{"id":4045,"date":"2026-05-29T11:39:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/05\/29\/photos-show-the-worlds-uncounted-people-and-what-it-takes-to-be-counted\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:39:41","slug":"photos-show-the-worlds-uncounted-people-and-what-it-takes-to-be-counted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=4045","title":{"rendered":"Photos show the world&#8217;s &#8216;uncounted&#8217; people &#8212; and what it takes to be counted"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"storytitle\">\n<h1>Photos show the world&#8217;s &#8216;uncounted&#8217; people \u2014 and what it takes to be counted<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"STORYTITLE\" --><\/p>\n<div id=\"story-meta\" class=\"story-meta has-byline\">\n<div class=\"story-meta__one\">\n<div class=\"story-meta__one-inner\">\n<div class=\"dateblock\">\n    <time datetime=\"2026-05-29T06:49:24-04:00\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"date\">May 29, 2026<\/span><span class=\"time\">6:49 AM ET<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"STORY-META__ONE-INNER\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"STORY-META__ONE\" --><\/p>\n<div class=\"story-meta__two\">\n<div id=\"storybyline\" class=\"storybyline-wrap linkLocation\">\n<div class=\"bucketwrap byline\">\n<div class=\"byline-container--block\">\n<p class=\"byline__name--block\">By\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"byline byline--block byline--has-link\" aria-label=\"Byline\">\n<p class=\"byline__name byline__name--block\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/people\/g-s1-13142\/diane-cole\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n      Diane Cole<br \/>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP BYLINE\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"STORY-META__TWO\" -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"STORY-META\" CLASS=\"STORY-META HAS-BYLINE\" --><\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\" class=\"storytext storylocation linkLocation\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-124697\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 11194;--source-height: 8396\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/11194x8396+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2F7a%2F45f90b1444b3b83d9f8ecab0a4ba%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-15.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/11194x8396+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2F7a%2F45f90b1444b3b83d9f8ecab0a4ba%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-15.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"July 1, 2025. Sirajganj, Bangladesh Mothers who were previously excluded from the civil registry hold up newly issued birth certificates, both their own and those of their family members, during a civil registration drive in Dhamainagar Union. The event was organized to help residents enroll in a government food assistance program. These efforts are part of Bangladesh\u2019s nationwide social safety net initiative, which aims to improve civil registration coverage. Photo credit: Juan Arredondo\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <em>July 1, 2025. Sirajganj, Bangladesh <\/em>Mothers who lacked birth certificates for themselves and family members hold up the newly obtained documents after a drive in Dhamainagar Union, part of a campaign to get people to register so they are eligible for social safety new programs.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n                    Juan Arredondo<br \/>\n                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Juan Arredondo<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Uncounted&#8221; is the name of a project by the Colombian-American photographer and filmmaker Juan Arredondo.<\/p>\n<p>That title refers to people who have no life cycle records. No birth certificate. No death certificate. Or in some cases, the document may exist but finding a copy is like trying to climb Mount Everest.<\/p>\n<p>Arredondo traveled to six countries to explore the importance of these records and the impact of their absence. His photos are currently part of the sprawling open-air <a href=\"https:\/\/photoville.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Photoville exhibition<\/a> in Brooklyn, New York, open through May 30.<\/p>\n<p>Every unrecorded birth means a life without a legal identity and all the rights, services and protections that come with it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-124698\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 11437;--source-height: 8578\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/11437x8578+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fde%2F48%2F11944c1642848177a0314037fcc8%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-12.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/11437x8578+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fde%2F48%2F11944c1642848177a0314037fcc8%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-12.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"June 11, 2025. Musanze District, Rwanda. Goodlive Nyiramajyambere (left), Hosee Nziyonemeye (center), Icamdenien Uwamahoro (right), sort through the paper archives searching for birth and death registration of their relatives at the Civil Registration Office in Musanze District While Rwanda is actively digitizing all paper based civil records as part of a nationwide modernization effort, physical copies of original certificates are still required for some official procedures. The transition to digital systems aims to improve accessibility, reduce errors, and ensure more reliable documentation. Photo Credit: Juan Arredondo.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <em>June 11, 2025. Musanze District, Rwanda <\/em>Goodlive Nyiramajyambere (left), Hosee Nziyonemeye (center) and Icamdenien Uwamahoro (right), sort through the paper archives searching for birth and death registration of their relatives at the Civil Registration Office. While Rwanda is actively digitizing all papercivil records, physical copies are still required for some official procedures. The transition to digital systems aims to improve accessibility.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n                    Juan Arredondo<br \/>\n                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Juan Arredondo<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Every unrecorded death means that someone is invisible to the health system, their cause of death a missing piece of data that could prevent future losses.