Holiday gatherings come with a familiar set of expectations: show up, be polite, keep things light, and don’t rock the boat.

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Folklorist Patricia Turner discusses "Uncle Tom" — the lead character in the anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe — as part of NPR's In Character series. The ...

HBO's hit series, The Sopranos, took the landscape of television by storm with a string of memorable characters and unforgettable performances by an epic lineup of stars including James Gandolfini, ...