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The hot mom rom-com phenomenon

The hot mom rom-com boom is happening all over film this year. Alisha Wetherill/Prime, Courtesy of Prime/Tina Rowden/Netflix, Courtesy of Netflix hide caption

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The hot mom rom-com phenomenon

It's Election Day, but instead of focusing on politics, we decided to do something a little lighter for the occasion: we're looking at this year's hot mom rom-com boom. Host Brittany Luse is joined by New York Magazine features writer Rachel Handler to get a little deeper into three movies from this genre: A Family Affair, The Idea of You, and Between the Temples. They discuss how hot moms on screen have changed, but why movies like these often still feel behind the times.

The hot mom rom-com phenomenon

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Women no longer have to make the first move on Bumble, the dating app that was launched in 2014 with the goal of putting more power in the hands of women.

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Women no longer have to make the first move on Bumble. Will it make the app better?

Bumble, known for allowing women to message men first, unveiled new features that allow men to make the first move. Will the change breathe new life into online dating, and the company's stock?

Women no longer have to make the first move on Bumble. Will it make the app better?

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2021 was rough, but books about love gave us life. Here are 13 recommendations
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2021 was rough, but books about love gave us life. Here are 13 recommendations

Books We Love, formerly known as NPR's Book Concierge, is back for 2021. Here are a handful of books about love that NPR staffers and independent critics named as some of their favorites of the year.

2021 was rough, but books about love gave us life. Here are 13 recommendations

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A Paralympic Sprinter Got Engaged To Her Running Partner Moments After Their Race

Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo of Cape Verde and guide Manuel Antonio Vaz da Veiga embrace on the track of Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Thursday after he proposed. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters hide caption

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A Paralympic Sprinter Got Engaged To Her Running Partner Moments After Their Race

Sprinter Keula Nidreia Pereira Semedo, who is visually impaired, didn't qualify for the semifinals. But she did accept a surprise proposal from her sighted partner, Manuel Antonio Vaz da Veiga.

The Queen Of Black Historical Romance Talks Race, Love And History

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The Queen Of Black Historical Romance Talks Race, Love And History

Stories about Black history often focus on struggle and suffering—but Beverly Jenkins, the author of more than 40 historical romance novels, has spent her career telling stories about Black love.

The Queen Of Black Historical Romance Talks Race, Love And History

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Black Kiss-tory

Wild Rain is author Beverly Jenkins' newest steamy novel. Harper Collins hide caption

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Black Kiss-tory

Too often, Black history is portrayed as a story of struggle and suffering, completely devoid of joy. So we called up some romance novelists whose work focuses on Black history. They told us that no matter how hard the times, there has always been room for love.

Black Kiss-tory

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