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1. RIP to television mainstay Rene Auberjonois, who audiences remember from Benson and this installment in the Star Trek franchise:
Deep Space Nine
Voyager
The Next Generation
The Original Series
 
2. Also heading to the Great Backlot in the Sky is Caroll Spinney. You probably wouldn't recognize his face, but his work as the puppeteer behind this Sesame Street Muppet left a pop culture legacy:
Oscar the Grouch
Bert and Ernie
Big Bird
Kermit the Frog
 
3. The same week that Spinney passed on, Sesame Street became the first TV show to ever win a Kennedy Center Honor. Also among this year's recipients is which funk R&B/funk act?
The Commodores
Earth, Wind and Fire
Funkadelic
Sly and the Family Stone
 
4. SLW loves legitimate theater, as well as 90s rock and roll. So when we're next up on Broadway, we may just take in the musical that takes its name from this 90s album and features music from its creator:
Ten
Nevermind
Dookie
Jagged Little Pill
 
5. As her usual co-host is recovering from surgery, she will be handling hosting duties solo for the next three weeks:
Hoda Kotb
Kelly Rippa
Vanna White
Erin Andrews
 
6. The tempest over Peloton's holiday ad not yet having blown over, this actor was quick on the spot, casting Peloton's actress in an ad for his gin brand:
Ryan Reynolds
Matt Damon
Timothy Olyphant
Bradley Cooper
 
7. Did you top IMDB's list of Biggest Stars of 2019? If you are this person, you sure as heck did:
Brie Larson
Joaquin Phoenix
Emilia Clarke
Keanu Reeves
 
8. Fans were treated to the first trailer to Wonder Woman 1984, which showed pop culture's favorite Amazon using her lasso to hitch a ride on:
Air Force One
A waterfall
The Goodyear Blimp
A bolt of lightning
 
9. The Hollywood Foreign Press enjoyed one of its two days in the worldwide spotlight this week with the nominations of the Golden Globes. Add up the number of Globe noms for ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox combined and you'll get:
1
24
39
0
 
10. This movie, which you may or may not have heard of, leads all with 6:
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The Irishman
Marriage Story
 
11. Elsewhere in Yearendingawardsland, this title leads the competition among TV series with four Screen Actors Guild nominations:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Morning Show
Game of Thrones
The Crown
 
12. It's a bold strategy, Cotton, let's see if it pays off: Donald Trump took the unusual step of appropriating the image of this famous movie villain in a reelection ad:
Voldemort
Hannibal Lecter
Darth Vader
Thanos
 




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