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Actor Verne Troyer, best known as Mini Me, dead at 49

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KPCC Staff | "Verne was also a fighter when it came to his own battles. Over the years he’s struggled and won, but unfortunately this time was too much."

These photos bring America to life — and prove we've always loved cats

John Rogers | AP |

The Library of Congress exhibition "Not An Ostrich" opens in L.A. and takes viewers a journey across the country and through time.

Saudi Arabia ends its movie theater ban but it's still a tough place to be a filmmaker

Jackie Northam and Fatma Tanis | NPR |

Abdulrahman Khawj is working a movie about a group of siblings who discover on the night before Eid that their father has a second wife.

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Hasan Minhaj on being an Indian-American Muslim comedian in the Trump Era

Monica Bushman | The Frame® |

Comedian Hasan Minhaj combats a nativist narrative in American culture with his comedy and says, "The things I'm fighting for are actually American ideals."

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Wyatt Cenac's new comedy series, 'Problem Areas,' tackles serious topics

Jonathan Shifflett | The Frame® |

On his new late-night show, the comedian draws from his "Daily Show" roots and his love of public television.

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Avicii, DJ-producer who performed around the world, dies

Mesfin Fekadu | AP |

Publicist Diana Baron said the Swedish performer, born Tim Bergling, was found dead in Muscat, Oman. No more details about his death were provided.

Getty Villa reopens with shiny new galleries for its ancient art

KPCC staff | Take Two® |

Extra space means the museum could show off works that had been in storage for decades that no visitor had ever seen before.

From the vaults, a showstopper: Hear Prince perform 'Nothing Compares 2 U'

Stephen Thompson | NPR |

As news swirls about culpability for Prince's death, his estate has released a major find: a long-lost 1984 recording of his classic composition, along with rare video footage from his rehearsals.

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17 best things to do this weekend

KPCC Staff |

Books, bicycles, tamales, poppies, magic buses and a few marijuana themed events for 4/20 — this weekend is jampacked with stuff to do in and around Los Angeles.

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