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Beloved 'Reading Rainbow' returns after nearly 20 years with new host Mychal Threets

The beloved children’s series “Reading Rainbow” returns after nearly 20 years, now on the KidZuko YouTube channel

The Independent UK

Reading Rainbow returns and it’s the best news this week!

Good news is coming your way because Reading Rainbow is coming back with a big surprise. On social media, Mychal Threets, the viral librarian was named the new host and the Internet at large celebrated vigorously. It’s a moment engineered to make you feel warm and fuzzy as someone truly…

The Mary Sue

Reading Rainbow Is Coming Back, And The New Host Addressed Fans Who Want LeVar Burton Back: 'I Am At The Front Of That Line!'

It seems like we can take his word on this matter.

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Reading Rainbow revived after nearly 20 years with TikToker host replacing LeVar Burton

‘Reading Rainbow’ ran on PBS from 1983 to 2006

The Independent UK

Trophy wives, subversive reading and ejaculation: lessons from 2025’s best graduation speeches

Percival Everett, Simone Biles, Kermit the Frog and Donald Trump deliver words of wisdom, and a few of grotesque stupidity, at commencement ceremonies across US

The Guardian - US

What Happens When a Paddle-Tire Ducati Superbike Hits Deep Snow?

If you've kept up with mad enduro rider Matt Spears in recent time, then you know he's game for a whole lot of wild creations that pretty much no one else would build. Most recently, he got his hands on a totaled Ducati Panigale. The motor was still very much…

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Steven Spielberg and Missy Elliott receive top US honour in White House ceremony

US President Joe Biden presented the 2022 and 2023 National Medals of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals.

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James Earl Jones death: Mark Hamill, LeVar Burton and Colman Domingo lead tributes

Jones was known for voicing Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise and Mufasa in ‘The Lion King’

The Independent UK

Mark Hamill, LeVar Burton and more mourn James Earl Jones

Famous fans and collaborators are paying tribute to actor James Earl Jones

The Independent UK

Best podcasts of the week: New Order’s rise from the ashes of Joy Division

In this week’s newsletter: Transmissions, which plots the story of Joy Division and New Order, returns for a second run. Plus: five of the best sci-fi podcasts

The Guardian - UK

The CW Shares Start Dates For ‘Scrabble’, ‘Trivial Pursuit’, ‘Superman & Lois’, ‘The Wranglers’

Raven-Symoné hosts ‘Scrabble’ and LeVar Burton hosts ‘Trivial Pursuit’

Broadcasting & Cable

The CW Shares Fall Debut Dates

Game shows ‘Scrabble’ and ‘Trivial Pursuit’ debut October 7, hosted by Raven-Symoné and LeVar Burton

Broadcasting & Cable

The CW Shares Its 2024-2025 Lineup

LeVar Burton, Raven-Symone to host game shows, ‘Sherlock & Daughter’ on for midseason

Broadcasting & Cable

‘So happy you’re here’: how a librarian became an advocate for mental health

Mychal Threets’ sudden rise to fame as a pusher of ‘library joy’ isn’t over despite his exit from his job to focus on himself

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LeVar Burton discovers educational heritage on Finding Your Roots

LeVar Burton discovers a deep educational heritage on an episode of Finding Your Roots, uncovering the powerful influence of his paternal family.

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Justin Torres wins at National Book Awards as authors call for cease-fire in Gaza

At one of literature's most prestigious awards ceremonies, nominated authors made a collective call for a cease-fire in Gaza.

The Independent UK

Justin Torres and Ned Blackhawk are among the winners of National Book Awards

Justin Torres’ “Blackouts” has won the National Book Award for fiction

Salon

LeVar Burton to host book awards

The "Reading Rainbow" icon was announced as the host of the 2023 National Book Awards, taking place in November

WEKU

LeVar Burton to replace Drew Barrymore as host of National Book Awards

Barrymore was originally set to host American literature's glitziest night, until she announced her talk show would be returning during the Writers Guild strike.

The Independent UK

Ariana Grande among celebrities to denounce ‘chilling’ book bans in open letter

Actors, comedians, authors, models, activists and musicians have joined the fight against book bans

The Guardian - US

‘Chilling’: Ariana Grande, Amanda Gorman and others sign letter against book bans

Letter, spearheaded by Reading Rainbow’s LeVar Burton, includes 175 signatories calling on Hollywood to fight bans in US schools

WEKU

'Star Trek' stars join the picket lines in Hollywood

Stars of Star Trek and its many spinoffs gathered outside Paramount Pictures during the labor dispute.

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