POP QUIZ
She helped Jason Segel forget Sarah Marshall in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," and now Mila Kunis is teaming up with Denzel Washington in "The Book of Eli." How much do you know about this former "That 70s Show" star? Answers at bottom.
1. Mila Kunis has been dating what child actor since 2002?
A. Jeremy Miller, "Growing Pains"
B. Macaulay Culkin, "Home Alone"
C. Ben Savage, "Boy Meets World"
D. Elijah Wood, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," "Forever Young"
2. Kunis' was born in what country?
A. Russia
B. Latvia
C. Ukraine
D. Estonia
3. A non-native English speaker, she learned the language by watching what popular American game show?
A. "Match Game"
B. "Family Feud"
C. "Let's Make a Deal"
D. "The Price Is Right"
4. What is Kunis terrified of? A fear that even had her running off the set of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in 2004?
A. Bugs
B. Snakes
C. Clowns
D. Heights
5. How old was Kunis when she auditioned for her breakout role on "That 70s Show"?
A. 18
B. 17
C. 15
D. 14
Source: IMDB.com
POP PICKS
LISTEN: Elvis Costello and the Attractions: "Live at Hollywood High" (CD)
Recorded in the gymnasium of the famed Hollywood High School in L.A. in June 1978, this is Elvis Costello and the Attractions on fire amid a feverish creative stride. The opening performance of "Accidents Will Happen" proves that he could rock out like a street-wise tough on "Pump It Up," but was an emerging crooner in the classic style, an equal admirer of Smokey Robinson and George Jones. It's a preview of the epileptic vibrato employ on future balladry -- like Katherine Hepburn being strangled by a feral cat (in a good way). Few bands ever played and wrote as well as the boys on display on this indispensable recording. -- Steve Leftridge
READ: "Shades of Grey," by Jasper Fforde
Love, betrayal, life, death, a retro-futuristic society trussed up by its own Rules like tortured turkeys, Fforde's new novel seemingly has it all. The author has elected to divvy up the visible color spectrum and dole out drips of color to the members of the Collective as an indication of the hierarchy of castes. Mixing the outlandish remains of former civilizations with frighteningly plausible behavior, Fforde has created a brave new world with a peculiar logic of its own. -- Lara Killian
-- PopMatters.com, McClatchy Newspapers
TECH TALK
Apple this week sent out a colorful, paintball-inspired e-mail to reporters and online sites announcing its upcoming January 27 event with the words: "Come see our latest creation." Is this the Apple Tablet or iSlate at last? One person who claims to have seen the device calls it an iPhone on steroids. This is going to be a great event, no matter what.
COMING NEXT WEEK
There's a new duck in town. Read Tuesday's Life [people] section for a preview of the newspaper's newest cartoonist. This Mad Magazine vet is producing a new panel for Times Free Press readers.