Breezy

● Chris Brown will return to the Grammys this year -- and as a preformer, no less -- for the first time since his infamous and almost career-stunting fight with Rihanna in 2009. [Idolator]

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● Just three days old and baby Blue Ivy Carter is already living more luxuriously than you in her $3,500 Lucite crib. [Us]

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Jared

Late into his acting career, the multi-talented Jared Harris is looking quite triumphant. This year on Mad Men, his Lane Pryce began receiving equal screen time alongside Don Draper and the others, as they split apart from Sterling-Cooper to form their own agency. His villainous David Robert Jones is making a return on Fringe, and now, he will appearing on screen as the quintessential arch villain, Professor James Moriarty, in Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows. He's also begun filming his role as Ulysses S. Grant in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln. That isn't even the coolest part: he's also got a very wry voice, no doubt why he keeps getting cast as well-dressed British men.

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Lady Gaga

● Lady Gaga and her long time creative director, Laurieann Gibson, have parted ways after a "bitter fight." Gaga will really have to go her own, now. [THR]

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Björk's: Biophilia [Free] Who else but Björk Guðmundsdóttir could mutate the tap-tap familiarity of mobile apps into something that’s literally out of this world. Her app promises to explore the relationship between “musical structures and natural phenomena” (oh, Björk), functioning as a hand-held portal into the universe of the Icelandic curiosity’s seventh studio album. With a three-dimensional galaxy as your map and 10 constellations as your compass, tap on stars to unlock different experiences, including interactive art, essays, and musical notations. Björk plans to release 10 of these—one for each song on Biophilia—but you’ll have to access them through the original app. Yes, we’re just as blissfully confused as you are.

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In an attempt to be hip and “now,” network television has turned to the 1960’s for relevancy. NBC and ABC’s two big dramas for the fall season, The Playboy Club and Pan Am, respectively, both tap into that decade for instant cachet. Assuming they aren’t canceled, these shows will be joined by an adaption of Jacqueline Susann’s Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. NBC has bought the television rights to the 1966 book, and if it's anything like The Playboy Club and Pan Am, it'll follow the tried and true formula of copying Mad Men’s visual cues and then sitting back and hoping the ratings will follow.

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With the help of Ryan Murphy (Glee), Matthew Weiner (Mad Men), and Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy), showrunners—that new, buzzy word used to describe a genius who exercises totalitarian control over the creative direction of a TV show—are quickly getting a reputation as the most outspoken sub-species in Hollywood. And what's the worst enemy of someone who can't keep their combative thoughts to themselves? It's Twitter, of course.

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● Apparently AMC is cutting costs on its own shows that are not called Mad Men. It could very well be the reason Frank Darabont ran away from The Walking Dead. It also reminds us of that episode of Friday Night Lights, where the rest of Dillon High gets shortchanged at the expense of the Panthers. Go Panthers! [LA Times] ● Amaaaaaazing new for Dawson Creek fans! My Week with Marilyn, starring Michelle Williams as Ms. Monroe, will be the centerpiece of this year's New York Film Festival. We know someone that saw it, and they say Williams is amaaaaaaazing in it. [EW] ● If the rumors are true—and when are rumors not true—George Clooney is embroiled in a fling with WWE Diva Stacy Keibler. And no, he's not just in it for the looks. Ms. Keibler had a 3.7 grade point average as a communications major in college, so there. [Us Weekly]

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● Chuck Lorre still thinks this whole Charlie Sheen thing sucks. In a vanity card at the end of last night's Mike & Molly, he wrote, dimly, "Love, sex, food, friendship, art play, beauty and the simple pleasure of a coup of tea are all well and good, but never forget that God/the universe is determined to kill you by whatever means necessary." [Deadline] ● Streetwear clothing line Volcom is suing Jay-Z's Roc Nation, saying that the diamond logo Jay's company uses is too similar to their own. It's one thing, Volcom says, to "throw up the roc" as a hand gesture, but things get confusing when you start using it on clothes and other merchandise. [AllHipHop] ● AMC and Matthew Weiner have finally come to terms, signing a deal for at least two more seasons of Mad Men, without any cast cuts. Keeping Duck and Sally will come at a cost, though: Two more minutes of commercial time per episode. [NYT]

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It's been a rough week for Mad Men fans. Not only is the show not coming back on air till 2012, but rumor has it that two characters might have to get the axe. To whom do we think we'll be saying goodbye? Or: Who do we not really care about losing all that much? I have four names.

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