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The global Latinx community is evolving and growing fast. Alt.Latino is here to celebrate it and all of its nuances through music. Each episode, NPR Music's Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre sit down with a different living legend or rising star to discuss Latinx culture, heritage, and the shared borders of our experiences. Let the chisme begin!
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The global Latinx community is evolving and growing fast. Alt.Latino is here to celebrate it and all of its nuances through music. Each episode, NPR Music's Felix Contreras and Anamaria Sayre sit down with a different living legend or rising star to discuss Latinx culture, heritage, and the shared borders of our experiences. Let the chisme begin!

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With the support of loyal members and “Barbenheimer,” Renew Theaters, which operates theaters in Ambler, Doylestown, Jenkintown and Princeton, is thriving.

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Oscars 2024: A night of ‘Oppenheimer,’ quiet protest, and Ryan Gosling just being Ken

For a night with few surprises but some very enjoyable winners, it was a solid show that honored an awful lot of good movies, and movies that drew significant audiences.

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How to watch (and stream) the 2024 Oscars

The awards ceremony's 96th iteration airs Sunday at 7 p.m. Eastern on ABC, but there are other ways to view.

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