Under pressure, the Met Opera has canceled its simulcast of John Adams' The Death of Klinghoffer. The Anti-Defamation League says "the opera itself is not anti-Semitic" but that it "could be used in foreign countries to stir up anti-Israel sentiments." Hitler's favorite operas are still OK, though.

Gretchen Carlson knows that not agreeing with "facts" is an American Right. Nancy Pelosi wants to destroy that right, by calling for reasoned, informed debate instead of red-faced shouting. What would Paul Giamatti do?

Darth Vader no fan of Paul Giamatti's whisper-acting. [USA Today]

TWITTER IS DOWN NOW IT'S NOT OH MY GOD. A nightmare in screenshots!

The world awoke this morning to the chirping of little birds resembling Kristin Chenoweth and Neil Patrick Harris, perched at a podium in the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, announcing nominations for the 60th Emmy Awards. While most rolled over and tried to get back to sleep, we sat bolt upright as usual and sprinted to the window, our furious note-taking chronicling a few snubs, surprises and plenty of the conventional wisdom we've come to expect from the annual ritual.

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