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1. 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.
Ellen DeGeneres
Julia Louis Dreyfus
Wanda Sykes
Michelle Wolf
 
2. Another awardee, this time a little less obvious. Time Magazine has dubbed this female singer one of its Next Generation Leaders:
Rihanna
Lorde
Miley Cyrus
Ariana Grande
 
3. 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:
iZombie
Riverdale
Jane the Virgin
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
 
4. 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:
Hulu
Netflix
Amazon
YouTube
 
5. Speaking of online stuff, this famous pair have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series for Netflix:
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw
Michelle and Barack Obama
 
6. 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:
Andy Warhol
David Byrne
Jann Wenner
Truman Capote
 
7. From the Recognizable Scents file, the smell of this childhood favorite has been trademark:
Crayola crayons
Play Doh
Elmer's glue
Pop Rocks
 
8. 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:
Thomas Pynchon
Joseph Heller
Philip Roth
Eric Carle
 
9. 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:
Janet Jackson
Madonna
Paula Abdul
Cher
 
10. 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:
Domino
Psylocke
Dazzler
Raven
 
11. American Idol crowned a new champion. But! Not before the show unveiled a shocking secret during the finale. What is it?
Ryan Seacrest is leaving the show!
The show has been cancelled!
Judges Katy Perry and Luke Bryan are dating!
Finalists Maddie Poppe and Caleb Lee Hutchinson are dating!
 
12. 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?
Duchess of Essex
Duchess of Cambridge
Duchess of Kent
Duchess of Sussex
 




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