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- Miller to air one second Super Bowl ad. For the record, it probably two seconds just to read that first sentence.

- Uh, oh: The Obama staff can’t get on Facebook. Noooooooooooooooooooo!

- The Oscars come to YouTube: Check out clips from shows old and older…

- Big fan of Britney’s Womanizer song? Check out these covers by the All-American Rejects and Lilly Allen 

Extra Slice – Video: Ending a week of joy and hope, let’s sit back, relax and enjoy this massive choreographed dance courtesy of a T-Mobile commercial

- Matt Cassel: Soon to be the highest paid backup quarterback in the history of the NFL?

- Yes, he can… keep his Blackberry!

- An interesting review of the new Gatorade logo and advertising campaign. Is giving up on the bolt logo (or at least minimizing it for a “G” logo) irresponsible of them?

- A reminder: EW continues to give insights into Lost with weekly recaps

Extra Slice – Video: One of the weirdest things to come from the inauguration is this Funny or Die piece. Not because of what it’s about (um, high-fiving) but because of the insane amount of people they go to cameo in it.

- Wondering why Obama took the Oath of Office twice and the details behind the whole thing? Click here

- It took NBC extending the show an extra three episodes, but it looks like George will return to the show that made him after all

- In the tradition of “sex sells,” TLC is premiering a new reality show focusing on the CEO of a sex toy company

- Speaking of sex: I haven’t seen the new Bond movie yet, but seeing Olga nude certainly makes me want to see it more (NWA)

Extra Slice – Video: Best. Coldplay. Video. Ever. (seriously… check out this old Yellow video. It blooooooows)

- One year to the day that we lost Heath Ledger, he gets nominated for an Oscar (for the complete list of nominees, click here)

- Smash mouth Buddy Ryan-style football hits the streets of New York courtesy of his son Rex 

- First his old teammate sold him out, now McGwire’s brother is doing the same (does this guy have any friends left?)

- Ty goes from pop-culture Beanie Babies to pop-culture-to-be Sasha and Malia dolls 

Extra Slice – Video: The upcoming superhero movie Watchmen is going viral with a “news piece” from a 1970 edition of NBS Nightly News

- Lost returns tonight (FINALLY!). Here’s a roundup of some of the internet’s most interesting theories

- Uh-oh: SEC checking to make sure Apple isn’t doing anything shady when it comes to their boss

- After 10 years and no more Bush, where does The Daily Show go from here?

- John Madden to retire… um, whenever Al does

Extra Slice – Video: Sorry for being such a Lost a-hole, but it’s totally the best show ever. Just watch how addicting it can be

- Mixed results on Obama’s inauguration speech. Need more inspiration? Check out these classics from the past

- Chicago pushing for a second NFL team?

- I didn’t mention it yesterday (I was trying to keep it a little rosy), but it should be mentioned that Bush left after eight long years. A look back, here 

- A modern day spin on my all-time favorite Karaoke song (thanks Jason for the link)

Extra Slice – Video: Button and Gump – separated at birth?

- U2 is back! Check out their new song Get On Your Boots (is there anything better than new U2 and an impending tour!?)

- Facebook as much a necessity for social interaction as cell phones? Eh. But still, an interesting perspective on the site (thanks Jason for the link)

- SpongeBob hit’s 10 and get’s some sweeeet bling 

- Another useless brilliant idea: A Scrabble keyboard 

Extra Slice – Photo: Obama fever continues… Want to be Obama? Now you (kinda) can

- “No Drama-Obama” takes office. Good luck #44. We’re all behind you.

- That didn’t take much time: The all-new WhiteHouse.gov is up and running

- Apparently everyone in Washington wanted to share the events with the rest of the world

- It’s an all-Syracuse Tuesday: Minus our loss to Pitt last night, it’s been a good day for alumni’s and the number 44 

Extra Slice – Video: Like rain on your wedding day – Obama slips up on the oath and then inspires the crowd 

My apologies: I meant to alert everyone in my last posting – dated, Wednesday, January 14th – that I would be gone for a few days on vacation. I am back starting Tuesday, January 20.

- Of course they waited until AFTER the stock market closed: Jobs to take a leave of absence to get better (thanks Jason for the link)

- Khan no more: RIP Ricardo Montalban 

- Joining the exclusive ranks of QVC, ESPN has decided to carry the Obama inauguration

- Michael Cera continues to stand between me and the best movie of all time. JUST SIGN ON ALREADY!

Extra Slice – Game: We live in a strange world. Do something stupid one day, become a game the next

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