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Jeezy reflects on the legacy of his commercial debut, the classic 'Thug Motivation 101'

Jeezy reflects on the legacy of his commercial debut, the classic 'Thug Motivation 101'

NEW YORK (AP) — When Jeezy released his commercial debut two decades ago, he prepared a contingency plan in case his musical aspirations weren’t achieved.
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'Jaws' changed movies forever, but Hollywood could still learn from it

'Jaws' changed movies forever, but Hollywood could still learn from it

NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after “Jaws” sunk its teeth into us, we’re still admiring the bite mark.
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Tyler Perry sued by actor on 'The Oval' for sexual assault and harassment

Tyler Perry sued by actor on 'The Oval' for sexual assault and harassment

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An actor who worked on the Tyler Perry-created TV drama “The Oval” has filed a lawsuit alleging Perry leveraged his industry power to repeatedly sexually assault and harass him while keeping him quiet.
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List of the top summer movies since 'Jaws' turned it into blockbuster season in 1975

List of the top summer movies since 'Jaws' turned it into blockbuster season in 1975

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jaws” turns 50 this week , and its legacy of the summer movie blockbuster remains strong.
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Music Review: HAIM return with a superb and salty breakup album

Music Review: HAIM return with a superb and salty breakup album

HAIM has declared this season to be “single-girl summer” and offered us the soundtrack. Heartsick never sounded so good. “I Quit,” the fourth full-length album from the trio, is a breakup collection that never gets too weepy.
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The world according to Wednesday, your new favorite alt-country indie rock band

The world according to Wednesday, your new favorite alt-country indie rock band

NEW YORK (AP) — A pit bull puppy peeing off a balcony. Mounted antlers in the kitchen on a crooked nail. Pink boiled eggs stay afloat in the brine.
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From the Greek mountains to Manhattan: folk music icon Petroloukas Chalkias honored after death

From the Greek mountains to Manhattan: folk music icon Petroloukas Chalkias honored after death

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece is honoring the late clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, whose hypnotic, note-bending performances over the course of more than 70 years made him a hero of mountain folk music.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial takes a day off due a juror's illness

Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial takes a day off due a juror's illness

NEW YORK (AP) — A juror’s vertigo on Wednesday ended another day of the sex trafficking trial for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs before it began.
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Jeff Ross to make his Broadway debut this summer in one-man show that's far from a roast

Jeff Ross to make his Broadway debut this summer in one-man show that's far from a roast

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Ross, a comedian known for hosting brutal roasts of celebrities, is coming to Broadway this summer with a one-man autobiographical show that will offer fans a softer, more intimate side.
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'Elio' is an intergalactic tale — but for Toronto's Domee Shi, it hits close to home

'Elio' is an intergalactic tale — but for Toronto's Domee Shi, it hits close to home

TORONTO — For Domee Shi, making a movie about an introverted kid getting abducted by aliens felt oddly familiar.
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