<\/p>\n<p>And there are a lot of people who go uncounted. &#8220;Each year, nearly half of all deaths and 25% of all births go unrecorded worldwide,&#8221; Arredondo notes. <\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-124701\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 7745;--source-height: 5163\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/7745x5163+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2Ff4%2Fd6fa365d49ca843314804d74a71a%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-10.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/7745x5163+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2Ff4%2Fd6fa365d49ca843314804d74a71a%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-10.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"February 28, 2025\u2014 Agusan del Norte, Philippines. Nurses at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Hospital record births, perform initial vital checkups on the date of the first recorded birth, and administer the first vaccinations for newborns in the maternity ward. Photo Credit: Juan Arredondo\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <em>February 28, 2025. Agusan del Norte, Philippines<\/em> Nurses at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Hospital perform initial checkups on the date of the recorded birth.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n                    Juan Arredondo<br \/>\n                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Juan Arredondo<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The photo at the top of the story, from Bangladesh, shows mothers holding up newly issued birth certificates after a government registration drive. Having the certificate enables residents to enroll in a food assistance program.<\/p>\n<p>There are other benefits to documentation. &#8220;Fundamental to public health is understanding what the data says about deaths and births,&#8221; especially the causes of children&#8217;s and other premature deaths, explains Jennifer Ellis, who leads the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.org\/public-health\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21908024119&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADpCu1G_xAq3RSv98C3w7FrYvbIA4&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwz9_QBhD_ARIsADnSCfBsGLQrg3R9JgS_OpKuzkEGCHBYy0FEdBXkKtsA-E28FCUYju_cwjoaAvuVEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative<\/a>. The challenge is that across the globe, an estimated half of all deaths and a quarter of all births are left unrecorded. Or even if they are recorded, the paperwork may be unfiled, undigitized and effectively inaccessible.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-124709\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 11554;--source-height: 8665\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/11554x8665+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Fd0%2F98199a2242159a426f6b424b83d9%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-6.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/11554x8665+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2Fd0%2F98199a2242159a426f6b424b83d9%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-6.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"November 29, 2024. University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia. Fellow forensic pathologists and support staff before commencing the day's medical-legal death investigations. MLDI program conducts medical investigations to determine causes of death as part of routine procedures. Photo Credit: Juan Arredondo.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <em>November 29, 2024. University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia<\/em> Forensic pathologists and support staff prepare for the day&#8217;s death investigations. Records of causes of death are critical in establishing priorities for a country&#8217;s healthcare system.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Because the majority of deaths in remote or low-income countries occur at home rather than in a hospital, clinical or medical descriptions of the reasons for the mortalities also remain unknown. Without that missing information, Ellis says, communities and governments may lack the means to identify previously unrecognized health threats or track the emergence of communicable disease epidemics. By contrast, with cumulative data in hand, health officials can tailor their policies to respond effectively.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-124703\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 11648;--source-height: 8736\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/11648x8736+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2Fa9%2F539dcf68471cb2acbd4b8d0bda11%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-7.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/11648x8736+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2Fa9%2F539dcf68471cb2acbd4b8d0bda11%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-7.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"December 3, 2024. Death Registration Office, Kitwe, Zambia. Lazarus Kangasa waits at the Kitwe City Council Registration Office for a burial permit, the final step in certifying and obtaining his son\u2019s death certificate. Photo Credit: Juan Arredondo.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <em>December 3, 2024. Death Registration Office, Kitwe, Zambia<\/em> Lazarus Kangasa waits at the Kitwe City Council Registration Office for a burial permit, the final step in certifying and obtaining his son&#8217;s death certificate.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n                    Juan Arredondo<br \/>\n                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Juan Arredondo<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That is what happened in Zambia when the Bloomberg Philanthropies program analyzed a childhood mortality study and found found that 75% percent of all children born with HIV but untreated for it would die by the age 5. That led to a change in government policy making sure at risk children would be tested and treated if need be. As a result, that number rose from a low of 3% to children tested and treated, the number rose to 85% percent.