The music rights to American Idol have moved from Sony to Universal. This means... well, nothing to you and me, but Simon Fuller, the creator of the show and its second-most-important Simon, says in the linked article that his show has delivered hits "quietly" and "relentlessly," and as in all things Idol, he's half right.
A couple about to be kicked out of their home found a copy of Action Comics #1 in their basement. This will never happen to you. It probably couldn't hurt to do some housecleaning, though.
The Video Music Awards nominations have been announced, and it would appear that MTV likes Lady Gaga.
Just because Lost is over doesn't mean that the interminable series of pointless revelations has to stop. Case in point: the Man In Black seems to have a name.
Obligatory Inception item of the day: Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch column asks if it's the first great videogame movie. That this comes a full decade after saying just about the same thing about Run Lola Run is going to have to be one of those things that bothers nobody but me.
Some coffeehouses and sandwich shops are interpreting their rule banning computers during certain hours as also extending to e-book readers. The story itself raises some interesting questions about rapid table turnover and the arguably arbitrary distinction between two different technologies used for the same purpose (simple reading). The hidden gem, however, is this fantastically self-unaware comment, included in its entirety: "It's called a REAL book. Think about investing in one, you'll look far less pretentious."
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