Review: Hearing the Roar of Racism in ‘White Noise’
By Ben Brantley
In her enthralling study of interracial relationships, featuring a brilliant Daveed Diggs, Suzan-Lori Parks parses the lies we live by.
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On this day
March 21, 2019
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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New Zealand to Ban Military-Style Semiautomatic Guns, Jacinda Ardern Says
By Damien Cave and Charlotte Graham-McLay
The announcement on Thursday from New Zealand’s prime minister came less than a week after a massacre at two mosques in Christchurch.
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I Deleted Facebook Last Year. Here’s What Changed (and What Didn’t).
By Brian X. Chen
Our personal tech columnist didn’t lose touch with his true friends — but strange things did occur, including Instagram thinking he was a woman.
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Michael Steinhardt, a Leader in Jewish Philanthropy, Is Accused of a Pattern of Sexual Harassment
By Sharon Otterman and Hannah Dreyfus
Several women said Mr. Steinhardt made sexual requests of them while they were relying on or seeking his support. He denies many of the actions attributed to him.
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The Fight to Tame a Swelling River With Dams That May Be Outmatched by Climate Change
By Tyler J. Kelley
Along the Missouri, John Remus controls a network of dams that dictates the fate of millions. ‘It was not designed to handle this.’
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 20, 2019, covering March 21, 2019.
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Death Race For Love
Juice WRLD
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Thank U; Next
Ariana Grande
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- 1
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- 5
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A Star Is Born (Soundtrack)
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
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- 1
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- 23
- 4
GIRL
Maren Morris
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- 4
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Bohemian Rhapsody (Soundtrack)
Queen
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- 2
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Notable Deaths
Historical Events
2019The 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion occurs, killing at least 47 people and injuring 640 others.[†]
On 21 March 2019, a major explosion occurred at a chemical plant in Chenjiagang Chemical Industry Park, Chenjiagang, Xiangshui County, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. According to reports published on 25 March, 78 people were killed and 617 injured.
Historical Context for March 21, 2019
In 2019, the world population was approximately 7,811,293,698 people[†]