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RIP to brilliant, trailblazing, hard-living, cantankerous drummer Ginger Rogers. Dead this week at age 80, Rogers is remembered as the drumming pioneer for supergroups Cream and:
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The Yardbirds
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Derek and the Dominoes
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Blind Faith
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Humble Pie
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Also moving on this week is actress Diahann Carroll. The Tony award winner made TV history when she starred as the title character in this sitcom:
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Julia
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Roberta
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Cicely
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Rhonda
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And Karen Pendleton, original member of this famous group, died at age 73:
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Partridge Family cast
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Brady bunch cast
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Mouseketeers
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Munchkins from Wizard of Oz
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It was a dark day in the staff room of this hallmark US magazine this week, when owners announced the layoff of about half its staff:
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Rolling Stone
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National Geographic
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Cosmopolitan
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Sports Illustrated
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If you're keen on this literary franchise of the recent past, you'll be jonesing for the recently-announced next chapter in the franchise, titled "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes":
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Harry Potter
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Twilight
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Hunger Games
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Fifty Shades of Grey
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Old TV as New TV, Part 1: Trying to shake off the Cosby-ness of its former iteration, a revival of Kids Say the Darnedest Things launched this week, with this funnywoman as its host:
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Amy Poehler
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Rebel Wilson
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Tiffany Haddish
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Anna Kendrick
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Old TV as New TV, Part 2: In the new Batwoman series that debuted Sunday night, Ruby Rose plays which character that has held the Batwoman mantle?
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Cassandra Cain
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Katherine Webb
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Selina Kyle
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Kate Kane
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Old TV as New TV, Part 3: Meanwhile, The CW launched a series reimagining which teenage detective(s)?
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Nancy Drew
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The Hardy Boys
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Daphne & Velma
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Encyclopedia Brown
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Overcoming and/or fueled by its pre-release controversies, Todd Phillips and Joaquim Phoenix's Joker stormed to an impressive opening weekend, earning this much in its North American debut:
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Just under $90 million
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Between $90-95 million
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Between $95-100 million
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Just over $100 million
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This video game company started an international incident for banning gamer Blitzchung, after said gamer displayed and voiced support of Hong Kong protesters this week:
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Bungie
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Bioware
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Blizzard
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Ubisoft
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