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Be in the theater where it happens when the Hamilton movie eventually shows. Lin Manuel-Miranda announced his blockbuster musical will get a cinematic treatment, with the roles being played by:
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Asians
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The original Broadway cast
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First-time actors
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Republicans
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In more current but decidedly more discouraging movie news was the abject failure of The Rhythm Section. As the film set the record for the lowest gross ever recorded for a movie opening in 3000+ theaters ($2.8 million), you may not even know that this woman starred in the film:
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Evan Rachel Wood
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Saoirse Ronan
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Emily Blunt
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Blake Lively
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Netflix debuted a surprisingly engaging social media-based reality show which features this geometric shape in its title:
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Square
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Triangle
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Circle
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Rhombus
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Don't go looking for this contemporary author on Facebook any more, as s/he quit the platform over privacy concerns and a "flood of false information":
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Stephen King
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JK Rowling
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Suzanne Collins
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Gillian Flynn
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Speaking of prolific writers, the literary world bid RIP to Mary Higgins Clark, a writer who specialized in this genre:
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Romance
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Western
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Biographies
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Thrillers
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May we all live to the age of 103 afforded to Kirk Douglas who passed on this week. What type of Oscar did Douglas win during his impressive career?
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Lead actor
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Supporting actor
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Best picture (as a producer)
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Honorary
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Who belted out an impressive rendition of the National Anthem to kick off Sunday's Super Bowl?
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The Jonas Brothers
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Miley Cyrus
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Demi Lovato
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Jennifer Hudson
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And the stars of the halftime show, Shakira an Jennifer Lopez, grabbed tons of headlines with their kinetic show, which featured each of the following except for:
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Tongue-wagging
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A stripper pole
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A rope dance
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Exotic animals live on stage
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It wouldn't be the Super Bowl without ads. Which acting veteran starred along side Lil Nas X for Doritos?
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Gene Hackman
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Sam Elliott
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Clint Eastwood
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Kevin Costner
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Who was not among the trio of Boston natives who appeared in a
wicked smaht commercial for a self-parking Hyundai commercial?
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Rachel Dracht
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Molly Shannon
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Chris Evans
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John Krasinski
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And this show aired in the coveted post-Super Bowl slot:
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The Masked Singer
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Deputy
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Manifest
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Survivor
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We hope you caught the trailer for the upcoming 9th edition of the Fast and Furious movie, in which you learned this shocking fact:
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Neither the word Fast nor Furious appears in the title!
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Vin Diesel is no where to be seen!
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A thought-to-be-dead character returns!
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The gang has forsworn all car racing!
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In royal pop culture news, The Crown announced that the fifth and final series of the feature will feature as Queen Elizabeth II the Harry Potter franchise actress who played which role?
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Professor Mcgonagall
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Fleur Delacour
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Professor Umbridge
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Hermione Granger
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Wrapping up a marriage that lasted little more than the ceremony, who ended their wedding a mere 12 days after saying "I do"?
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Pamela Anderson
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Charlie Sheen
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Randy Quaid
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Billie Eilish
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And no sooner had The Good Place concluded its charming run did one of its stars find controversial. Slammed for being picked to host a reality series about ballroom culture on HBO, who responded to critics by coming out as gay?
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Manny Jacinto
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Kristen Bell
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William Jackson Harper
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Jameela Jamil
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