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Stuck on a Halloween costume? Turn to pop culture for help. From debate memes to unimpressed Olympians, naked Royals to existential cats, you've got plenty of choices.
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It's "Teen Read Week," a celebration of young adult lit and the joy of reading. Hollywood has a long love affair with YA books -- here's a survey of how studios have translated them to the screen.
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Sometimes a movie's inspiration is stranger your standard biopic. Take "Argo": Yes, the CIA really did smuggle six US embassy workers out of Iran by disguising them as a Canadian film crew working on a "Star Wars" knock-off.
And "Argo" isn't alone. Check out these other surprising films that were inspired by real-life events. Some of them stick closer to the facts than others, but they all have a kernel of truth at their core.
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Yarrrrr! It be Talk Like a Pirate Day (Sept. 18), and ye probably be celebratin' with the rest of yer swash-bucklin' brethren.
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