Pop Culture Roundup April 28, 2006

Carol Spinney, the voice of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch (how's that for versatility?) has been awarded an Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award, NPR reports.

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Come on get happy: Bubblegumfink has another cool new banner. He also directs our attention to another Something Wonderful I Never Knew About: Playset Magazine.

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R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, King Crimson's Robert Fripp and others are collaborating in a new band called Slow Music, Billboard reports.

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Jon Favreau ("Swingers") is set to direct an Iron Man film, the U.K. Guardian reports.

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Scooby Doo is returning to TV this fall. "Shaggy and Scooby Doo Get a Clue" will air on Kids WB! along with the new "Legion of Superheroes" 'toon.

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The first issue of Mark Waid and George Perez' "The Brave and the Bold" comics series will team Batman with Green Lantern. Perez also may be penciling "The Legion of Superheroes" after his year-long stint on "B&B" is done, Comic Book Resources reports.

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Drawn points us to the The Looney Tunes Hidden Gags page

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