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Jack-Man. While the dancing, singing Wolverine couldn't get us out to Australia, his cross-demographic star power was a ratings-stimulus package for this year's Oscars. We only wish he'd added in a duet with Mickey Rourke to his opening. There wasn't nearly enough train wreck in this ceremony for our tastes.
Spider-Man. Julie Taymor is working on a Broadway musical version of "Spider-Man," featuring music from Bono and The Edge ... and everything else you used to like before it was used in a Broadway musical.
Approving of Obama. Barack Obama's speech on the economy sparked a 17 percent increase in his approval rating for handling the economic crisis. Conversely, former Republican Congressman Tom Delay described the speech as "the most irresponsible and hypocritical speech" he'd ever witnessed. We presume he never reviews his own speeches. Voting With Obama. The GOP leadership is threatening to withhold campaign support for certain Congressfolk who cross party lines to vote for the economic-stimulus package. But, you know, in a very bipartisan, let's-roll-our-sleeves-up-and-do-some-good kind of way.

Life on Other Earths. There are ten-thousand-billion habitable planets in the known universe, and starting March 5, NASA's Kepler Mission will begin looking for them. Finally, the Miss Universe pageant will really mean something! Life on Mars. Who would have ever guessed that an ABC time-traveling cop drama starring Harvey Keitel and Michael Imperioli based on a BBC show named after a David Bowie song wouldn't do well against ER? It looks like America's love affair with the mustache is officially over.