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Colleen Hayes / NBC How The Good Place Goes Beyond ‘The Trolley Problem’
In Season 2, the terrific NBC sitcom continues to explore ethics without sacrificing complexity or humor.
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AP The Tuberculosis Hospital That Treated America's Vaudeville Stars
Tucked in the Adirondacks, the institution had a piano, a stage, and a lot of dancing patients.
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Library of Congress When Baseball Players Were Vaudeville Stars
For decades, the professional athletes made so little at their sport that many took to performing gigs to make ends meet and capitalize on their fame.
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Internet Archive Book Images / Wikimedia The First Artificial Insemination Was an Ethical Nightmare
The 19th-century procedure involved lies, a secrecy pledge, and sperm from a surprise donor.
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Tony Fischer / Flickr The ‘Child Hatchery’ of Coney Island
How an early 20th-century sideshow changed the way doctors cared for premature infants
