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This week was positively brimming with mysterious happenings. Pop Culture Mystery #1: The current issue of Paste magazine shows this well-known figure, nearly unrecognizable without makeup:
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| Carrie Underwood | |||
| Sarah Jessica Parker | |||
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Christina Aguilera | ||
| Dakota Fanning | |||
| 2. | Pop Culture Mystery #2: Meanwhile, the entertainment maelstrom that is Tiffany Haddish floated a story about an unnamed actress biting - yes, *biting* - a famous signer following a performance. Who is the singer that was chomped? | ||
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Beyonce | ||
| Rihanna | |||
| Cher | |||
| Madonna | |||
| 3. | Pop Culture Mystery #3: Gonzo actor says he was stabbed in Los Angeles during an attempt on his life. Police says there are no lacerations. Actor refines story to say, it must have been a syringe. Who may or may not (we're leaning toward the latter here) been stabbed? | ||
| Tobey Maguire | |||
| Shia LeBeouf | |||
| Mike Myers | |||
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Corey Feldman | ||
| 4. | On Broadway, Part 1: The Great White Way welcomes a musical version of this Disney film, which you may have heard of: | ||
| Tangled | |||
| Wreck-It Ralph | |||
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Frozen | ||
| The Princess and the Frog | |||
| 5. | On Broadway, Part 2: Coming soon to Broadway will be a production based on the family behind this 1980s classic: | ||
| Back to the Future | |||
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National Lampoon's Vacation | ||
| Home Alone | |||
| Pretty in Pink | |||
| 6. | If you're tired with reading ordinary, non-insane books, then take a whack at Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff, a new novel by this actor that is getting savaged in reviews: | ||
| Clint Eastwood | |||
| Billy Bob Thornton | |||
| Alec Baldwin | |||
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Sean Penn | ||
| 7. | If you are this rapper who was sentenced to a year in prison for tax fraud, then please step forward and enjoy your time in the Big House: | ||
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DMX | ||
| Ludacris | |||
| Reverend Run | |||
| MC Hammer | |||
| 8. | It may be curtains for this Marvel mainstay, as the actor/actress behind the character has signaled a desire to move on from the iconic part: | ||
| Iron Man | |||
| Thor | |||
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Captain America | ||
| Black Widow | |||
| 9. | You may be dimly - or not at all - aware of who Byron Allen is, but the incognito entertainment mogul has amassed more than the $300 million necessary to buy this cable channel this week: | ||
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Weather Channel | ||
| NatGeo | |||
| E! | |||
| Comedy Central | |||
| 10. | And HBO this week debuted its new series Barry, starring the terrific Bill Hader as an aspiring actor who regularly works as a: | ||
| Politician | |||
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Hitman | ||
| Postman | |||
| Plumber | |||