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Quiz: How Well Do You Know Lucy?

You and everyone on the planet (and perhaps even in outer space) know all about Lucy, right? Are you sure?    Which was not in the contract for the cast members?       A. Desi Arnaz could only perform a song when it was deemed by the writers to be essential to the plot. B. […]

Golden Globes: ‘Descendants,’ Claire Danes, and Ricky Gervais

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