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    The Manson Murders: What to Read, Watch and Listen To

    Pop culture has fixated on the Manson family murders for 50 years. Here’s what’s worth checking out.

    By Jason Bailey

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    Why Pop Culture Still Can’t Get Enough of Charles Manson

    As Quentin Tarantino’s new film revisits Los Angeles at the end of the ’60s, a man who was there — and literally wrote the book on Manson — argues that we never really left.

    By Ed Sanders

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    Meek Mill Granted New Trial and New Judge in 2008 Conviction

    The rapper, who has become an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform, claimed a legal victory after a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled in his favor on Wednesday.

    By Joe Coscarelli

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    Beyoncé Reimagines ‘The Lion King’ as Global 21st-Century Pop

    On a companion to the remade film’s official soundtrack, the pop superstar seeks full-fledged fusions with African musicians.

    By Jon Pareles

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    The Cultural Truth at the Heart of the Lies in ‘The Farewell’

    The movie, about a grandmother who isn’t told she has cancer, led a Chinese-American writer to rethink his own family’s “good lie,” rooted in a tradition that prizes harmony.

    By Brian X. Chen

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    ‘South Side’ and ‘Sherman’s Showcase’: Two Flavors of Nostalgia

    One is an affectionately traditional sitcom; the other is a metafictional history of four decades of pop culture. Both were created by Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin.

    By Mike Hale

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    Man Wielding Burglary Tools Arrested Outside Taylor Swift’s Home

    David Liddle, 32, was charged with possession of the tools — lock picks, a crowbar and a baseball bat — in Rhode Island.

    By Nancy Coleman

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    Traditional Irish Sessions Are Thriving. Try Not to Spill the Beer.

    Sessions are the lifeblood of a centuries-old musical tradition. In New York bars, musicians are showing up, unpacking their instruments and diving in.

    By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim

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    Toronto Film Festival: Mister Rogers, Harriet Tubman and More

    Biopics starring Tom Hanks and Cynthia Erivo are in the lineup, as are movies with Eddie Murphy, Michael B. Jordan and Jennifer Lopez.

    By Stephanie Goodman

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    True Crime and the Satisfaction of the Unsolved Mystery

    HBO and Sundance TV are offering a high-end selection of documentaries about crimes including a double murder in India and a notorious vigilante killing in the American Midwest.

    By Mike Hale

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