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Jon Bon Jovi turns 60

By Lisa Respers France, CNN You give aging a good name, Jon Bon Jovi. The rocker and philanthropist turns 60 on Wednesday and the rest of us can keep the faith that we can age as well. His band, Bon Jovi, formed in 1983 and has had hits with songs including “Livin’ On a Prayer”

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Jon Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi turns 60

By Lisa Respers France, CNN You give aging a good name, Jon Bon Jovi. The rocker and philanthropist turns 60 on Wednesday and the rest of us can keep the faith that we can age as well. His band, Bon Jovi, formed in 1983 and has had hits with songs including “Livin’ On a Prayer”

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The authors of "RISE" felt that so much of Asian American pop culture that came before "Crazy Rich Asians" remained hidden.

From ‘The Joy Luck Club’ to ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ a new book hopes to ‘fill in the blanks’ of Asian American pop culture

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Jeff Yang, Phil Yu and Philip Wang have been chronicling the progress of Asian America for decades. Yang published the now defunct A. Magazine before going on to write for The Village Voice, The San Francisco Chronicle and other publications (he is now a CNN Opinion contributor). Yu has been blogging

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Grace Franklin appears in "American Idol." Grace Franklin learned that being the granddaughter of a legendary singer won't necessarily win you a golden ticket on "American Idol."

Aretha Franklin’s granddaughter’s ‘Idol’ audition leads to debate with judges

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Being the granddaughter of a legendary singer won’t necessarily win you a golden ticket on “American Idol.” Grace Franklin, whose grandmother is the late Aretha Franklin, learned that after she auditioned for the singing competition. The 15-year-old appeared in Sunday’s episode of “Idol” and sang the Lauryn Hill version of

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