Okay, I admittedly really enjoyed seeing George Takei sing country music. But after that, I had no interest in watching the show because really, how could anything top that? Also, one of the show's judges claimed to be on Gilmore Girls... But if I can't remember him being on that show, he was definitely NOT a central character.

Quoted: CBS' 'Secret Talents of the Stars' is gone after only 1 episode. The first airing Wednesday had former "Star Trek" actor George Takei singing "On the Road Again." Only 4.6 million people tuned in — and thousands tuned away as the hour continued.

Is this for real? How do they know only five weeks? I guess pancreatic cancer is particularly rough. I didn't even know he was sick! Either way, sad... Dirty Dancing was revolutionary!!

Quoted: PATRICK Swayze only has five weeks to live, it has been claimed, with the star said to be suffering from an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer.

Slate's Oscar Fashion Report Card. Definitely not your typical lifestyle mag rundown :)

Quoted: Thanks for joining me once again to discuss this year's Oscar frocks. I was going to start by asking you who had the best dress, but we can narrow it down a bit tonight: Who had the best black dress, and who had the best red one?

Leave it to Slate to explain the hard-hitting issues...

Quoted: No one inspires Explainer readers quite like Britney Spears. In the past year, her antics have spurred questions about involuntary commitment, restraining orders, hair-based drug tests, and the supposed dangers of parental nudity. Now the pop star's father has been named her temporary "conservator." What's that?

I didn't realize there was a backlash against Juno. I thought it was a great film, but I can understand why some people don't think it's Oscar material...

Quoted: Now that Juno has been nominated in four major Oscar categories (best picture, best actress, best original screenplay, and best director) and become the highest-grossing of the five best picture nominees (last week, it passed the $100 million mark), it's become a movie that one must take a position on.

I didn't actually see any of the Oprah/Obama footage, but I'm not sure if I agree with the writer identifying Oprah's star power as a problem for Obama...

Quoted: Barack Obama couldn't have hoped for a better endorser than Oprah. Problem was, she outshone the candidate.

Happy birthday, Sammy! Neat slide show from Slate...

Quoted: This weekend would have been the 82nd birthday of talented singer, dancer, and entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. One of the first African-American stars to become popular, Davis faced racial discrimination throughout his career and helped pave the way for many African-American entertainers that followed.

Didn't realize he'd had failing health for quite some time.

Quoted: Daredevil Evel Knievel dies at 69.

I love Margaret Cho - I'm sort of curious to check this out.

Quoted: Margaret Cho bares all in obscenity-laced burlesque show. Her new off-Broadway show, "The Sensuous Woman," has less standup comedy and much more burlesque — a significant departure for the Korean-American comic who has built up a cult following thanks to her 2001 "Notorious C.H.O." tour and TV specials.