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Australian billionaire Cliver Palmer’s says his $432 million replica of the Titanic will set sail...

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Maurice White,founder of the incredible psychedelic R&B group soil, Wind & Fire, or has died at age...

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Our pal (and former Artist in Residence at Walt Disney Imagineering) Derek DelGaudio's unique...

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