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“Peter Rabbit” outrage: A superficially cute attempt at counter-programming against the numb yet lucrative ventures of the latest “50 Shades” installment, this semi-animated movie hit the social media apology circuit last week after a sequence where Peter and his fuzzy counterparts defeat their nemesis by exploiting a food allergy. Outraged parents inevitably called for a boycott and an apology from the studio, which really should have been more spurred by its transformation of Beatrix Potter’s elegant creation into a predictable and crass cartoon than its clumsy hand with storytelling devices.

The long goodbye: You could fill a crowd-pleasing rock ’n’ roll museum with the number of acts who have announced they’ll no longer be touring after a last run of shows beginning in 2018. While an end of the road is always going to come for a veteran musician, the retirement timeline for Ozzy Osbourne and Elton John in particular feels odd given both will extend their farewells until 2020 and 2021, respectively. Surely fans appreciate the opportunity to say goodbye, but you have to wonder if the artist appreciates them even more given the lucrative potential in many years of last chances.