1. | This rather slow news week in pop culture prompted us to consider Canada Day, a big-time holiday for our neighbors to the North. Each of the following celebs are Canadian-born, except for: | ||
Jim Carrey | |||
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Bill Murray | ||
Justin Bieber | |||
Mike Myers | |||
By way of explanation.....
Bill Murray is the pride of Wilmette, Illinois |
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2. | Speaking of things Canadian, Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger married this songstress and fellow Canuck in the south of France during the week: | ||
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Avril Levigne | ||
Carly Rae Jepsen | |||
Alanis Morissette | |||
Leslie Feist | |||
3. | Jessica Simpson, who is unfortunately all too American, gave birth this week to her second child, a boy whose name coincides with this playing card: | ||
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Ace | ||
Jack | |||
Trey | |||
King | |||
4. | We wish we were making this up, but Amanda Bynes tweeted this week: "I Want A Million Dollars A Year For Illegally Having ______________ And Privacy Stolen" | ||
My DNA Used Without Authorization | |||
My Creativity Stolen | |||
My Integrity Mocked | |||
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My Mind Read | ||
5. | At the potentially deadly intersection of celebrity and cutlery is this TV actress, who cut off the tip of her finger this week during a bizarre food preparation accident: | ||
Kerry Washington | |||
Jenna Fischer | |||
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Kyra Sedgwick | ||
Cobie Smulders | |||
6. | The toast of The Big Bang Theory, Kaley Cuoco is reportedly dating this big-screen superhero: | ||
Andrew Garfield, who plays Spider-man in The Amazing Spider-man | |||
Ryan Reynolds, who plays The Green |
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Robert Downey, Jr., who plays Iron Man in Iron Man (and Iron Man 2. And Iron Man 3. And The Avengers) | |||
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Henry Cavill, who plays Superman in Man of Steel | ||
7. | If your name was Aaryn and you appear on a reality show, it's not been a great week. Thanks to numerous racist and homophobic remarks made on the show, this toxic-tongued blonde has been dropped from her modeling agency. What show is she currently a part of? | ||
America's Got Talent | |||
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Big Brother | ||
So You Think You Can Dance | |||
Great American Baking Competition | |||
By way of explanation.....
Two points: 1. Aaryn won't even know that she's been fired until she is off the show. 2. Should we be surprised since switching just two letters in her name spells Aryan? |
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8. | On July 4th, several theater chains and a movie studios extended the offer of free admission to veteran and active U.S. military. The catch? Free admission is only for this movie. | ||
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White House Down | ||
Man of Steel | |||
The Lone Ranger | |||
World War Z | |||
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This actor achieved clarity and quit Twitter in an unlikely place. |
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Charlie Sheen | |||
Thomas Gibson | |||
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Alec Baldwin | ||
Jon Favreau | |||
10. | And we'll finish up the week with what should be a softball: Despicable Me 2 got off to a roaring start with its mid-week debut. Name the comic Steve that provides the provides the voice of Gru: | ||
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Steve Carell | ||
Steve Buscemi | |||
Steve Martin | |||
Steve Guttenberg | |||