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James Earl Jones, Storied Actor Who Voiced Darth Vader and Mufasa in ‘Lion King,’ Dead at 93

The stage and screen veteran broke through with the play-turned-movie The Great White Hope and memorably appeared in Coming to America and Field of Dreams

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'Cowboy Carter’ Was Never Going to Change the CMA’s Mind About Beyoncé

The musician was shut out of nominations at this year’s CMA Awards, the same ceremony that made her feel so unwelcome in 2016 that she was compelled to create a thesis-level country album of her own

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How 9/11 Became One of the Internet’s Most Popular Memes

A new generation, detached from the 2001 attacks, has overlayed it with dark humor — and it's become one of social media's most popular punchlines

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The 50 Worst Album Covers of All Time

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