• I didn't see Moon with Sam Rockwell, but given how many people told me it was one of their favorites of the year, not supporting it for awards on the basis that screeners are too expensive, on the further basis that the DVD isn't out yet, seems like an exceedingly unfortunate decision.
• Scientific American has this intriguing little story about using music to cure tinnitus. Fascinating.
• Stanley Fish in the New York Times considers vengeance movies.
After the jump, we look at cable ratings, late-night guest hosts, and the fact that reading is apparently not dead.
• Wait, I thought the Internet was killing the written word in favor of video and pictures! What's this about people still reading an awful lot of text?
• After a year off, the always whimsical NBC is reportedly looking to bring back Last Comic Standing.
• Lisa de Moraes in The Washington Post has this summary of the year's news in cable ratings, including the fact that if you don't count football, the most-watched cable program of the year was Jon and Kate Gosselin's breakup episode.
• Saturday Night Live has announced two new hosts: Sigourney Weaver and Charles Barkley. But unfortunately, not together.
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