publication date: Thursday, March 24, 2016 (part of Spring 2016)

category: Movies

clue: She was the worst at being a pop star, but recently the best at being an actress.

explanation: Larson, who had a brief unsuccessful career as a pop singer, won an Oscar for Best Lead Actress shortly before this goo was published. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, and Joanna Woods


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