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Thursday's PM Hot Clicks: Amber Valetta, Nic Cage's face on athletes

Thursday's PM Hot Clicks feature a birthday tribute to Nicolas Cage, and Amber Valetta as your Lovely Lady of the Day.

An Unsettling Birthday Tribute to Nic Cage

 Cage-Kobe Bryant face swap is not for the faint of heart.

​Halladay Strikes Back

Roy Halladay and Roger Clemens, two middle-aged guys who used to throw a baseball fast, got in a bit of a Twitter fight Wednesday. Halladay tweeted that Clemens and Barry Bonds should be kept out of the Hall of Fame, a statement that Clemens called “asinine.”

Halladay seems to have gotten the final word, though.

Leave Johnny Alone

It’s probably not all that surprising that a Cleveland news station is staking out Johnny Manziel’s house

P.M. Lovely Lady of the Day

Amber Valetta is your Lovely Lady of the Day. Her Twitter profile says she’s a “Hometown girl, occasional party crasher, hockey mama and fashion renegade.” (Click here for the full-size gallery.)

​Zlatan is the Smoothest

Cool Photos of Garbage

What do you find when you drain a Napoleon-era canal in Paris? Mostly bikes and wine bottles.

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Odds & Ends

This is a cool side-by-side look at photos of New York’s Fifth Avenue as it was in 1911, compared to what it looks like now. ... Ken Griffey Jr. in a dunk contest is one of the coolest things you’ll see today. ... Did Jerry Seinfeld steal a Jim Gaffigan joke? ... Texas football fans don’t drink wine. ... Remember Pizza Rat? Maybe it was a hoax. ... The Broncos officially made the decision Thursday to have Peyton Manning start their first playoff game, over Brock Osweiler. ... Kirk Cousins proves he's a million times better than Dan Snyder. ... Portland’s new bike-sharing program will be sponsored by Nike. ... How do you name your daughter after your favorite soccer team without your wife realizing? 

Make Canada Great Again? 

If You're a Fan of Parks & Rec, Watch This Video

Your Day Could Be Going Worse

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