booksky #blackbooksky: www.swooon.com/1173338/juli...

Julian Winters Interview on 'I Think They Love You's Queer Romance (Exclusive)

Plus, what he loves most about the fake dating trope.

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ELLE MAGAZINE!!! 🥹🥹🥹 truly a dream come true to be interviewed by them. Thank you @laurpuckett.bsky.social for this!! 🥹🤍🥹🤍 www.elle.com/culture/book...

"We are a creative, disruptive people who have never accepted silence." In this op-ed, @raquelwillis.com offers advice to trans kids on resisting discriminatory times and calls on the strength and resolve of trans trailblazers throughout history. ⤵️

Dear Trans Kids, You Don't Need the Government's Permission to Exist

Activist and journalist Raquel Willis offers crucial advice to trans and non-binary youth.

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