April 17, 2025

I’m Nick Lehr, The Conversation’s Arts and Culture editor, and I’ve been called off the bench to sub in for Fritz, who’s on a Eurotrip this week. Hopefully, he’ll remember to come back.

I’m ready to go

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Last month, a 6th grade history teacher in Idaho was ordered to remove a poster from her classroom with what message, deemed too controversial by school district officials?

“Hot for Teacher” “Everyone is Welcome Here” “Make America Read Again” “You Say Po-tay-to, I Say Po-tah-to”

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Protesters have been dressing up as which character at anti-government demonstrations in Turkey, the U.S. and Israel?

Pikachu Krusty the Clown Jake from State Farm Hannibal Lecter

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According to a recent survey by the University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication, Americans who expressed “a lot” or a “great deal” of trust in Elon Musk are also more likely to agree with the following statement:

“I will one day live on Mars.” “Billionaires are genetically superior.” “I am become meme.” “We cannot fix the problems in our social institutions; we need to tear them down.”

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Which species was captured on camera for the first time on April 15?

The Ogopogo The colossal squid The ominous wolf The skunk ape

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April 17 marked the 200th anniversary of an agreement between Haiti and France dictating that the former French colony …

Pay France back for slaveholders’ lost income after the Haitian Revolution Make French the official language Build a beach resort for the French monarchy Promise to never enslave the French

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This 'export' − the United States’ 10th largest − is being threatened by visa revocations and international concern:

Tupperware Bourbon International students Hollywood films

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