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Music Review: Prince & the New Power Generation's 'Diamonds and Pearls' remastered reissue is a gem

Music Review: Prince & the New Power Generation's 'Diamonds and Pearls' remastered reissue is a gem

The amount of music left behind by groundbreaking funkmaster Prince is, thankfully, good and voluminous .
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Krystal Joy Brown shines on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim revival of 'Merrily We Roll Along'

Krystal Joy Brown shines on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim revival of 'Merrily We Roll Along'

NEW YORK (AP) — Krystal Joy Brown has planted her flag on Broadway — first professionally and now personally.
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Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for Governor General's Literary Awards

Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for Governor General's Literary Awards

TORONTO — Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid and Susan Musgrave are among the well-known finalists for the Governor General's Literary Awards. The Canada Council for the Arts named 70 finalists across seven categories in both English and French on Wednesday.
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'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several “Shaft” films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81.
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City Girls' uninhibited rap made them. On their third album, 'RAW,' the duo evolves their sound

City Girls' uninhibited rap made them. On their third album, 'RAW,' the duo evolves their sound

LOS ANGELES (AP) — You’d be hard pressed to find a rap duo doing it like City Girls.
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Exhibits and collectors editions mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio

Exhibits and collectors editions mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio

NEW YORK (AP) — On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio, rare originals are being displayed and publishers are offering collectors editions of Shakespeare's plays, including one that sells for $1,500.
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Members of Canada's first video game industry union vote in favour of strike action

Members of Canada's first video game industry union vote in favour of strike action

EDMONTON — Video game industry workers in Edmonton have voted unanimously in favour of strike action.
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Music Review: K-pop group SEVENTEEN find nirvana on new mini-album 'SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — How does a group follow up their biggest release to date? In the case of K-pop act SEVENTEEN , they continue to grow their successes — and release another mini-album in the same year.
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Music Review: Poppy grows up and goes dark pop-y with genre-blending album 'Zig'

Music Review: Poppy grows up and goes dark pop-y with genre-blending album 'Zig'

Not quite dark pop, not quite techno, not quite any genre at all, Poppy's fifth studio album, “Zig," is rather a mix of several different styles and an example of how far she's come since her debut five years ago.
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The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Nonfiction 1. Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith, narrated by the author (HarperAudio) 2. Prequel by Rachel Maddow, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 3.
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