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In Maleficent 2, Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfeiffer Lose Out to CGI Flowers

The main allure of this movie is the chance to watch its two powerhouses vamp across the screen. Why won’t Disney let us live? By Angelica Jade Bastién

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13 of the Best Celebrity Stories From Elton John’s Name-dropping Memoir, Me

From trash-talking with Freddie Mercury, to reuniting John and Yoko, and plenty more. By Justin Curto

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Looking back at times when mystery and humor mingled, from Monty Python to Key and Peele. By Ramsey Ess

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