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Essential Nirvana: Their 30 greatest songs, ranked

30 years ago, Kurt Cobain and Co. released In Utero—Nirvana's final studio album. Here, we revisit the tracks that exhibit the Seattle grunge trio's raw power

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Sex Education season 4 review: A fine, if overstuffed, sendoff

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The Continental review: One casting decision drags down Peacock’s John Wick prequel

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The Irrational review: Say hello to one of this year's last network premieres

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Okay, now Michael Caine is ("sort of") retired from acting

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Ahsoka recap: Welcome to a whole new galaxy

Paramount+ is the latest streamer to pull Russell Brand's comedy from service

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Check out the best deals of the day for Wednesday, September 20, 2023.

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Adam Elements Mag 3, Magnetic 3-in-1 Foldable Travel Charging Station

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The Marvels director says shooting an MCU movie is existentially stressful

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The top 25 James Bond villains, ranked

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TV's Redeem Team: 17 best villains gone good

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The best of the worst: TV's 25 greatest supervillains

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The 18 most villainous Star Wars villains, ranked

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The 11 best new movies to check out on Hulu this September

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11 movies to check out on Prime Video in September

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11 movies to check out on Netflix in September

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The best movies to watch right now on Max

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Young Love

Young Love

Max

Animated series premieres

Sex Education

Sex Education

Netflix

Final season premieres

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Paramount+

Season 4 continues

Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake

Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake

Max

Spinoff continues

Big Brother

Big Brother

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The 18 most villainous Star Wars villains, ranked

Darth Vader, Jabba The Hutt, General Grievous, or Kylo Ren: Which one is the biggest bad?

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The Morning Show recap: Chris and Cybil have an epic on-air face-off

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Old Daredevil showrunner is excited for new show, but not the “old Disney scam” that screws workers

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Sherri ended up pausing anyway (because of COVID)

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The 15 best WB shows of all time, ranked by their WB-ness

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22 Best Picture contenders for the 2024 Oscars

As awards season shapes up, festival favorites like Poor Things and Priscilla are among the films that could join Barbie and Oppenheimer in the race for gold

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Wes Anderson has three more Roald Dahl adaptations in the hopper

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Dazed And Confused at 30: The kids are still alright, alright, alright

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Leslie Jones recounts unfair pay, death threats, and more from Ghostbusters

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Chris Evans doesn't want to be defined, whether it's as "Captain America" or as "Chris Evans"

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30 best shows streaming right now on Peacock

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What to watch on Apple TV Plus: 27 best shows streaming right now

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What to watch on Hulu: 46 best TV shows streaming right now

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What to watch on Netflix: 35 best TV shows streaming right now