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On Friday, we learned that the lead singer for this group was parting ways with his band mates:
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Audioslave
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Pearl Jam
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Good Charlotte
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Green Day
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The All-Star edition of The Amazing Race began Sunday night. From which American city did the teams start?
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New York
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Miami
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Las Vegas
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Seattle
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American Idol auditions are down to the final 24. Which of the following is not one of the 24?
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Chris Sligh
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Gina Glocksen
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Antonella Barba
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Melodious Jackson
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The following TV show returned from a long hiatus this week:
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Smith
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Jericho
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Big Day
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Day Break
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In still more TV news, this show has been receiving heat over its depictions of torture:
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The Unit
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Criminal Minds
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24
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NCIS
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Yow, that came up fast..... we knew this show was ending, but didn't realize until this week that its final broadcast was to air Thursday night:
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Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
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Rome
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Justice
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The O.C.
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Which show managed to shoehorn Stan Lee into a brief scene on this week's episode?
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Smallville
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Heroes
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Deal or No Deal
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Iron Chef America
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This film won the top award at Sunday night's 21st Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards:
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Children of Men
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The Illusionist
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The Black Dahlia
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Apocalypto
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We learned this week that the ex-girlfriend of which professional athlete is now pregnant with his child:
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Tom Brady
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Peyton Manning
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Dwyane Wade
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Kobe Bryant
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In baby news that was of the more expected variety, this actress, a member of a noteworthy cinematic family, gave birth this week to a baby boy:
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Gwenyth Paltrow
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Bryce Dallas Howard
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Angelica Huston
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Sophia Coppola
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More Celebrity Babies! A star of this prime-time TV show gave birth to twins this week:
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Desperate Housewives
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Grey's Anatomy
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Men in Trees
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The Class
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Thursday night, Oprah hosted her first Oscar special. The show featured three of the following fabulous stars. Who did not appear on the broadcast?
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Sidney Poitier
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Jamie Foxx
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Julia Roberts
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Halle Berry
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New on DVD this week is the straight-to-video Open Water 2: Adrift. Starring in this sequel that few, if any, were asking for, is this Grey's Anatomy cast member:
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Kate Walsh
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Sara Ramirez
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Eric Dane
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Katherine Heigl
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The star of this 2006 release has been picked for the role of Two-Face in the upcoming sequel to Batman Begins:
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Thank You For Smoking
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The Last King of Scotland
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Lady in the Water
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
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Last weekend saw two big sports events. The first was the NBA All-Star game. We're not sure if they were playing man or zone, but we did make a note of the controversy surrounding the city in which the game was held. That city was:
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Nome
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Miami
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Las Vegas
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Madrid
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The second major sports event involved this sport, which holds its best-known event at the beginning of its year:
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Off-Shore Yacht Racing
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Major League Soccer
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Golf
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NASCAR
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Dancing with the Stars announced the slate of contestants competing in the upcoming season. Among the participants will be the woman whose split from this man was well-publicized:
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Donald Trump
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Eminem
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Alec Baldwin
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Paul McCartney
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The This Is So Last Week editors were shocked - SHOCKED! - to learn that the rumored reunion tour of this band was placed on indefinite hold this week:
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Black Sabbath
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Van Halen
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Cream
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The Police
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Sly Stallone ran into some legal trouble while abroad, as authorities seized "controlled substances" from his hotel room and airplane. In what country did this take place?
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Spain
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Germany
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Australia
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Russia
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Which over-publicized celeb threw a wild birthday party over the weekend, which included "a goat, a monkey, a naked woman on a bed of glass and the Kiss midget band"?
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Paris Hilton
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Nicole Richie
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Tara Reid
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Lindsay Lohan
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