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We said a sad farewell this week to this film critic, passing on just before his 64th birthday:
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Peter Travers
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Kenneth Turan
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Joel Siegel
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James Berardinelli
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Viewers of NBC programming this summer have been treated to a teaser promo containing the tag "Currently Under Construction." Which show new to the network in the fall is being hyped here?
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Heroes: Origins
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The I.T. Crowd
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Lipstick Jungle
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The Bionic Woman
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The wife of which major league baseball player caused a stir by wearing a tank top, on which was written a profane expression, to one of her husband's games?
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Alex Rodriguez
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Roger Clemens
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Barry Bonds
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Sammy Sosa
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Stuff Magazine covergirl Katharine McPhee has odd ambitions. She tells People that she would like to do what 15 times?
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Have a gold record
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Win a congressional seat
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Go skydiving
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Give birth
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Heidi Fleiss is back in business, though her new venture is a far cry from that which made her famous. This week the former Hollywood madame opened what type of business outside Las Vegas?
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A pet-sitting firm
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A laundromat
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A television studio
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A fortune-telling business
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Which well known actress caught heck this week after photos circulated in which she had dressed up her young son in a bikini?
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Angelina Jolie
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Bridget Fonda
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Amanda Peet
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Elizabeth Hurley
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Iran has shunned which award-winning film director, labeling him part of the "Great Satan" cultural establishment?
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Martin Scorsese
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Clint Eastwood
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Oliver Stone
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Michael Moore
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Formerly infamous writer Salman Rushdie announced his divorce this week. We frankly had no idea at all that he was married to Padma Lakshmi, who we enjoy as the host of this reality show:
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Top Chef
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Big Brother
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America's Next Top Model
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Project Runway
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Also heading for Downtown Splitsville is this Jackass personality, who we learned this week is getting a divorce from his wife of 12 years (!?!):
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Bam Margera
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Wee Man
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Johnny Knoxville
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Steve-O
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The celebrity divorce trifecta was complete this week when the wife of magician Criss Angel filed for divorce. Which Charlie's Angels star was named as the other woman in the affair?
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Cameron Diaz
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Drew Barrymore
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Lucy Liu
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Demi Moore
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In Celebrity Odd Couple news, we learned that Kid Rock has not only been palling around with a particular troubled athlete, but said athlete has been adding vocals to Kid's upcoming album. To whom are we referring?
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John Daly
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John Rocker
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Floyd Landis
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Latrell Sprewell
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Scarlett Johansson this week broke our hearts, just a little, by marring her usually flawless appearance by adding what?
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Nose ring
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Large tattoo on the small of her back
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Hideously long false eyelashes
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Tacky LED scrolling message belt buckle
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Several 7-Eleven stores across America received a notable makeover this week, in conjunction with this upcoming summer movie:
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The Simpsons Movie
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Daddy Day Camp
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Captivity
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"I want to apologize for the past incedent with the umbrella." Which singer sent a handwritten note containing the following to a paparazzi agency, apologizing for an assault on an SUV earlier in the year?
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Britney Spears
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Avril Lavigne
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Nelly Furtado
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Ashlee Simpson
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Brits by the thousands packed Wembley Stadium over the weekend to witness the Concert for:
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Ringo
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Diana
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Elton
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Charles
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Unveiled this week was the movie poster for the Christmas-time film version of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Which current television actor is attached to the project and appears on the poster?
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Hugh Laurie
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Jason Lee
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Patrick Dempsey
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David Caruso
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Apparently thinking that her music hasn't caused enough widespread suffering, Fergie has now added product placement to her arsenal of annoyance. The singer has signed a deal through which she'll push which clothing line in her songs?
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Ann Taylor
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Bebe
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Candie's
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Victoria's Secret
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Everyone involved apparently decided at long last to play nice, so the cinematic version of this TV show finally got the greenlight this week:
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Sex and the City
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Deadwood
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Seinfeld
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NYPD Blue
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In an interesting turn of events, someone purchased the right to O.J. Simpson's book If I Did It, Here's How It Happened. Who is it that will now profit off sales of this book?
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A.C. Cowlings
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Ron Goldman
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Judge Lance Ito
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Don Ohlmeyer
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Someone ate 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes. Who was it?
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Takeru Kobayashi
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Joey Chestnut
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Crazy Legs Conti
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Badlands Booker
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