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There’s been a lot of concern about how conservatives and liberals consume their news from sources that merely confirm their preexisting beliefs. The result, supposedly, has been a disintegration of a shared reality and a fracturing of the nation’s political life. But does this trend extend to the shows we choose to watch on TV to relax and unwind? Since 2007, the Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California has been tracking how Americans’ favorite TV shows are connected to their attitudes on a host of hot-button political issues. In each of these studies – including our most recent one – we found that people with different political beliefs seem to be drawn to different types of TV entertainment. But in the most recent study, there was also a distinct overlap: certain ...

BOOKS Elin Hilderbrand - "The Sixth Wedding" - A 28 Summers Story. A postscript to the #1 New York Times bestseller 28 Summers – Jake McCloud returns to Nantucket for Labor Day weekend 2023, this time without Mallory. This heartwarming novella from Elin Hilderbrand is as rejuvenating as a get-together with old friends. Set in Nantucket during Labor Day weekend in 2023, the story follows a group of longtime friends who are determined to tie up loose ends and work through the conflicts—romantic and otherwise—that have emerged throughout the years. Fans of Hilderbrand’s romantic drama 28 Summers will find the names and the setting familiar, but these characters are so compelling and well-drawn that you genuinely don’t need to have read the previous book to enjoy this standalone. Hilderbr...

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These 5 Shows Bring Everyone Together Both Liberals And Conservatives With Wildly Different TV-Viewing Habits

FROM ELIN HILDERBRAND THIS HEARTWARMING NOVELLA IS AS REJUVENATING AS A GET-TOGETHER WITH OLD FRIENDS