Question 535: Don your thinking caps, coz all Wells that ends Well.

In the pic below, are given 2 cultural phenoms in their own right, both from the world of literature. Just ID them both, simple enough.

Note, as much as I would appreciate it, XKCD is not a cultural or literary phenom
YET.
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The last panel shows the second literary giant (he's been blanked out)

Question 534: Noble Profession

Sorry for the abruptness of the question but I'm pressed for time :P

Anyway:
A certain gentleman, born in 1932 in some part of Egypt as a Melkite Greek Catholic. He took to acting in 1953 and became quite a successful actor in his time.

 He was also known for something else.

Id the man and what the other thing was.

Be blunt if you don't have a point

Due to various factors and reasons, some feel the scores were

With that being the reason (see pic above, all of it. The words as well people), they were soon solved.
But understand that tabulating the scores is like

Mainly because someone that small is actually handling the scoreboard (No, this isn't a Nihar joke this time,lol)

So let us know if there are any problems with the scores.
Check the scoreboard & tell us
After all:

Who's keeping score?

Good evening, one and all.

Please go check the monthly scoreboard and comment on this if any rectifications need to be made. If you think your score is less tell us. If it's more, keep mum...and do a little jig if you feel like it :)
If there is an error, it's most likely in Questions 522, 523 or 524. Google Docs didn't save all the changes made due to reasons unknown.

Also, kudos to Pranav for Question 526. It got 26 comments. The highest on the blog!
Congratulate him :)

That is all.

Question 533: Cost and worth and terms and conditions.

 Okay, so there's this classic story about this guy and how he's willing to give up everything that matters to him, or what he thinks shouldn't matter to him, in return for something which he believes is more valuable. Over the years this tale has been retold and has undergone some changes and has had a few different endings.

Modern application of an old concept


1) Forfeit your own what?

2) Who encounters the what?

3) Based on the story of?

Question 532: Some, Not All!

I like playing good-cop, bad-cop. Yup, just like Inspector Clouseau. Both roles by the same person.
Connect.
And explain the connect.
I hope this question's irritating.
Thanks.

Id each element, too. Yup, that's not really a problem for you, is it?
Slightly round about.
Think laterally.

Id

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A New Phase, Better late than never!

To cut a short story shorter,
We got ourselves a facebook page------->
Like.
Follow! :)
Thanks, and spread the word!

Question 531: Elvis Meets The President(They made of movie on that you know)

In the year 1970, the king of rock and roll, Elvis Presley met President Nixon at the White House, where he asked for a government job and proudly proclaimed that he was indeed the ultimate patriot. What made the meeting interesting however was the fact that Elvis warned the President about a certain person of note proclaiming him to be a threat to "American freedom" and a "communist". And no Mr.Limbaugh, its not Obama.

Name the guy.

Question 530: I Said Keep Up the GOOD Work, NOT the **** Work....

ID the players below for a point each, but tell me what's the binding context through all the photos for 5 points straight. I need a VERY accurate ID on this binding context - not just a half-stop one.
Bonus points for IDing the individual contexts as well.

Question 529 : *Wink wink*

__X__  started a still hinted-at controversy in 1999 due to his carrying a bag that looks much like a woman's handbag. __X__ was alleged to be a  "gay role model" who was a hidden symbol of homosexuality meant to brainwash the children. The official response given was,  "He's not gay. He's not straight."

In May, 2007, the matter was revisited and an enquiry was planned by one Ewa Sowińska."I noticed that he has a woman's handbag, but I didn't realize he's a boy," Sowińska told a magazine in an interview adding, "Later I learned that there could be some hidden homosexual undertones." Sowińska said she would ask her office's psychologists to look into the allegations, and judge whether it can be shown on public television and whether the suggested problem really exists.

But on 30 May 2007, Sowińska said in a public statement that she no longer suspected the allegation of promoting homosexuality. She said: "The opinion of a leading sexologist, who maintains that this series has no negative effects on a child's psychology, is perfectly credible. As a result I have decided that it is no longer necessary to seek the opinion of other psychologists."

Id X.