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1. Celebrity RIP #1: Pop culture icon Richard Dawson checked out at age 79 this week. Among Dawson's achievements were each of the following, except for:
Hogan's Heroes co-star
Host of Family Feud
Arnold Schwarzenegger's adversary in The Running Man
Original host of American Bandstand
 
2. Celebrity RIP #2: SLW pours out some 'Dandelion Wine' for prolific author Ray Bradbury who passed away 91. In honor of Bradbury, can you identify which of his novels he is referring to in this quote: "It was a book based on real facts and also on my hatred for people who burn books."
The Martian Chronicles
Fahrenheit 451
The Illustrated Man
Something Wicked This Way Comes
 
3. Unexpected scandal #1: This international actress has been accused of providing sexual favors for government officials. We did not see this coming.
Kate Winslet
Penelope Cruz
Marion Cotillard
Zhang ZiYi
 
4. Unexpected scandal #2: Meanwhile, this actress/singer has had to defend herself against allegations of racism after tweeting the N word in response to a Jay-Z/Kanye West song:
Jessica Simpson
Gwyneth Paltrow
Britney Spears
Lindsay Lohan
 
5. Not entirely unexpected scandal: This woman's daughter was busted for drinking beer and possessing a fake ID in a NYC subway station on Monday night:
Kris Jenner
Demi Moore
Courtney Love
Meryl Streep
 
6.
As she enjoys her career revival, Jennifer Love Hewitt appeared on this man's talk show to discuss the protocol behind getting a "happy ending" at the end of a massage:
Jay Leno
Jimmy Kimmel
Conan O'Brien
David Letterman
 
7. "I'm so happy!" This well known young lady sounded all bubbly as she got engaged to her actor boyfriend, and is looking forward to a "lifetime of happiness" with him. Who is all smitten with puppy love?
Jennifer Lawrence
Miley Cyrus
Lindsay Lohan
Tara Reid
 
8. Congratulations to UCLA football recruit Justin for receiving a merit-based $54,000 scholarship. According to the outcry from CNN and social media, the issue is that your dad is a multi-millionaire rapper, who incidentally gave you a $360,000 Maybach for your 16th birthday.

Who's your daddy?
Master P
P. Diddy
Dr. Dre
Snoop Dogg
 
9. In DC's new Earth 2 comic, which incarnation of a Justice League member will now be gay?
Superman
Wonder Woman
Green Lantern
The Flash
 
10. Olivia Culpo, a comely maid of virtue true representing this small state, was crowned Miss USA in a largely-ignored ceremony over the weekend:
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Maryland
 
11. NOW HIRING: Funny people to fill recent vacancies on Saturday Night Live caused by departures of Kristin Wiig and now _______. All inquiries should be forwarded to Lorne Michaels.
Seth Meyers
Andy Samberg
Kenan Thompson
Jay Pharoah
 
12. Who says democracy doesn't work? In a poll by "60 Minutes" and Vanity Fair, with a winning twenty-two percent of votes, Americans think that ________ should be commissioned to write a new U.S. national anthem.
Dolly Parton
Stevie Wonder
Bruce Springsteen
Eminem
 
13.
The Prez in the news, Part I: Here's a screenshot of an explosively popular You Tube clip in which Obama "sings" this currently popular song:
Somebody That I Used to Know
Call Me Maybe
Payphone
We Are Young
By way of explanation.....
Dig the Presidential goodness:
 
14.
The Prez in thew news: Part II: Meanwhile, this often in-trouble celebrity appealed to Obama in a tweet regarding his/her recent DUI address:
The Situation
Amanda Bynes
Charlie Sheen
Chris Brown
 
15. Benign is a beautiful word. Just ask this rock star, who discovered s/he had a brain tumor, which turned out to be non-malignant.
Sheryl Crow
Stevie Nicks
Kid Rock
Mick Jagger
 




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