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This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

This goo is worth a point in May 2026.

publication date: Monday, May 25, 2026 - the answer will be revealed on Monday, June 1

category: Music

clue: This Ontarian quadragenarian is a self-declared saint, full of grace, in a pair of post-grunge bands founded in his province.

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Richard Slominsky

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This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

This goo is worth a point in May 2026.

publication date: Sunday, May 24, 2026 - the answer will be revealed on Sunday, May 31

category: Fads

clue: If you think it's insane that a creepy 4chan post led to this 20-year-old directing two Oscar nominees and an Emmy winner in a widely released horror film, Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote a short story essentially agreeing.

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Richard Slominsky

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This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

This goo is worth a point in May 2026.

publication date: Saturday, May 23, 2026 - the answer will be revealed on Saturday, May 30

category: Movies

clue: Mega-hits like Jurassic Park, The Sixth Sense, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Back to the Future made her one of the top producers in Hollywood, but you wouldn't know it from her dubious reputation among fans of Star Wars and Indiana Jones over the last decade-plus.

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Richard Slominsky

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This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

This goo is worth a point in May 2026.

publication date: Friday, May 22, 2026 - the answer will be revealed on Friday, May 29

category: Literature

clue: Born to be a star, this lady certainly was given rope enough to hang herself reputationally, having been fired from Vanity Fair for angering a theater producer, blacklisted in Hollywood for sympathizing with Communists, and left in a filing cabinet for 17 years as her remains went unclaimed.

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Richard Slominsky

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This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

This goo is worth a point in May 2026.

publication date: Thursday, May 21, 2026 - the answer will be revealed on Thursday, May 28

category: Television

clue: This unapologetically dark writer set the comedic voice of Saturday Night Live from the very first line, creating popular sketches like "The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise" and "Mr. Mike's Least-Loved Bedtime Tales," but his post-SNL career fizzled in the late 80s due to his scrooge-like personality.

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Richard Slominsky

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This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

This goo is worth a point in May 2026.

publication date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 - the answer will be revealed on Wednesday, May 27

category: Music

clue: He recorded one hit as a singer, about a California destination where people arrived wearing flowers in their hair, but he also had another as a songwriter, about a Caribbean destination way down where the Beach Boys wanna go.

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Richard Slominsky

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This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

This goo is worth a point in May 2026.

publication date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - the answer will be revealed on Tuesday, May 26

category: Sports

clue: His competitors try not to be grouches whenever this Australian wins another Grand Prix.

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Richard Slominsky

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