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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Brenda Song is 'not totally dumb' in 'Secret Obsession,' says critic

    Our critics review the Netflix original "Secret Obsession," starring Brenda Song as a woman who wakes up with amnesia after a traumatic attack; "Into the Ashes," about an ex-con who tries adjusting to a new life in rural Alabama; the live-action…

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 19, 2019 • 1 min read

    Our critics review the Netflix original "Secret Obsession," starring Brenda Song as a woman who wakes up with amnesia after a traumatic attack; "Into the Ashes," about an ex-con who tries adjusting to a new life in rural Alabama; the live-action remake of Disney's "The Lion King," and a live-action remake of "Cats."

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    EPA won't ban chlorpyrifos, despite harmful effects on kids
    1. 0:00Trump to nominate Eugene Scalia as Labor Secretary
    2. 8:24The remaking of the Department of Homeland Security
    3. 18:52EPA won't ban chlorpyrifos pesticide, despite researchers' concerns
    4. 26:33Brenda Song is 'not totally dumb' in 'Secret Obsession,' says criticYou’re reading this
    5. 41:27Why does the human voice scare animals?
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