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The week in pop culture: One Direction releases first single without Zayn Malik

Post-Zayn

Former 5-piece (now 4-piece) One Direction may have lost Zayn Malik -- the man behind the crazy falsettos -- but they're still moving forward. "Drag Me Down" was released in the early hours of July 31 and is the first single without Malik.

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Dr. Seuss remixed

Dr. Seuss' posthumous release What Pet Should I Get? was released on July 28 and Jimmy Kimmel decided to give mix it up a little bit, considering the book was written around the 1950s or 1960s. Rapper Tyler the Creator appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and rapped the book.

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Metal makeover

In a new comic book series titled Orbit: Metallica, fans of the Metallica can learn more about the band's origins in a comic form, according to Entertainment Weekly. Writer Michael Frizell has  penned many biographical comics, ranging from Miley Cyrus to Ozzy Osbourne.

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Metallica's singer James Hetfield
Metallica's singer James Hetfield(Nousha Salimi / AP)

Tina Fey is ***Flawless

On their way to the Television Critics Association press tourUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt stars Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski and Tina Fey took some time on the plane to lip-sync to Beyoncé's ***Flawless.

Jailhouse Rock

A group of prisoners at the Powhatan Correctional Center formed the band Edge of Daybreak and recorded an album during their prison sentence in the 1970s. The group has disbanded since then but, according to Alternative Press, Chicago-based record label  Numero Group plans on releasing the album.

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