Rolling Over and Playing Dead

· This is the poster for Disney's Old Dogs, in which a mild mannered executive (Robin Williams) wakes one morning to discover he can't do better than playing fifth-banana to John Travolta, two kids, and a dog. Everyone on this poster looks pretty sad about their careers. Especially the dog. [Paul Scheer]

· "'Some people are saying, wouldn't it be amazing that in the same year that the first African-American president took office in the U.S., we also elected the first gay and/or bisexual 'American Idol',' said Robert Thompson, professor of popular culture at Syracuse University in New York." These insights and more in Reuters' investigative report, "Could Adam Lambert be first gay 'American Idol'?"

· Matthew McConaughey holds world hostage by threatening to get the wheels turning on a Dazed and Confused sequel.

· Actress/provocateur Lisa Rinna is convinced her entire family contracted swine flu before the Mexican outbreak.

· Tragedy: NBC's VP of Drama Programming Nora O'Brien died yesterday after fainting on the set of the Parenthood pilot in Berkeley. Cause of death was a brain aneurysm. She was 42. NBC Universal's statement: "Our hearts go out to the family and friends of our beloved colleague Nora, who was respected and cherished by so many people in the entertainment community. She'll truly be missed by all of us." UPDATE: The Marin Independent Journal reports she was playing basketball at the time; cause of death has not yet been determined.