· "And so, Barnard Class of 2010, as you leave these halls, life is certain to offer choices. Don't pick the girl." [Barnard]
· Belated felicitations to Quentin Tarantino, savior of legendary repertory theater the New Beverly. The new ownership kicks off with a program of Ferris Bueller and Election chosen by Jason Reitman. It's the defining double-bill of our time! [Yahoo]
· What we had initially been tipped as being a leaked trailer to The Smurfs movie, upon closer inspection, turned out to be a rare, vintage Dutch fetish tape for people who get off on creepy bearded men in bowler hats and polyester three-piece suits co-mingling with the tiny, blue forest dwellers. [YouTube via Topless Robot]
· Close your eyes and let this YouTube netizen transport you to a world in which Judy Garland performs her renditions of American Idol viral standards. [YouTube]
· Time Out offers a list of the 50 Oscar winners who actually deserved to win. Hey -- where's Crash? [TONY]
· Universal purchased spec script The Something, by former Late Night with David Letterman head writer Rodney Rothman, for mid-sixes. It's described as a "comedy/horror hybrid set in deep space" and similar in tone to Zombieland. Jesse Eisenberg -- even more weightless! [Variety]
· Check out Gwyneth Paltrow's cure for "the batwing problem." Unfortunately, it does nothing for her ongoing battle with embarrassing peacock knees. [HuffPo]