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GOOD WEEK/ BAD WEEK

David Byrne

The singer settled with politician Charlie Crist over an unauthorized use of “Road to Nowhere.”

The Winklevii

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss lost their lawsuit demanding a larger settlement from Facebook.

STYLE

Vital Fluids

Milan-based Blood Concept is releasing four scents inspired by the red stuff in our veins. Aptly named A, B, AB and O, the perfumes don’t contain any real plasma but have metallic notes that hint at the smell of blood. On the fragrance wheel, they fall somewhere between gory and painful.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS EXPANDS PLAYLIST

Each year since 2000, the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress (LOC) has added 25 “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” songs, albums and sounds. The newest crop includes everything from De La Soul’s 1989 hip-hop disc 3 Feet High and Rising to biologists’ 1970 recordings of humpback songs, which led to a greater understanding of whale intelligence and spurred the Save the Whales campaign. Other works included in the LOC are Mort Sahl’s At Sunset–the first stand-up-comedy recording–and 1908’s “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

TELEVISION

More GTL For MTV

To (fist-)pump up ratings during the few months when Jersey Shore does not air, MTV has picked up two spin-offs. In one, cameras will follow Pauly D as he tries to build his DJ career; in the other, Snooki and Jwoww will do what they do best: absolutely nothing.

2010 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS INDUCTEES

2010 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS INDUCTEES

“Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” Edward Meeker, accompanied by the Edison Orchestra (1908)

“Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground,” Blind Willie Johnson (1927)

3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul (1989)

Aja, Steely Dan (1977)

The Music from Peter Gunn, Henry Mancini (1959)

Let’s Stay Together, Al Green (1971)

Songs of the Humpback Whale (1970)

“Stand by Your Man,” Tammy Wynette (1968)

VERBATIM

‘You are the coolest man on Earth. How the f did you get like that?’

GWYNETH PALTROW, actress-singer, in a fawning interview with rapper Jay-Z on his new lifestyle website, Life + Times; Paltrow has a similar site called Goop

STUNTS

Pavlik the Magnificent

Soccer fans grieved when Paul the Octopus–the tank dweller with scarily accurate World Cup picks–untangled his tentacles from this mortal coil. But another clairvoyant cephalopod is set to take his place. A Ukrainian aquarium has unveiled Pavlik, who will “learn” to be psychic in time for the Euro 2012 tourney.

MUSIC

U2 Is No. 1

U2’s 360 Tour is on track to become the highest-grossing concert tour ever. With revenue expected to top $700 million, it will beat out current record holders the Rolling Stones and their measly $550 million Bigger Bang Tour. Just think how many pairs of sunglasses Bono can buy now.

VERBATIM

‘Broken? Good God, man, it’s a bag of bones!’

CONAN O’BRIEN, on what an ER doctor told him about his nose after a beating by a street gang in high school. “I was wearing a T-shirt that had the Irish flag on it, and they were Italian,” he said on comedian Marc Maron’s WTF podcast. Apparently when doctors rebuilt O’Brien’s nose, this is the best they could do

MOVIES

Kneel Before New Zod!

Casting for the new Superman reboot, Man of Steel, is proceeding apace. Two weeks after it was announced that Amy Adams would play Lois Lane, Boardwalk Empire star Michael Shannon was unveiled as villain General Zod, a role memorably played by Terence Stamp in the original films.

M. NIGHT SCHOOL

INTERNET IDIOCY

Harsh Lessons

Though widely mocked director M. Night Shyamalan studied film at NYU, a few pranksters clearly aren’t satisfied. Their website M. Night School is attempting to raise $150,000 to send the man who made The Happening happen back to class. The cause isn’t completely cruel; if the director refuses the offer, the funds will go toward a film scholarship.

MOVIES

Murder by Numbers

Any horror buffs worth their salt know that as the sequels increase, so does the body count. Wes Craven’s Scream 4, the latest in the self-aware slasher series, adheres to that commandment. How do people bite it this time around? Knife to the back, knife to the gut, knife to the head … you get the idea.

BODY COUNT

Scream 6

Scream 2 8

Scream 3 9

Scream 4 10

5 THINGS YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS WEEK

1. Drunk toddlers.

Unless you frequent the Michigan Applebee’s that just gave tequila instead of apple juice to a 15-month-old.

2. Time travel as a TV plot device.

To avoid reminding people of life before communism, China has banned it.

3. Costco’s being a one-trick pony.

The bulk retailer has, oddly, decided to sell a $1 million diamond ring.

4. Gate crashing as the new sex tape.

The Salahi-heavy reality show Real Housewives of D.C. has been canceled after one season.

5. Oprah’s final month.

It will be memorable. President Obama will appear on an episode.

TECHNOLOGY

Flip: Out

Imagine it: a pocket-size video camera that’s a cinch to use. Did you immediately think of your cell phone? Well, that’s ultimately what led Cisco to stop making the Flip video camera, which shot to popularity in 2007 by being tiny and foolproof. The Flip seems like an ancient artifact now that you can shoot HD video with a smart phone.