Last week's question: A group of CIA contractors were fired for hacking into vending machines at the intelligence agency's offices and stealing more than $3,000 worth of food. If a movie studio were to make a spy caper about the snack snatching scheme, what should it title the film?
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THE WINNER: "The Man with the Stolen Gum"
Katie Rich, Oakland, Calif.
SECOND PLACE: "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Pie"
David Barclay, Northampton, Mass.
THIRD PLACE: "The Spy Who Came in for the Cold Drink"
D. Michael Eakin, Billings, Mont.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Fridge of Spies"
Richard Grossman, Wilmington, Del.
"The Man from N.E.S.T.L.É."
Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Fla.
"The Man Who Chewed Too Much"
Colleen McEwen, Franklin, Mass.
"The Muncherian Candidate"
Neal Connelly, Arden Hills, Minn.
"Dr. No Correct Change"
Gary Farnik, Norfolk, Neb.
"The Spy Who Loved Cheetos"
Drew Filus, Studio City, Calif.
"007-Up"
Emily Aborn, Temple, N.H.
"Nutrition Impossible"
Ivan Kershner, Salem, S.C.
"Zero Dark Chocolate"
John Parry, Eldersburg, Md.
"Live and Get Pie"
John Besnard, Irvine, Calif.
"Ocean's 7-Eleven"
Deborah Rosu, Strongsville, Ohio
"License to Carb"
Jillian Schneider, Fairfax Station, Va.
"The Hunt for Red Vines"
Kevin McConnell, Charlottesville, Va.
"Enemy of the Cake"
Gary Greene, Greenfield, Mass.
"Clear and Present Danish"
Isabelle Zucker, Salisbury, Conn.
"Diet Another Day"
Diana Smith, Eustis, Fla.
"Live and Let Di-abetes"
Marjorie Okey, Palm Desert, Calif.
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Film reviews: ‘Send Help’ and ‘Private Life’Feature An office doormat is stranded alone with her awful boss and a frazzled therapist turns amateur murder investigator
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Movies to watch in Februarythe week recommends Time travelers, multiverse hoppers and an Iraqi parable highlight this month’s offerings during the deep of winter
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ICE’s facial scanning is the tip of the surveillance icebergIN THE SPOTLIGHT Federal troops are increasingly turning to high-tech tracking tools that push the boundaries of personal privacy
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Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
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China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
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How Bulgaria’s government fell amid mass protestsThe Explainer The country’s prime minister resigned as part of the fallout
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Femicide: Italy’s newest crimeThe Explainer Landmark law to criminalise murder of a woman as an ‘act of hatred’ or ‘subjugation’ but critics say Italy is still deeply patriarchal
