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Morning Coffee (1/26/11)

It's the morning after the State of the Union. I am tired. And I just discovered that Blue Valentine is disappearing from the one semi-local theater it's at on Friday, so I guess I know what I'm doing tonight!

Here are the Oscar nominations! Now I start trying to see them all. Whee. Slate has an interesting take on the Oscar pool. They also have an interesting discussion about it going on.

They're going to film Jersey Shore in Italy, and . . . man, I don't even know what to say. Actually, I'll say this: at lunch yesterday, one of my coworkers said "Snooki's not even Italian. I don't know what she is, but she acts Irish." My response: "As someone who is both Irish and Italian, I don't even know on what level to be offended."

Did you watch that great Castle episode on Monday? Here's an illuminating interview with the writers.

They had me at "Jane Espenson" and "Britain's greatest ghost detective."

Sexual Assault and the Super Bowl

Diagnosing dead people - always fun!

Did you notice Rebecca Traister's book on Gossip Girl? Huh.

Ooh, exciting history scandal! Lincoln document was altered.

What is your state worst at?

The Best Songs About New York That Don't Have "New York" in the Title