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'Rent-A-Minority' Promises A Satirical Solution To Diversity Problems

Behind the laughs, there's a serious discussion about what it really means to create a diverse workplace, and whether just changing the faces around the table is enough.

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Canadians Left With Questions After Being Barred From 'Jeopardy!'

For a show whose host has dual U.S.-Canadian citizenship, a new policy prompts criticism — and jokes — north of the border.

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The Phrase Or Name Is Familiar: Try This Puzzle And See What They Are

Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word ends in the letter -E, and the second word starts GO-.

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Not My Job: Singer Trisha Yearwood Gets Quizzed On Unhappy Couples

Yearwood had a hit song called "How Do I Live Without You," so we've invited her to play game called "How Do I Live With You?" Three questions about unhappy marriages.

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Thin Mint Mashup: Grind Those Girl Scout Cookies Into Cheesecake

Many of us cheer Girl Scout season, but after plowing through several sleeves of Samoas, fatigue can set in. Here, Dan Pashman, host of The Sporkful, offers recipes meant to rekindle the cookie love.

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And This Puzzle's Winner Is ...

Every answer this week is the name of a movie that has won in one of the top four categories at the Oscars. Every answer is a solid word or name; identify the movies from their anagrams.

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You Can't Please Everyone

This game is about that old timey antique known as a book. You must identify the classic book we are talking about, from an actual one-star review found on Amazon.com.

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Cartoon Pyramid With Phil Johnston And Mo Willems

We team our whimsical VIPs, Disney screenwriter Phil Johnston and children's book author Mo Willems, to play a game about famous cartoon animals.

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We Built This City

While in S.F., we enjoyed the local culture...like a little band called Starship and its hit song, "We Built This City." But we rewrote the lyrics to be about different cities from around the world.

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It's Like Uber

We're going to pitch some app ideas! Each of them is a word or phrase combined with the word "Uber." So something that's like Uber, but for the plant that pandas love to eat, would be a "Bamboo-ber."

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The Rainbow Connection

Inspired by the flag designed by a San Franciscan artist, in this game, every answer is a mashup of two things, connected by a color.

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Disruptive Spelling

Hulu — can you use that in a sentence please? Our spelling-bee-style final round is an actual spelling bee! We ask our contestants to spell the names of notable app and tech companies.

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Steve Sansweet: The Force Is Right

A contestant guesses which of two items sold on eBay for more money.

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Not My Job: N.J. Sen. Cory Booker Gets Quizzed On Old Jerseys

We ask the former mayor of Newark three questions about old sports jerseys.

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Five Letters With Which To Play, Here's A Puzzle To Blow You Away

This week's puzzle lets you create categories based on the word "winds" in honor of March's fierce winds.

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