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ICYMI: Cardi B On The Price Of Fame
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- Jenny Holzer and other artists signed an open letter to the art world where they pledged to fight sexual harassment and assault.
- Cardi B talks the price of fame with Rolling Stone.
- A history of Eataly, whose L.A. location opens on Friday.
- It's officially chilly in Los Angeles, so time to dress as Mr. Autumn Man, as God intended.
- Glamour announced its annual Women of the Year list, including Nicole Kidman, Samantha Bee, and the organizers of the Women's March.
- Finn Wolfhard of Stranger Things joined Twitter recently, and today he revealed he mistook a bidet for a water fountain.
- Julien Baker's first official album was released on Friday, so here's the video to "Appointments":
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