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Dakota Johnson Brings Sex Researcher Shere Hite to Life in a Dazzling New Documentary
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Dakota Johnson Brings Sex Researcher Shere Hite to Life in a Dazzling New Documentary

I'm not trying to give her sole credit for the discovery of the clitoris, but she really changed the public dialogue in a way that was profound,” says Oscar-nominated producer and director Nicole Newnham of Shere Hite, the subject of her new documentary. “The way she looked and dressed and acted was as revolutionary, and as important in some ways, as the work she did.”

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How the World’s Most Infamous Jewel Thief Turned to Murder
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How the World’s Most Infamous Jewel Thief Turned to Murder

Nearly 60 years ago, a surfer named Jack Murphy pulled off one of the most audacious jewel heists in US history when he and a buddy scaled the American Museum of Natural History, broke through glass, and stole the Star of India sapphire, the DeLong Star ruby, and an assortment of diamonds and emeralds. R.J. Cutler’s new four-part docuseries, Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA, premiering February 5 on MGM+, makes clear that Murphy wasn’t an expert thief. At 27, Murphy was a tanned party boy who simply lucked out with the museum’s unbelievably lax security. It was 1964, and the museum’s alarms had stopped working.

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