Big changes coming to American Idol according to EW and THR

Crystal Bowersox passes Lee DeWyze, 100K sales mark (USA Today) - Lee - 102,000 / Crystal - 106,000 / Mandisa - 219,000

Arizona Law to Ban Ethnic Studies Now in Effect (8asians) - Anger.

’3 Minutes’ short film premieres January 10, 2011 (OMG Dance) - featuring Harry Shum, Jr. and Twitch

No Idol Music Videos (EW)

8 Big Changes Coming to 'American Idol' (THR)

Wikileaks: cables show that US diplomats are key part of Boeing sales force (Boing Boing)

PATH Uses Cute Animals So Customers Act Nicer (Gothamist) - Awwww.

Glee Star Speaks Out Against Carriage Horses, Again (Gothamist) - Lea Michele for Peta

Kanye West’s pants leave little to the imagination (Seriously OMG) - Yay. <3 Kanye

Justin Bieber covers ‘Vanity Fair’ (Tabloid Prodigy)

2 Million Dead Fish in Maryland (Daily Beast) - OMG, the end is near! Panic!

Movie Short - HIV: The Musical (Soundtrack to My Day)

Taylor and Jake: Why They Split (US Weekly)

Hurley's lottery ticket numbers make 9,078 people a bit richer (io9) - Congrats!