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Golda Rosheuvel stars as Netflix's 'Queen Charlotte.'

Netflix takes several, steamy liberties with the historical record, but there was a real Queen Charlotte—and she was just as complicated as the TV version.

Kristin Hunt


Elmo played a big role in the episode.

'Sesame Street' has a long history of teaching kids how to deal with traumatic events. In the wake of 9/11, the show's creators wanted to find a way to bring the real-world horror to their young audience's attention.

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Ye olde boob tube.

When TVs became popular in the 20th century, some people started calling it ‘the tube.’ That nickname soon spawned an even catchier one: ‘the boob tube.’

Ellen Gutoskey