1. | It's hard to believe that this 84-year-old TV legend just won his first Emmy Award this year but it's true. | ||
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Bob Newhart | ||
Dick Van Dyke | |||
Bill Cosby | |||
Alan Alda | |||
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It's hard to believe but this film classic just celebrated its 75th anniversary this week and it was given a 3D premiere this week at Mann's Chinese Theater. (Meaning that a nine-year-old Bob Newhart likely saw it in theaters.) |
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The Wizard of Oz | ||
Citizen Kane | |||
Gold Rush | |||
Maltese Falcon | |||
3. | No sooner than the new Miss America had been crowned than ignorant and racist slurs were aimed at her through the Internet. At issue is the new pageant winner's _____ heritage: | ||
Mexican | |||
Iranian | |||
Afghan | |||
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Indian | ||
4. | Citizenry, chill. Everyone got all up in arms when this celeb posted a selfie showing him holding what appeared to be a Batman movie script, inciting speculation that he had been cast as Robin: | ||
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Justin Bieber | ||
Robert Pattinson | |||
Micael Cera | |||
Matt Damon | |||
5. | If you were performing on-stage in Brazil this week, only to be yanked offstage by a crazed shirtless fan in an ill-conceived kidnapping plot, then you have a surprising amount in common with: | ||
Mariah Carey | |||
Pink | |||
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Beyonce | ||
Sara Bareilles | |||
6. | The nation is in the grips of New TV Season Fever. This fictional character, having been flung into modern time, figures prominently into a new show: | ||
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Ichabod Crane | ||
Robinson Crusoe | |||
Johnny Appleseed | |||
Gulliver | |||
7. | Meanwhile, this Saturday Night Live alum's new sitcom launched with a pretty well-received premiere episode: | ||
Horatio Sanz | |||
Rob Schneider | |||
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Andy Samberg | ||
Jason Sudeikis | |||
8. | It appears that a big ol' wrecking ball has busted up the Miley Cyrus-Liam Hemsworth relationship. The break was foreshadowed by this social media event during the weekend: | ||
Liam changed his Facebook status to "It's Complicated" | |||
Liam posted a scathing review of Miley's single on YouTube | |||
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Miley unfollowed Liam on Twitter | ||
Liam unsubscribed from Miley's Snapchat feed (realizing he had no earthly idea what Snapchat was good for) | |||
9. | Meanwhile, this former Disney Channel star, who we had just about forgotten existed, surprised fans by reveling a recent stint in rehab: | ||
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Zac Efron | ||
Britney Spears | |||
Vanessa Hudgens | |||
Justin Timberlake | |||
10. | Any of your gamer friends will likely be able to tell you that the "V" edition of this video game franchise launched this week, earning an estimated $800 million on Tuesday. | ||
Halo | |||
Call of Duty | |||
Assassin's Creed | |||
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Grand Theft Auto | ||