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• An interesting look at some of the UK's top-selling entertainment of the decade, with a note about how much of it is adapted from other forms.

• If you've ever walked down the street in Las Vegas and experienced the in-person pitches for personal services you would not be offered in the entertainment districts of many major American cities, you may be surprised at the somewhat quaint insistence that nipples on murals be covered with adhesive pasties.

• Hey, you know who loves Twilight and all the enthusiasm it inspires? Seventeen magazine.

The positive effects of constructive lyrics on the teenage mind, the Twitter debate rages on, and more, after the jump.

 

• One study says listening to lots of "pro-social" lyrics could make your teenager more empathetic.

• New York Times reporter David Carr offers his enthusiastic defense of Twitter, which he was apparently surprised to learn, once he actually tried it, did not primarily consist of people describing their lunches. ("I don't like Twitter because I don't care what you had for lunch" being the "How about that airplane food?" of our times.)

• Daytime TV has had a tough year (other than the bizarre arrival of James Franco on General Hospital, of course), but all is not necessarily lost, say some observers.

• There are some interesting reflections at The Wrap about the financial adjustments going on in Hollywood. I hardly think Paranormal Activity and Avatar are projects studios should count on producing regularly, but they did contribute to an interesting year.