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This day in pop culture for January 1

On this day in pop culture history, people started taking the icy plunge, Marie Kondo cleaned up, we were introduced to Mr.

Brigitte Bardot’s death trims Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ list to 3 living names

Brigitte Bardot was the last living woman on the list of 59 people mentioned in the Piano Man's 1989 chart-topper.
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‘The Wire’ actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. dies at 71

Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., who played corrupt state senator Clay Davis on the television series “ The Wire ,” died in New York ...
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Richard Smallwood, Grammy nominated gospel singer, dies at 77

The singer-songwriter was nominated for eight Grammy Awards and is remembered for his songs, "Total Praise" and "Trust Me." ...

Facts vs. clicks: How algorithms reward extremism

Galaxy Brain’s Charlie Warzel joins David Frum to discuss how our online information became so untrustworthy and how we can ...