In sinking-ship news, Ellen DeGeneres has officially left American Idol. That brings the total number of judges blowing this particular popsicle stand in less than year to three. Knowing that the departure of the judge who seemed least comfortable judging contestants (and whose career is not remotely disrupted by the move) isn't much of a bombshell, there are now reports that she will be replaced by Jennifer Lopez. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the next bit of Idol news will be the triumphant return of Brian Dunkleman.
Who is generally the earliest adopter of any worthwhile communication technology? The porn industry, of course. It's discovered the iPhone 4's FaceTime videoconferencing feature and the rest pretty much fills itself in, doesn't it?
Media-watchers keep asking if the digital age has killed books. Well, it may have killed one type: the unauthorized celebrity biography.
Normally, when a musician declares that he's going to release five albums in a ten-month period, you'd assume that he was just trying to impress the ladies. And then there's Robert Pollard, who led Guided By Voices though approximately an album a year for 16 years and who, upon breaking up GbV, somehow became even more prolific, notching at least 11 more albums on his belt since 2004. I say "approximately" and "at least," though, because he puts out so many singles, EPs and side projects that it's almost impossible to keep track. The point is, if he says five albums in ten months, I'd believe him.
The Chicago Reader looks at whether concerts and other events on public land have the right to forbid you from bringing your high-end camera.
Are nerds destroying movies or saving them? Can't it be both?
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