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JANUARY 3-9, 2018 UCW 23 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM WEEKLY HOROSCOPE NEWS OF THE WEIRD by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication News That Sounds Like a Joke Arielle Bonnici, 26, of Huntington, New York, responsibly arrived at the Northport Police Department and Village Justice Court Dec. 4 to answer a summons issued in May for possession of marijuana. But before she could even park her car, Bonnici, who was on her phone, attracted the attention of officers by cutting off an unmarked police vehicle and wheeling into the spot reserved for the chief of police. The Long-Islander News reported that when officers approached the car and Bonnici rolled down her window, a cloud of marijuana smoke poured out, and she was promptly arrested for possession again, along with getting a ticket for using her cellphone while driving. She was able to kill two buds, er, birds, with one stone and appear before the court for both charges. [Long-Islander News, 12/6/2017] Animal Antics Dovey the Shar Pei, of Edmond, Oklahoma, might be just a bit jealous of the new baby at his owners' home. But in a classic passive-aggressive move, he settled on stealing pacifiers. Scott Rogers and his wife noticed that binkies were disappearing, but it wasn't until Dovey started vomiting and losing weight in early December that they tracked down the lost items. KFOR- TV reported that Dr. Chris Rispoli of Gentle Care Animal Hospital took an X-ray of Dovey's stomach and saw what he thought were seven to nine pacifiers. But when Rispoli opened up Dovey to remove them, he found 21 binkies. Turns out, Dovey was taking the pacifiers off the kitchen counter. "We've had corn cobs and socks and panties and things like that, but never 21 binkies," noted Rispoli. [KFOR-TV, 12/8/2017] Yikes! Claudell Curry, 82, and his wife, Odell Marie, 83, heard a loud crashing noise as they watched TV in their San Bernardino, California, home on the evening of Dec. 10. Imagine their surprise when it was NOT Santa Claus, but instead a block of ice the size of a car engine, which had torn through their roof and landed on their bed. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said about a similar incident in November that the ice might have dropped off a passenger airliner, having formed after a leak in the galley. Neither of the Currys was hurt, but, "We shiver every time we think we could have been in bed," Claudell told The San Bernardino Sun. [The San Bernardino Sun, 12/11/2017] ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Expressing yourself authentically is proving difficult, Aries. But this will pass shortly. Even- tually, your persistence will pay off, and others will see that your intentions are genuine. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 If your dreams are within reason, there is no reason why they can't come to fruition, Tau- rus. You just may need a few friends in your corner to help make things happen. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, don't obsess about a specific ap- proach to working through a problem. Seek feedback from a number of people and explore all of your options. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, it may take an intense effort to con- centrate on your work this week because your thoughts keep drifting elsewhere. You must rein in your wandering mind. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 It may be challenging to separate your fanta- sies from reality right now, Leo. Even though things are vivid in your mind, others may help clarify things for you. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Surprising news leaves you a little bit frazzled, Virgo. However, once you work your way through the surprise, you'll see that this news bodes well for you. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, others feel like you have everything figured out this week and are as sensible as can be. But there's a fun side of you that is just waiting to pop out. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Something in your life is causing you undue stress, Scorpio. Find a way to let it all go by focusing on thoughts and things that bring you happiness. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, it may seem like your time in the spotlight has come and gone, but that isn't the case. You have plenty of time to show what you can accomplish. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, your vision of the future may be set right now, but there is always room for some modifications. Embrace some of the uncer- tainty that can lead to greatness. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, no career goal is out of reach right now. erefore, if you've been thinking of a career move, now is a great time to put those plans in motion. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 e search for the truth could lead you on a bit of a wild adventure, Pisces. Eventually, you can get to the bottom of the situation. Question: After the last episode of "e Orville's" first season aired in the first week of December, viewers won't see another new episode for roughly 9 1/2 months. I can't believe Fox would think it's a good idea to let it go off the air for so long – even if it's not entirely their choice. – Aaron Matt Roush: I know the less-is-more philosophy is not popular with many readers of this column, who would pre- fer the shows they love never to stop air- ing. But the first season of "e Orville" was always intended to be a limited run because of the high production and post-production values, and if doing fewer episodes results in a better series, I'm not going to argue with that. (We can agree to disagree on the quality of the show itself, which I still feel suffers from an uncertain tone falling some- where between homage and parody.) By giving "e Orville" an early renew- al for a second season – not sure about the duration – Fox is giving Seth MacFar- lane and his team the time to produce the episodes to their satisfaction, not grinding them out like the usual weekly network sausage. By necessity, some net- works are becoming more like cable with shorter seasons. And a more compressed arc can sometimes lead to more compel- ling storytelling. But it's understandable that fans of a show prefer longer seasons and less time between them. To submit questions to TV Critic Matt Roush, go to tvinsider.com. by Damian Holbrook Cheers to "e Exorcist" for ending on one hell of a high note. John Cho's heart- breaking work as the doomed Andy and the divine, complicated bromance be- tween Tomas (Alfonso Herrera) and Mar- cus (Ben Daniels) have us willing to make a deal with the devil for a third season. Cheers to Yara Shahidi for grownish'ing up so nicely. e civic-minded teen's Zoey Johnson has moved from "black- ish" to a very different world in her own Freeform spinoff, and from what we've seen so far, it's clear that Shahidi is just as solid a leading lady as she is a role model for so many young people off screen. Jeers to Amazon for not showing love to "Love You More." By passing on Bridget Everett's pilot about a bawdy counselor for young adults with Down syndrome, the streaming net robs Everett of a star- making turn and fails a community that's woefully under-represented on TV.