1. | With IT still raking in big bucks and causing big scares at the box office, Stephen King this week released Sleeping Beauties, a novel he wrote: | ||
With his nephew | |||
With his wife | |||
With his son | |||
By himself. So forget we said anything | |||
2. | Also at the cinema was the Darren Aronofsky film mother! Certainly engendering lots of opinions from those that saw it, the Jennifer Lawrence-led flick earned a rare ________ Cinemascore: | ||
A+ | |||
A | |||
D- | |||
F | |||
3. | From film of a completely different kind, master documentarians Ken Burns and Lynn Novick started an engrossing, 18-hour PBS documentary about this war: | ||
Gulf War | |||
American Revolution | |||
Vietnam War | |||
US Civil War | |||
4. | And for one last movie note: the real-life inspiration behind this notable boxing flick died this week: | ||
Rocky | |||
Raging Bull | |||
Cinderella Man | |||
The Fighter | |||
5. | Switching to the small screen, the Emmys were broadcast Sunday night. Of the three traditional broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC), how many took home an award Sunday evening? | ||
0 | |||
1 | |||
2 | |||
3 | |||
By way of explanation.....
Only NBC was awarded any hardware. |
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6. | And the awards show invited criticism when it invited this deposed Trump administration official on stage during Stephen Colbert's opening: | ||
Steve Bannon | |||
Sean Spicer | |||
Anthony Scaramucci | |||
Reince Priebus | |||
7. | Fear this singer, she'll totally mess you up. Which female music star was labeled the most dangerous on the internet, in terms of likelihood that a search on her name will result in a malware infection: | ||
Halsey | |||
Carrie Underwood | |||
Cher | |||
Avril Levigne | |||
8. | Elsewhere in music, this band had to regretfully cancel a Saturday night cancel in St. Louis, as the city was still rocked by racial protests and turmoil: | ||
U2 | |||
Foo Fighters | |||
Pearl Jam | |||
Fallout Boy | |||
9. | Meanwhile, this singer announced to her fans that her surprisingly-long-lasting marriage to her actor husband has ended: | ||
Alanis Morissette | |||
Shakira | |||
Fergie | |||
Jessica Simpson | |||
10. | And millennials, ask your parents about the significance of this magazine, long-time keystone of American pop culture, which was put up for sale this week: | ||
TV Guide | |||
Mad | |||
Rolling Stone | |||
National Geographic | |||