Can Steven Spielberg Save the Democratic Party? And 7 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Also in today's edition of The Broadsheet: Your daily Spider-man: Turn Out the Dark update...Harrison Ford does not want Indiana Jones dead...Merry Christmas from the Human Centipede director...and more...

· Still reeling from the Democrats' defeat during the mid-term elections, outgoing House speaker Nancy Pelosi is apparently making a huge effort to rebrand the party and has reached out to Steven Spielberg to help with the job. A more effective rebranding strategy for the party might be to actually pass significant policy, but I digress. Spielberg, who has worked with the party in the past, has not committed yet. If he accepts, maybe he can tailor that upcoming Abraham Lincoln movie to this end? [WP ]

· Despite speculation, conjecture and furious Broadway stars, a spokesman for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has promised that the show will go on, starting tonight. Actors and crew worked late into Wednesday rehearsing with a new set of safety regulations, including an extra stage-hand to check all harnesses. [NYT]

· He may not like Star Wars, but Harrison Ford's rep has denied recent reports that the actor wants to kill off Indiana Jones. So uh, rest easy. [Huffington Post]

· Fred Foy, best known as the announcer for The Lone Ranger TV series in the 1950s has died at 89 of natural causes. [EW]

· After the Wedding director Susanne Bier said she is developing a biopic about Ingmar Bergman that will focus as much on his sense of humor and "childlike" views as his the brooding existential inquiries. For proof of Bergman's sense of humor, see all of the fart jokes in Fanny and Alexander. [LAT]

· Today in celebrity editorials: January Jones on saving the sharks and Russell Brand on why our leaders are "ham-fisted chumps" for opposing WikiLeaks. And you thought you had to wait until Christmas for a surprise! [Huffington Post, New Statesman]

· Want to see the Christmas Card that Human Centipede director Tom Six sent to everyone? It's a little cuter than you'd expect. [Badass Digest]

· If you want holiday cheer that doesn't involve a human "Santapede," you could do a lot worse than this Darlene Love appearance on The Late Show in 1993. Happy Holidays!