· Spiritually, Jersey Shore's Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi belongs to all of us. But the name "Snooki" now belongs officially to her, says a hilarious new legal document. [Smoking Gun]
· Just a second, Darius Rucker: Kevin Eubanks says he'll still work part-time on The Tonight Show. That makes him TV's first part-time guffawer since the eight steeds who played Mr. Ed. [People]
· Eliminated American Idol contestant Shelby Dressel will appear on Ellen DeGeneres's talk show. Kris Allen, an American Idol winner, has been drafted to Haiti. [Zap2It]
· Someone somewhere believes Ewan McGregor does a good job of being naked on the silver screen. I tend to salute that person. [Cinema Blend]
· Nikki Finke claims the upcoming Oscars tribute to John Hughes will feature a number of the director's actors, including a onetime hostile Alec Baldwin. [Deadline]
· Speaking of Finke, her name alone qualifies her for consideration in a Star Wars film. [Chud]