1. | RIP Toys R Us. The one-time giant toy distributor finally decided to pack it in and close all its stores. Older SLW audiences will remember the once-ubiquitous commercial jingle, and its mascot giraffe named: | ||
George | |||
Geno | |||
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Geoffrey | ||
Gilbert | |||
2. | Also leaving us this week was the genius and somewhat of a pop culture hero, who was the inspiration for this acclaimed biopic: | ||
A Beautiful Mind | |||
Shine | |||
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The Theory of Everything | ||
My Left Foot | |||
3. | And heading down the Great Runway in the Sky is this fashion designer, who had an impact on Hollywood and helped make Audrey Hepburn an icon: | ||
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Givenchy | ||
Chanel | |||
St. Laurent | |||
Lagerfeld | |||
4. | This week, everyone had fun with this pop culture "day": | ||
Talk Like a Pirate Day | |||
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Pi Day | ||
Star Wars Day | |||
Back to the Future Day | |||
By way of explanation.....
This week saw not only Pi Day (3.14) but also Mario Day (MAR10) |
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5. | It's so subtle that you may have missed it, but Saturday Night Live has been poking a bit of fun lately at the current US political scene. This weekend's SNL cast this newsmaker in a skit for The Bachelor: | ||
Donald Trump | |||
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Robert Mueller | ||
Rex Tillerson | |||
Eric Trump | |||
6. | In news from the Katy Perry file: The same week that Katy started as a judge on American Idol, a woman with this profession, and who was at the center of a lawsuit against the pop star, died with the case still in doubt: | ||
Librarian | |||
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Nun | ||
Yoga instructor | |||
Flight attendant | |||
7. | Joining Perry as an Idol judge is country star Luke Bryan and this name that was big in the 1980s: | ||
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Lionel Richie | ||
Bryan Adams | |||
Annie Lennox | |||
Bobby McFerrin | |||
8. | At the movies, the critical $1 billion threshold was crossed this week, when this recent film's total worldwide box office exceed that mark: | ||
Fifty Shades Freed | |||
Star Wars: The Last Jedi | |||
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle | |||
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Black Panther | ||
9. | At the Movies, This Week Edition: Disney's A Wrinkle in Time debuted at cinemas. Starring Oprah and Reese Witherspoon, the Disney film is an adaptation of the sci-fi novel by: | ||
Ava DuVernay | |||
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Madeleine L'Engle | ||
Margaret Atwood | |||
Anne McCaffrey | |||
10. | At the Movies, Coming Soon Edition: This week, fans got their first look at the second film in the Fantastic Beasts series. The upcoming film's subtitle includes the name of this Harry Potter universe villain: | ||
Voldemort | |||
Malfoy | |||
Lestrange | |||
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Grindelwald | ||