In comics news and rage news, DC has announced a set of prequels to Watchmen, and it will probably not surprise you to hear that creator Alan Moore thinks this is a pretty bad idea. [The New York Times]
Vanity Fair, not for the first time, is finding itself on the hot seat over including two women of color on its Hollywood issue, only to put them off to the right-hand side where they don't show on the cover when it's folded up. It may sound silly, but when you look at the entire series of similar covers, it really does seem weird that they keep pushing gorgeous people like Paula Patton and Anthony Mackie off to the side. [Jezebel]
Are you missing Adele since her surgery? Are you anxious to see whether any live appearance for the rest of her live can rival her Tiny Desk Concert? Well, you'll have another chance to see when she performs live at the Grammy Awards on February 12. This almost has to be the best thing about the Grammy Awards. [The Guardian]
There's some good advice at Lifehacker about giving some thought to your passwords on this, Change Your Password Day. (Hint: Don't change it to 12345.) [Lifehacker]
Tough economy? Not for auction houses, which are seeing huge numbers as they find investors "doubling down on art." Not in all cases, though: "The Degas was priced to sell in November for at least $25 million, but bidding stalled at $18.5 million." Heartbreak! Failure! [The Wall Street Journal]
If you haven't had anyone send you a message in the last couple of days asking you something like, "Have you seen the thing with Kristen Bell and the sloth?", you must have been taking a few days off from the internet. But if you were, here it is. [E! Online]
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