Film Critics Remember Pete Postlethwaite

The Oscar-nominated actor died of cancer at age 64

• A Face to Remember Michael Phillips, The Chicago Tribune
• A Tough, Edgy Actor Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
• 1946-2011 Ty Burr, Boston.com
• RIP Sean O'Neal, The AV Club

Oprah Winfrey Network Launches

Fluff or force for good?

• Fluffy Meets Smart Caryn James, IndieWire
• OWN Works Dan Abrams, Mediaite
• Power Oprah Joanna Weiss, The Boston Globe
• Missed Opportunity Jennifer E. Mabry, The Root
• Odd Kick-Off Matt Zoller Seitz, Salon

The Worst of the Worst: 2010's Most Dreadful Pop Culture

Somewhere, Dale Peck is smiling

• Worst New Series of 2010 Todd VanDerWerff, The A.V. Club
• 20 Worst Songs Johnston and Weingarten, The Village Voice
• Worst Movies of the Year Stephen Whitty, The Star-Ledger
• Best and Worst of 2010 Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
• The Movie List Andrew O'Hehir, Salon

Top Tweets: Elton John's Baby Edition

Top Tweeters Congratulate Elton John and David Furnish on their new baby

'Gulliver's Travels' Starring Jack Black: A Brobdingnagian Letdown

We had a bet with our friend over whether we could use 'Brobdingnagian' in a headline by year's end

• Deadening Predictability Nathan Rabin, The A.V. Club
• Film Review Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal
• Bigger Is Not Always Better Wesley Morris, The Boston Globe
• Swift, Bloated Michael O'Sullivan, The Washington Post
• Slack Ambition, Ample Gut A. O. Scott, The New York Times
• Not For Jack Black Fans Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Could the Spider-Man Musical Saga Get Any Worse?

Another cast injury leaves the Broadway show looking cursed

• Try to Be Careful Sean O'Neal, The A.V. Club
• The Webbish Play Nate Freeman, The New York Observer
• Seven Times in 40 Seconds Jon Bershad, Mediaite

Happy Hour Vid: SNL Spoofs Zuckerberg, Brandy-Sipping Assange

"Assange" explains why he should be Time's Person Of The Year

Jon Stewart Berates GOP and Media for Inattention to 9/11 Health Needs

He got their attention, but can he change their minds?

• Thune Says Tax Cuts for Rich a Priority--Health Care for 9/11 Responders, Not So Much Barbara Morrill, Daily Kos
• Sen. Thune Admits 9/11 Workers' Health Not a Priority George Zornick, Think Progress
• 9/11 Reponders Bill Defeated CNN Wire Staff, CNN
• Republican Monopoly on 9/11 Ends Now Charles Johnson, Little Green Footballs
• When 'The Daily Show' Picks Up the Slack 44Steve Benen, The Washington Monthly
• Stewart's Takedown of GOP is Practically Operatic Chris Rovzar, Daily Intel
• The 411 on $7 Billion for 9/11 Katy Steinmetz, Swampland
• Stewart on the 9/11 Health Bill Brian Stelter, The New York Times
• Aljazeera Pays More Attention to Responders Juan Cole, Informed Comment