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Octoberfest - With the temperature dipping just a little bit with each passing day, we're thinking about fall fashions, prime-time TV and pumpkin-spice everything. From Rihanna's new fragrance to Laverne Cox's MTV special, here's everything you need to see, hear and cop this month. (Photos from left: Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images, Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Scandal Season Four - Welcome back to the ring, Gladiators! Season four of Scandal kicked off on September 25 with a number of surprises (buh-bye, Harrison!) and the promise of a roller-coaster season for Olivia Pope. New episodes return to BET — the only other place to catch season 4 episodes — starting October 10. (Photo: ABC/Ron Tom)

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Big K.R.I.T. at the Highline Ballroom, NYC - Southern hip hop comes to the East Coast on October 7, when Mississippi-native Big K.R.I.T. performs at the Highline Ballroom. The mixtape king, who has opened for Wiz Khalifa, is the main attraction this time and will be performing tracks from his upcoming debut album, Cadillactica. Click here for tickets.   (Photo: Chris McKay/WireImage)

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ill.i.optics by will.i.am - Next to his infectious (whether you like it or not) beats, the Black Eyed Peas' frontman is best known for his outlandish style, specifically when it comes to his sunglasses. With the launch of ill.i.optics, the hit maker's debut eye-wear line, he aims to "marry the retro feel with futurism, take yesterday's sensibility with today's aesthetic." For $300 a pair and up, you can hop in the time machine with him.  (Photo: David Becker/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word - Emmy-nominated actress, transgender activist and everyone's favorite inmate from Orange Is the New Black, Laverne Cox, continues her crusade for meaningful dialog around transgender issues with her MTV documentary. The one-hour special, which will air on MTV and Logo on October 17, profiles the lives of seven transgender youths. Hopefully Katie Couric, Piers Morgan and the rest of America will be watching. (Photo: Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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Air Jordan XX9 - Lace up for basketball season with the new Air Jordan XX9, designed using the latest in air bag — yes, that's right — technology and preferred by both street ballers and the NBA. And the best part: at $225 a pair, the XX9s are actually a bit cheaper than the previous generation, the XX8s. (Photo: Nike)

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Annabelle - Halloween month wouldn't be complete without a box-office offering that will frighten us half to death. This year, the must-see horror film is Annabelle. The origin story of the terror-inducing Victorian doll from 2013's The Conjuring hits theaters on October 3.  (Photo: New Line Cinema)

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Prince's Art Official Age and Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V - Prince's new album, which was meant to come out last month, will finally drop on October 3 (still plenty of time to make it a stocking stuffer), which leaves us about three weeks to play it on repeat until we turn our attention to Lil Wayne's Tha Carter V, out October 28. The YMCMB frontman claims this will be his final LP...though we have a feeling his retirement will last as long as the Purple One's. (Photos from left: Stuart Wilson/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images for BET)

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Nubian Skin Lingerie - A London-based company came up with a simple, beautiful solution to a glaringly obvious problem: nude underwear for women whose definition of "nude" isn't just peaches-and-cream. Nubian Skin, whose line of flesh-toned bras and panties, launches this month, covers the melanin rainbow from light caramel to the darkest mahogany. "The [lingerie industry] simply doesn't cater to women of color," Nubian Skin's founder writes on the company blog. "So, I thought, it's time to rethink the definition of nude." (Photo: Nubian Skin)

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The Purge: Anarchy - The dipping mercury makes it a great time to stock up on DVDs and other forms of at-home entertainment. This month we like the sequel to the 2013 sleeper hit about citizens preparing for their country's annual 12 hours of consequence-free anarchy. Special features on DVD/Blu-Ray (out October 21) include deleted scenes and a making-of featurette. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

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Rogue Man by Rihanna - You'd be hard-pressed to find a man who wouldn't pay $29.95 to smell like whatever turns Rihanna on, and now she's giving fellas that chance with Rogue Man. RiRi's fifth fragrance, and her first for men, is sure to unleash the bad gal in your woman. (Photo: Rogue for Men by Rihanna)

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Love, Lashes and Lipstick by Mally Roncal - As makeup artist to stars like Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez, Roncal has seen it and tried it all. Now, she's sharing her best beauty secrets and life lessons with the rest of us. Love, Lashes and Lipstick is one part how-to, one part memoir and will have the pre-teen in you reaching for your Caboodles case. (Photo: Ballantine Books)

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Pharrell for Uniqlo - Pharrell continues his merchandising hot streak with a brand-new collaboration with Japanese retailer Uniqlo. Through his company I Am Other, Mr. P has created a signature line of T-shirts and sweatshirts emblazoned with mantras like "The Same Is Lame" and "Focus on the Present." Will the upbeat line encourage jaded fashionistas to get happy? (Photo: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Intimissimi)