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A closer look at how dowries shaped families and societies over the centuries.

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Timing, psychology, and a writer's genuine love of scary movies helped make 'Scream' an enduring phenomenon.

A lifelong love for the romance genre helped inspire Julia Quinn to create the source material for Shonda Rhimes's Netflix juggernaut.

From 'gobsmacked' to 'cheeky,' these British slang terms have crossed into everyday American talk.

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