Dan Seals Dies

Pop and country singer Dan Seals, 61, lost his battle to cancer.

TLC's New Addition

"Table for 12," featuring the Hayes family, premiered this Monday on TLC. Are TV programs about large-size families making families with multiples or those with growing numbers lose their appeal?

Last.fm's Radio Change

Online music community website last.fm will charge users in some countries €3.00 a month listen to its radio because ads aren't selling.

Users in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany will not be affected by the last.fm radio charge.

"Everything else on Last.fm (scrobbling, recommendations, charts, biographies, events, videos etc.) will remain free in all countries, like it is now," last.fm staff member Richard Jones wrote.

Twilight DVD Release

Sanguivoriphobiacs and Twilighters (though "fanpire" sounds more fun) alike are anticipating tomorrow's release of the Twilight DVD.

Whether you're hoarding garlic or exposing your neck, Stephenie Meyers's vampires (and humans) are coming.

Having Fun Isn't Hard When You've Got A Library Card

Hey, MTSU students, there's a special place where you don't have to pay for books, where Twain, Austen, Hemingway, Wharton, and, yes, even Rowling wait in anticipation on the shelves.

MTSU students can now check out more books from the Walker Library! Undergraduates can check out up to 20 books, and graduates 50.

Now, this may not be all too appealing since not every textbook required for class can be found in this literary utopia. But everyone's brain needs a break from Freudian theories and quadratic equations now and then, right?

Still not buying the "reading for fun" thing, and would rather be on social networking sites for recreation than exercising your eyeballs more than necessary? Well, there are - believe it or not - spots like LibraryThing and Goodreads where you can build your online library.

LibraryThing is somewhat limited, but Goodreads allows you to create bookshelves. You can keep track of what you've read, are currently reading, and want to read. What's more, you can track your reading progress by page numbers.

So, if you want to take a break from Aristotle and "Dancing with the Stars," why not spend your cerebral downtime with Melville and the gang?

Or, you can just pretend to be a literati and add a bunch of books just to spite any of the top readers.

Klosterman at MTSU

Media journalist and author Chuck Klosterman spoke at MTSU today about pop culture and its place in our lives.

Klosterman opened his sort-of-kind-of lecture by talking about his disliking his iPhone. He compared it to a futon, saying its non-telephoning functions are subpar, and an accidentally pressed button was the reason for his not having any lecture notes.

He was more interested in what the audience wanted to talk about, anyway, he said.

Klosterman said he knew the audience was broken down into several groups: fans, those who've heard of him, those who don't have anything better to do, and those getting extra credit for a class.

"Judging by the laughter, I'd say a large percentage of you are in that last group," he said.

One of the main questions he gets asked by students, he said, is "how do I get your job/life?"

"There is no normal, or right way, to be what you want to be, whatever that is," he said. Success has a lot to do with chance, location and time. Opportunities will eventually come along, he said, and you have to be ready to take them when they do.

Nick, and Joe, and Kevin! Oh My!

Just when you thought you couldn't get enough of those breathy-singing brothers that cause almost every adolescent girl and her mother to hyperventilate, they're back, but this time on your TV set.

Starting in May, you will be able to see the threesome in their own comedy series on the Disney Channel.

No, you didn't misread that. The JoBros will be starring in a new series that seems to be a more scripted version of their musical lives, but with a laugh track.

Maybe Miley Cyrus's photo faux pas needs to be toned down by Disney's addition of these three promise-ring wearing brows - I mean, bros.

Death to Virgins (Stores, That Is)

The six remaining US Virgin Megastores will be closing by June.

A New 'Late Night'

Last night NBC's "Late Night" began with its new host, Jimmy Fallon.

Previous host Conan O'Brien made an appearance in an opening sketch, before Fallon's monologue, which was redolent of a "Saturday Night Live" Weekend Update.

The show's first guest was actor Robert De Niro, followed by singer Justin Timberlake. Watch out, Conan.