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How the Grinch Stole Glee’s Christmas Album

Just file this one under first world problems. For teens. Last night’s Christmas edition of Glee — which the wonderful Julie Miller will glee cap for you later today — was another foray into jukebox territory for the hit show, meaning songs came and went without much tethering to the plot. That was fine — after all, it’s Christmas, and Kurt and Blaine are adorbz! — but did Glee abuse its fan base by not including enough hits?

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Late Night Highlights: Johnny Depp Tells David Letterman the Worst Joke Ever

Last night, Johnny Depp promoted The Tourist by telling David Letterman a crazy joke that Al Pacino repeated daily on the set of Donnie Brasco . Elsewhere, Helen Mirren kissed Jay Leno (and then he made an erection joke), Carrie Fisher gave Craig Ferguson a scrotum key chain, Conan Jerseyfied a staffer, and Michael C. Hall sang the creepiest Christmas song ever.

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Watch the Trailer for the Book The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

In anticipation of the new book, The Making of The Empire Strikes Back (out October 12), Lucasfilm has done one of the things that Lucasfilm does best — create a trailer. Even when it comes to the more questionable chapters of the Star Wars saga, the trailers are fantastic, so why not release a trailer for the “making of” book celebrating the greatest chapter of them all, Empire ?

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Lady Gaga To Perform At John Lennon Tribute Show

Perry Farrell, Iggy Pop, RZA also join Yoko Ono’s We Are Plastic Ono Band in Los Angeles next month. By Gil Kaufman Lady Gaga Photo: Stephen Lovekin/ Getty Images There’s no word yet if she’s going to take a seat at the signature white piano again, but Lady Gaga has signed on to perform at one of the John Lennon tribute concerts taking place in Los Angeles in October. According to Yoko Ono’s website , Gaga will join a star-studded list for a pair of We Are Plastic Ono Band shows at the Orpheum Theater on October 1 and 2 that will include performances by Lennon’s widow Ono, Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell, Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, experimental solo artist Tune-Yards, punk icon Iggy Pop and Lennon’s youngest son, Sean. The shows will pay tribute to Lennon on what would have been the ex-Beatle’s 70th birthday. Gaga is slated to take the stage on the second night on a bill that also features married Sonic Youth duo Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore. Among the other acts listed on the poster promoting the show: Cornelius, actress Carrie Fisher, director/actor Vincent Gallo, Harper Simon, Mike Watt, Nels Cline, Yuka Honda and Haruomi Hosono. Though her name stands out on the bill, Gaga’s inclusion is not that unusual. She performed “Imagine,” Lennon’s signature song of hope, at last October’s Human Rights Campaign gathering in Washington, D.C., where she tweaked the song’s lyrics a bit to make references to the 1998 murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard. The shows are just one of the ways Ono is celebrating what would have been a milestone birthday for Lennon. EMI will reissue spiffed-up versions of Lennon’s solo albums on October 5, along with some previously unreleased home recordings. Related Photos The Evolution Of: Lady Gaga Related Artists Lady Gaga John Lennon

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Sean Hayes Can Play Straight Because Tobey Maguire Somehow Paved the Way

HBO Goes Drinking With Carrie Fisher

If you could not make it to Carrie Fisher’s one-woman Broadway show, HBO has got the remedy for you: The premium cable network announced a feature-length documentary today that will include interviews, archival clips and footage of Fisher’s June 25 show at the South Orange Performing Arts Center in Orange, NJ. Fisher’s act is based on her memoir Wishful Drinking , which chronicles her life as the “daughter of Hollywood inbreeding.” World of Wonder Prods. will co-produce the project. [ Variety ]

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The Lady Gaga Endorsement: Polaroid, Monster Cables, and _______ ?

Will Lady Gaga supersede athletes as the new go-to endorsement deal? The Gags is gonna be the “Creative Director” of Polaroid, who revitalized the brand by dying and getting awesome investment capital. She’s also got her own Dr.

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Bikini Leia and her stunt double nap under the Tatooine suns

In what has to be the best found image of the day, Kottke came across this photo of Carrie Fisher and her stunt double napping during the Tatooine shoot in “Return of the Jedi.”

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Bikini Leia and her stunt double nap under the Tatooine suns

Green Hornet Films Shootout Scene

After the dust settled on the set of the Green Hornet following the explosive scenes from the day before the cast got back to business, filming this dramatic shoot with Seth Rogan dressed in full costume.

Carrie Fisher Opens Up About Weight Gain

While Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia will live on forever…the 52-year-old actress says she’s so self-conscious of her current size, she can’t bear to watch the film of her one-woman show, Wishful Drinking .