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December 10, 2015

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Dee Snider became friends with Trump, and let him use "We're Not Going To Take It" for the campaign. But now, the Twisted Sister frontman isn't so sure it was a good idea.

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US racism vs. UK racism? 'You know where you stand with American racism,' says comedian

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December 07, 2015

British-Nigerian standup comedian Gina Yashere makes a career of using subversive humor to expose the eccentricies of modern society toward race.

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As '25' smashes records, Adele says getting it out was 'the hardest process I've ever had'

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December 01, 2015

Adele dropped her first new album in seven years last week. Judging by the sales she racked up, her fans sure missed her. Adele explains what took so long.

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Tracy Chapman's new greatest hits album celebrates a quietly powerful legacy

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November 20, 2015

Twenty-seven years ago, Tracy Chapman’s debut album launched her career as a popular singer songwriter. She has since released eight top-selling albums and maintained a world-wide following. Now, she’s releasing an album of her greatest hits. It’s intended to be a crowd-pleaser, she says.

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From standup to Obama podcaster: Marc Maron uses vulnerability to stand out

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April 21, 2015

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Onetime standup comic Marc Maron has his issues. Who knew his rocky, self-absorbed, empathetic-free past would prepare him so well to be a good listener, someone who shares and draws out new stories from Jenny Slate, Robin Williams, Mick Jagger or, now, President Barack Obama?

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Lena Dunham's candid, quirky style shows through in a brutally honest new book

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October 08, 2014

Lena Dunham doesn't hold much back when it comes to mining her life — warts and all — for material. "From an early age, I found the concept of secrecy really destructive," she says. In her new book, that includes her struggles with OCD and criticism of her hit show, Girls.

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How a California man is using 3-D printers to bring prosthetic limbs to war-torn Sudan

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July 28, 2014

Sudan has been ravaged by years of war, costing many Sudanese life and limb. But for those who have lost a limb, there's new hope. A California man has created a project to use 3-D printers to make new artificial limbs.

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Many of the girls who escaped Boko Haram in Nigeria are so traumatized they can't even speak

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May 07, 2014

The abduction of nearly 300 girls by an Islamist group called Boko Haram took place just as the South Korea ferry disaster happened — so the Western media ignored it. This is about to change.

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