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1. If you are like us, your world was understandably and absolutely rocked when Sports Illustrated announced not one, not two, not three...wait, yes, three different covers for its new Swimsuit Issue. Which of the following women does not grace one of the covers?
Hailey Clauson
Ashley Graham
Ronda Rousey
Nina Agdal
 
2. Throwback music fans mourned the passing of Vanity, who came to fame in the 1980s as a protegee of this famous musical figure:
Michael Jackson
Prince
MC Hammer
Bobby Brown
 
3. Also passing on this week was veteran actor George Gaynes, known best for his work on TV oddity Punky Brewster and for his turn as Commandant Lassard in this crime-based movie franchise:
Lethal Weapon
Naked Gun
Robocop
Police Academy
 
4. Meanwhile, over in Merry Ol' England, the BAFTAs announced as the best picture of the year:
The Revenant
Spotlight
The Hateful Eight
Brooklyn
 
5. The lead-up to the Oscars continues, with the Writers Guild putting down their quills and typewriters long enough to recognize these films, the winners of the Original and Adapted Screenplay awards, respectively:
The Revenant and Mad Max: Furey Road
Spotlight and The Big Short
Room and The Martian
Trainwreck and Steve Jobs
 
6. In box office....holy &*$!, did you see what Deadpool did? The profane, ultra-violent comic book adaptation set the following records, except for:
Largest February opening
Largest R-rated opening
Largest comic book movie opening
Largest Ryan Reynolds film opening
 
7. Very few cartoons are broadcast live, it's a terrible strain on the animator's wrists! This animated program is ignoring its own advice, by announcing its intentions of airing....yep, a live episode!
South Park
American Dad
The Simpsons
Family Guy
 
8. We hoped you enjoyed an evening of Grammy magic. No? Yes? Anyway, the Album of the Year award was a bit of an upset, as this female singer - who took some not-so-subtle potshots when accepting - upset favored Kendrick Lamar's effort To Pimp a Butterfly:
Adele
Kelly Clarkson
Meghan Trainor
Taylor Swift
 
9. Meanwhile, this actor got to be Jukebox Hero for a night, joining Alice Cooper and Joe Perry in the band Hollywood Vampires for a jam on the Grammys stage:
Keanu Reeves
Johnny Depp
Robert Downey, Jr.
James Franco
 
10. And this combustible music figure appears to be barreling toward a spectacular meltdown, announcing he was carrying $53 million in personal debt and asking Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion:
The Weeknd
Axl Rose
Kanye West
Liam Gallagher
 
11. The notoriously shy singer seen here did Carpool Karaoke with James Corden, who adopted his counterpart's signature style:
Sia
Robyn
Tori Kelly
Lady Gaga
 
12. And finally, this young actress might be facing a talk with The Man after she and her boyfriend Instagram'd themselves carving their names into protected red rocks in Arizona:
Mila Kunis
Abigail Breslin
Bree Larson
Vanessa Hudgens
 




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