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These days, we could all use some funny, and this lady knows how to bring it. So, she's been awarded the Mark Twain Prize for Humor.
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Ellen DeGeneres
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Julia Louis Dreyfus
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Wanda Sykes
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Michelle Wolf
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Another awardee, this time a little less obvious. Time Magazine has dubbed this female singer one of its Next Generation Leaders:
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Rihanna
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Lorde
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Miley Cyrus
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Ariana Grande
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Not wanting to be left in the dust with the whole networks-cancelling-shows parade, The CW has decided to end all of these series after next year - except for:
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iZombie
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Riverdale
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Jane the Virgin
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
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Meanwhile, the cancelled SyFy show The Expanse got the Brooklyn Nine Nine treatment. The show's cultish fans can catch the upcoming season of the spared show on this outlet:
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Hulu
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Netflix
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Amazon
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YouTube
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Speaking of online stuff, this famous pair have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series for Netflix:
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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
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Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw
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Michelle and Barack Obama
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Your choices on the newsstand have thinned a little as of this week, as once-trendy Interview Magazine, founded by this pop culture notable, has closed down its printing presses for good:
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Andy Warhol
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David Byrne
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Jann Wenner
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Truman Capote
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From the Recognizable Scents file, the smell of this childhood favorite has been trademark:
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Crayola crayons
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Play Doh
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Elmer's glue
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Pop Rocks
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He died this week at age 85. He was called "The Voice of His Generation." He wrote Portnoy's Complaint and Goodbye, Columbus, among others. He won the Pulitzer. He is:
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Thomas Pynchon
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Joseph Heller
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Philip Roth
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Eric Carle
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The Billboard Awards decided that it was time that a female would finally win its Icon Award. This singer, who you have probably heard of, was the lucky winner:
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Janet Jackson
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Madonna
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Paula Abdul
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Cher
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There's finally a new box office king. Deadpool 2 dethroned Avengers: Infinity War to win the weekend's box office upon its debut. Please ID the comic book heroine who joins the Merc with a Mouth in DP2:
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Domino
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Psylocke
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Dazzler
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Raven
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American Idol crowned a new champion. But! Not before the show unveiled a shocking secret during the finale. What is it?
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Ryan Seacrest is leaving the show!
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The show has been cancelled!
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Judges Katy Perry and Luke Bryan are dating!
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Finalists Maddie Poppe and Caleb Lee Hutchinson are dating!
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And as this week's SLW draws to a close, another royal wedding has come and gone. Now that the festivities are over and she's legally wed, can you identify the title that Meghan Markle holds?
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Duchess of Essex
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Duchess of Cambridge
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Duchess of Kent
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Duchess of Sussex
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