The Cricket's Daily 3: Conan going to Mexico

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Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:

• Conan O'Brien will shoot a special in Mexico, employing an all-Mexican crew. [Vulture]

• Taraneh Alidoosti, "the Natalie Portman of Iran" and the star of the Oscar-nominated "The Salesman," will boycott the Academy Awards ceremony to protest Donald Trump's order to ban visas for people from Iran and other Muslim countries. [The Huffington Post]

• Mike Connors, the action star best known for playing the title role in the long-running detective series "Mannix," has died at the age of 91. [Entertainment Weekly]