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For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a word maven, which I got from my mother, a word maven of the first water. For example, instead of playing patty cake, we played word games of all sorts. The ...

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I grew up in eastern North Carolina among conservative farmers, but as a filmmaker, most of my colleagues are liberal artists ...

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Yesterday's Wordle answer (game #1607) was… DEUCE.

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"Twilight" is back on the big screen for the iconic novel's 20th anniversary. USA TODAY headed back to the theaters for an honest rewatch.

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