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Today in a rushed "insultingly easy J6 clues":
Tom Hanks Movie Quotes: "THERE'S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!", SAYS TOM IN THIS MOVIE
Math, Now…: THE RESULT OF MULTIPLICATION IS CALLED THIS
Word Origins: THE NAME OF THIS COMMUNICATION DEVICE IS FROM THE GREEK FOR "FAR" & "VOICE"
'Allo, Current Governor: BECAUSE OF TERM LIMITS,

Today in "what the IMDb thinks they're best known for":
Bill Paxton: Titanic
Grace Zabriskie: The Grudge
Tahj Mowry: Baby Daddy
Lena Waithe: Writer, Bones
Enya: Soundtrack, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Erik Satie: Soundtrack, Hugo

-What year did the first Alien come out?
1978

Today in "insultingly easy J6 clues":
Awful World Leaders: Ivan IV, crowned first tsar of this nation in 1547, became more "Terrible" after the death of his wife in 1560
Counties of California: It was the namesake of a Fox teen drama starring Mischa Barton & Adam Brody
You're So Possessive: It's been stated as "If

I regrettably can't find the Citation Needed post about this show, which describes the guy with "Bozeman's Simplex" and mentions that, since his best friend is black, he's not racist but could be if he wanted to be. Also, at one point somebody inserted the words "oven mitt" three times. It was almost Lynchian.

Today in "what the IMDb thinks they're best known for":
Melanie Lynskey: Togetherness
Janet Jackson: Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Liberace: Self, Another World
Krist Novoselic: Soundtrack, Moulin Rouge!

Today in "insultingly easy J6 clues":
Materials: This building material is also the name o the company behind Acrobat Reader software
Election Glossary: A ballot cast for all the candidates of one party is this kind of "ticket"
1917 — 100 Years Ago: This founder of psychoanalysis published the essay "Mourning and

(Viewmaster clicks)

Today in "what the IMDb thinks they're best known for":
Ashlynn Yennie: Fear, Inc.
Rod Lurie: Writer, Nothing But the Truth
Brian Eno: Soundtrack, Shutter Island
Madeleine Albright: Self, Obcan Havel

First, many thanks to Mikey for taking over last week. And now, this:

It's kind of funny to me that she became famous on a show where she talked to God, and now she's married to an outspoken atheist.

Dancing With the Stars

Today in "what the IMDb thinks they're best known for":
Sofia Coppola: Writer, Somewhere
Robert Zemeckis: Writer, Back to the Future Part II
Danny Huston: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Bobby Darin: Soundtrack, American Beauty
David Byrne: Soundtrack, Wall Street
Mark Zuckerberg: Self, 2016 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony
Raphael

A second person who's been to North Korea. Pretty soon, it'll get to be a cliche.

This last week in Sillstaw’s entertainment:

Last week, I took a risk and saw "Norman" instead of "A Quiet Passion." Luckily, it worked out, as "Passion" is still there this weekend. Good thing, seeing as the only other movie that interests me is "The Wall."

My mom showed me an article somewhere that compared Trump to a first-grader. Especially with the news that he got two scoops of ice cream while everyone else at the meeting got on; the article claimed that an adult would notice the difference and insist that everyone got two scoops, but a child would just enjoy being