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In the final scene of Succession, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) stares out at the Hudson River while his father's bodyguard looks on. In an improvised take during filming (which was not included in the episode) Strong climbed the barrier at the water's edge, as if to jump. HBO hide caption

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We ask the creator of 'Succession' everything you wanted to know about the finale

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Spring Woods High School in Houston, Texas, is one of the schools that put on a production of The Addams Family. Susan Doremus/Educational Theatre Associaton hide caption

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These were the most frequently performed plays and musicals in high schools this year

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"Dumplings are my obsession," says chef "Nok" Chutatip Suntaranon of Kalaya, a Thai restaurant in Philadelphia. Joel Rose/NPR hide caption

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Immigrants have helped change how America eats. Now they dominate top culinary awards

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A scene from the popular Ethiopian soap opera Yegna, which sends messages about health and well-being to its teen viewers. Topics range from child marriage to menstrual pads. @yegnaplayer via YouTube/ Screengrab by NPR hide caption

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Regina King poses in the press room during at Hollywood and Highland on Feb. 24, 2019. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption

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'Wait Wait' for June 3, 2023: The 25th Anniversary Spectacular, Part III!

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Annaleigh Ashford, left, and Josh Groban star in Broadway's current revival of Sweeney Todd. Ashford says it's rare for musicals to have this large of an orchestra. Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman/Sweeney Todd hide caption

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After years of ever-shrinking orchestras, some Broadway musicals are going big

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An illustration for Backstory Serial, the Substack home for Mary Trump, E. Jean Carroll and Jennifer Taub's romance project The Italian Lesson. James Lake hide caption

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Mary Trump, E. Jean Carroll and Jennifer Taub launch romance novel on Substack

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Rock 'n' roll legend Little Richard is the subject of a new PBS American Masters documentary. He's shown above rehearsing at London's Wembley Stadium in 1972. Tim Graham/Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption

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Little Richard Documentary celebrates the talent — and mystery — of a legend

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