Rapper Tupac Shakur arrives at New York's Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 4, 1996. Todd Plitt/AP hide caption

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Episode 17: Why Do We Still Care About Tupac?

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Hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc, at right, announced they are leaving The Great British Bakeoff in the wake of its move from the BBC to Channel 4. Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions hide caption

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Protesters Rush Stage After Ryan Lochte's 'Dancing With The Stars' Routine

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Jeff Ross (right) roasts TV analyst and former NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw at the ESPN Super Bowl Roast in January 2015 in Phoenix, Ariz. Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Friars Club hide caption

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Having Thick Skin Is A 'Survival Technique,' Says Comic Jeff Ross

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Hosts Jonathan Scott and Drew Scott of HGTV's Property Brothers speak onstage during CMA Festival on June 10. Rick Diamond/Getty Images hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: HGTV And Cooking Shows

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George Takei predicted Star Trek would be too sophisticated to last — but he says he's happy to have been proved wrong. The Kobal Collection/Paramount Television hide caption

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Much More Than A 5-Year Mission: 'Star Trek' Turns 50

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Pamela Adlon plays a single mother to three girls in the series Better Things, which premieres Sept. 8th on FX. Colleen Hayes/FX hide caption

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Actress Pamela Adlon Says 'Better Things' Is Dedicated To Her Daughters

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Film director Ava DuVernay brings her talents to "Queen Sugar," a drama series premiering Tuesday Sept. 6 on Oprah's OWN network. Paul A. Hebert/Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP hide caption

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Ava Duvernay And 'Queen Sugar': Celebrating Diversity, Inclusivity In TV

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It's 'Bey Day': Beyoncé Turns 35

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A woman holds a picture of Mexican songwriter and singer Juan Gabriel near a statue of him during a mass in Mexico City's Garibaldi plaza, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. Eduardo Verdugo/AP hide caption

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Podcast Extra: Juan Gabriel And The Tricky Conversation About Sexual Identity

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Do you have some free time this Labor Day weekend? Spend it reading about a fascinating frame-up — or pondering the long hours we work. Here, travelers wait for trains at Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Friday, the start of the holiday weekend. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Ray Liotta On 'Goodfellas,' Acting And His Return To TV

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Gretchen (Aya Cash) and Jimmy (Chris Geere) in You're The Worst. Byron Cohen/FX hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'You're The Worst' And Making Drama Funny

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"I think I've read everything that was written about [Escobar]," Moura says, "but I did that in order to forget all that and then to create my own version of him." Juan Pablo Gutierrez/Netflix hide caption

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'Narcos' Actor Wagner Moura On Shedding The Weight Of Pablo Escobar

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