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Richard Roundtree stars in Shaft (1971).

On July 2, 1971, moviegoers caught their first glimpse of Richard Roundtree as John Shaft, the "black private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks."

Kristin Hunt


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Dog owners are starting to get ecstatic with bring your dog to work day coming up on June 21. Having a pet at work can seem like another job to handle, but it is actually the quite opposite.

Tara Rahimi








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The animated series aired from 1986 to 1991 and helped keep interest in the 'Ghostbusters' franchise alive between feature films.

Jake Rossen