1. Hard decisions
Hollywood always makes it tough on Oscar voters this time of year. I mean how do you pick between “Balls of Fury” and “Mr. Woodcock”?
2. Study in contrasts
A new fossil discovery suggests that parents in the animal kingdom doted on their young as far back as 260 million years ago. Other fossils, however, show them chaining the kids to the TV and sneaking to chug boxed wine.
3. Bad to worse
Fergie says everyone should leave Britney Spears and other troubled stars alone so they can work out their issues. She’s right. We need to be focusing on more pressing issues, like Fergie’s music.
4. Piece of history
Free in today’s paper: a special “career ender”-edition souvenir. (Collect them all!)
5. Really I am!
In a new interview, Reese Witherspoon tells an Elle magazine interviewer: “I’m fun. I can be really fun. I can tell we’d have a lot of fun if the tape was off.” Anyone else hear George Costanza yelling, “Do you want to have sex right now?” in the “not that there’s anything wrong with that” “Seinfeld” episode?
6. Totally unscathed
We’re all concerned about the fight between Kid Rock and Tommy Lee, but the good news is no brain cells were harmed.
7. It’s a winner
I highly recommend HBO’s new drama “Tell Me You Love Me” … for women who hate the relationship they’re in and men who need to catch up on sleep.
8. The source
Lindsay Lohan’s mom responded to criticism about her parenting on the gossip site 24sizzler.com. Yes, 24sizzler.com. When the Lohans are involved, you don’t ask.
9. Keep hope alive
Count on Steve Martin, Diana Ross and Martin Scorsese to receive awards at the upcoming Kennedy Center Honors. Don’t count on Sarah Silverman to deliver the opening monologue.
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