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-124700\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 2855;--source-height: 2141\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2855x2141+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F8b%2F35f663354caf92ff1cd516ee996d%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-13.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2855x2141+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F8b%2F35f663354caf92ff1cd516ee996d%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-13.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"June 14, 2025. Rulindo District, Rwanda. Thacien Ngirabatware (left) and his mother, Aurelia Muhayimana, recount the circumstances surrounding the death of Aurelia\u2019s husband, who died of heart failure, to Aciadomme Inqaise, a verbal autopsy officer. The visit takes place at their home in the village of Bushoki, in Rwanda\u2019s Rulindo District. Verbal autopsies are part of a national effort to improve mortality data in areas where medical certification of deaths is limited. Photo credit: Juan Arredondo\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <em>June 14, 2025. Rulindo District, Rwanda<\/em> Thacien Ngirabatware (left) and his mother, Aurelia Muhayimana, recount the circumstances of her husband&#8217;s death from heart failure to Aciadomme Inqaise, a verbal autopsy officer.  Verbal autopsies are part of a national effort to improve data for death records.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Arredondo worked with the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health (D4H) Initiative and the public health organizations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalstrategies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vital Strategies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdcfoundation.org\/our-story\" target=\"_blank\">CDC Foundation<\/a> as he made photos that tell the stories of what it means to be uncounted \u2013- and to at long last be counted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resg-s1-124695\" class=\"bucketwrap image x-large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"--source-width: 11339;--source-height: 8504\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/11339x8504+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/50\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffa%2F10%2Feb2906d940e28c1ac4a15b1f9868%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-11.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/11339x8504+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffa%2F10%2Feb2906d940e28c1ac4a15b1f9868%2Fphotoville-the-uncounted-11.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"February 25, 2025. Quezon City, Philippines. Arthur R. Caballero holds the urn containing the ashes of his mother, Erma R. Caballero, in a quiet moment of remembrance. The funeral service, provided free of charge by the Mayor of Quezon City, is part of a local initiative aimed at supporting families who cannot afford funeral expenses. This program offers dignified services to those in need, ensuring that no one is denied a proper farewell for their loved ones due to financial hardship. Photo Credit: Juan Arredondo.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                <em>February 25, 2025. Quezon City, Philippines<\/em> Arthur R. Caballero holds the urn containing the ashes of his mother, Erma R. Caballero. The funeral service, provided free of charge, is part of an initiative to support families who cannot afford funeral expenses.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n                    Juan Arredondo<br \/>\n                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><br \/>\n        Juan Arredondo<br \/>\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Diane Cole writes for many publications, including\u00a0<\/em>The Wall Street Journal<em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em>The Washington Post.<em>\u00a0She is the author of the memoir\u00a0<\/em>After Great Pain: A New Life Emerges. <em>Her website is\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dianejoycecole.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DianeJoyceCole.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"tag tag--story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/tags\/128930501\/photography\">photography<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"TAGS\" --><\/p>\n<div class=\"share-tools share-tools--secondary\" aria-label=\"Share tools\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-tools__service share-tools__service--facebook\"><button class=\"fbStoryg-s1-124682\" data-share-facebook='{\"storyId\": \"g-s1-124682\" }' data-metrics-ga4='{\"category\":\"share\",\"action\":\"share\",\"clickName\":\"facebook\"}'><b class=\"share-tools__service-name\">Facebook<\/b><\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-tools__service share-tools__service--flipboard\"><button class=\"storyg-s1-124682\" data-share-flipboard='{\"storyId\": \"g-s1-124682\" }' data-metrics-ga4='{\"category\":\"share\",\"action\":\"share\",\"clickName\":\"flipboard\"}'><b class=\"share-tools__service-name\">Flipboard<\/b><\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-tools__service share-tools__service--email\"><button class=\"share-tools__email-link\" data-story-id=\"g-s1-124682\" data-metrics-ga4='{\"category\":\"share\",\"action\":\"share\",\"clickName\":\"email\"}'><b class=\"share-tools__service-name\">Email<\/b><\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"SHARE-TOOLS SHARE-TOOLS-SECONDARY\" ARIA-LABEL=\"SHARE TOOLS\" --><br \/>\n<!-- END ID=\"NEWSLETTER-ACQUISITION-CALLOUT-DATA\" DATA-NEWSLETTER=\"{&amp;QUOT;NEWSLETTERID&amp;QUOT;:&amp;QUOT;POP-CULTURE&amp;QUOT;,&amp;QUOT;TITLE&amp;QUOT;:&amp;QUOT;POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR&amp;QUOT;,&amp;QUOT;MARKETINGHEADER&amp;QUOT;:&amp;QUOT;SIGN UP FOR THE POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR NEWSLETTER&amp;QUOT;,&amp;QUOT;FREQUENCY&amp;QUOT;:&amp;QUOT;EVERY WEEK&amp;QUOT;,&amp;QUOT;SHORTDESCRIPTION&amp;QUOT;:&amp;QUOT;STAY POP CULTURE SAVVY WITH NPRU2019S GUIDE TO TV, BOOKS, MOVIES, MUSIC AND MORE, SENT WEEKLY.&amp;QUOT;,&amp;QUOT;STICKYDESCRIPTION&amp;QUOT;:&amp;QUOT;SIGN UP FOR THE WEEKLY POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR NEWSLETTER; 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