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Morning Shots: When They Said 'Have It Your Way,' This Is Not What They Meant

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I normally wouldn't call to your attention the fact that Fergie and Josh Duhamel are having a baby, but come on: her hashtag is adorable. [VH1.com]

Yesterday was not a great day for Burger King, which found its Twitter account hacked for a while by people who turned it into a McDonald's account claiming to have bought BK. [L.A. Times]

I'm getting to it late, but I wouldn't feel right not directing you to last week's BuzzFeed profile of Ken Jennings, which is really interesting and fun. [BuzzFeed]

The Root is taking some time to interview black Academy Award winners, which is a series I'm very glad they're doing — first up is Louis Gossett Jr. [The Root]

If you can forgive the fact that it reads a little like a trend piece in search of a trend, The Wall Street Journal has a take on older gamers. [WSJ.com]

"Banksy: overrated purveyor of art-lite," says The Guardian, getting Tuesday off to a provocative start. [The Guardian]

Also from The Guardian, news about Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, which is still spawning litigation, apparently. [The Guardian]

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Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of Pop Culture Happy Hour. She began her professional life as an attorney. In time, however, her affection for writing, popular culture, and the online universe eclipsed her legal ambitions. She shoved her law degree in the back of the closet, gave its living room space to DVD sets of The Wire, and never looked back.