1. | SLW encourages you to spend your insurance dollars elsewhere, as MetLife has fired this beloved cartoon figure as its spokesman: | ||
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Snoopy | ||
Ziggy | |||
Garfield | |||
The Pink Panther | |||
2. | Speaking of cartoon, this comic book hero has been named honorary UN ambassador - though there's some controversy behind this: | ||
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Wonder Woman | ||
Batman | |||
Aquaman | |||
Superman | |||
3. | And speaking of people being named to things, Bill Murray was awarded the top prize in American humor this week. The prize is named after this humorologist: | ||
Dorothy Parker | |||
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Mark Twain | ||
Ogden Nash | |||
Dr. Seuss | |||
4. | The mantle of Lando Calrissian has been passed from smooooth Billy Dee Williams to quirky Donald Glover. Prior to his being named the new Lando this wee, Glover was best known for his role on this prime-time sitcom: | ||
Parks and Recreation | |||
30 Rock | |||
Don't Trust the B____ | |||
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Community | ||
5. | Some people went nuclear (short very short periods of time, repeated over and over) at the news that this social media platform was going kablooey: | ||
Vimeo | |||
Periscope | |||
Snapchat | |||
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Vine | ||
6. | Getting back to comic books for a minute....at the beginning of this week, Tim Miller was all set to direct the follow-up to this comic-to-movies smash. Now? Not so much, as he has been jettisoned from the project: | ||
Ant-Man | |||
Guardians of the Galaxy | |||
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Deadpool | ||
Captain America | |||
7. |
You either A) loved B) hated or C) didn't see Saturday Night Live's sketch.....![]() featuring Tom Hanks as _________ __ Pumpkins: |
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Peter P. | |||
Jackie Q. | |||
Tommy T. | |||
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David S. | ||
8. | RIP to Peter Burns - now dead, after gaining notoriety as a singer for this "Dead" act: | ||
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Dead or Alive | ||
Dead Can Dance | |||
Grateful Dead | |||
Dead Presidents | |||
9. | If you're thinking that you haven't seen this woman on stage much in 2016, you're right - but she did perform a single "Greatest Hits" concert this week at the Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix in Texas: | ||
Beyonce | |||
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Taylor Swift | ||
Lady Gaga | |||
Katy Perry | |||
10. | Finally, break out your Who's Still Married scorecard and cross off the female star of this film series and her director/husband: | ||
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Underworld | ||
Fast and Furious | |||
Kill Bill | |||
Resident Evil | |||