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Equestrian Portrait of King Philip II (Michael Jackson) by Kehinde Wiley

From man in the mirror to man on the wall.

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The Lifetime Movie Network made its debut 20 years ago today.

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If "the dress" taught us anything, it's that how we see color isn't always black and white.

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The CDC has guidelines—and most people aren't meeting them.

Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall in Coming to America (1988).

Eddie Murphy’s hilarious performance(s) in 'Coming to America' turned a silly little film into a certified comedy classic.

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Barbecue hot dogs on your porch this summer without the bulky grill.

Not even a lineup of the world's biggest artists could save "We Are The World" from annoying listeners.

If you don't want to spend the rest of the day humming "We Built This City," "Who Let the Dogs Out," or "We Are the World," stop reading this article right now.

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The saga of the 1972 skyjacking gets another twist.

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For all those awkwardly long layovers in the middle of the day.

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Avoid an unpleasant surprise at check-out.

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Sy Sperling had one reason to reinvent the toupee: He didn't want something that would fall off during sex.

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Yet another reason to never get on a crow's bad side.

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Pawnee, Indiana’s small-town quirks lend themselves perfectly to crackpot ideas.

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The three-episode BBC drama, which premieres on Amazon on June 29, is indeed English to its core.

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It's not quite 'Twister,' but it's close.

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Great, just what we needed—flying spiders.