The Cricket's Daily 3: R.I.P. to Rik, 'the People's Poet'

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

• British comedian Rik Mayall has died at the age of 56. Mayall's antic persona is familiar to fans of the "Blackadder" series, or from his star-making role as "People's Poet" Rick on the '80s sitcom "The Young Ones." [BBC]

• Sigourney Weaver will be in the "Avatar" sequels, James Cameron confirms, but not as the same character she played in the first movie (since that character died). [Entertainment Weekly]

• Somehow, you lived your life not knowing how much you needed to hear a symphony orchestra backing Sir Mix-A-Lot on "Baby Got Back." But now that there's video of it, you have to give it a listen. [The Huffington Post]