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If It Ain't 'Broke,' Don't Award It: 'Brokeback Mountain' sweeps the Golden Globes (Reuters)

Ut-O: Oprah's Grand Delusion: "Wealth has lulled her into believing that she possesses something akin to papal infallibility" / I've been saying this about Oprah forever, but this op-ed really nails it on the James Frey issue. (Washington Post) (Related: Oprah Reality Check)

How Embarrassing: Former child movie actor Joe Pichler missing, suicide note found / Who? (AP)

A Place in the Sun: Actress Shelley Winters, Blond Bombshell to Oscar Winner, Is Dead at 85 / I'll miss this Hollywood legend: we still love seeing you on Nick at Nite as Nana Mary on "Roseanne." (Washington Post)

Killer Nurse: Serial Killer R.N. Using Loophole That Delays His Sentencing / Nurse Death Charles Cullen has admitted to killing at least 40 people, yet he refuses to show up for his sentencing because he wants to donate one of his kidneys to an ailing friend: "This isn't about a power trip, this is about a kidney," said his lawyer, Johnnie Mask. "Charlie's worried that if the sentencing keeps getting pushed back, it may be too late. He really cares about saving this life, ironic as that may seem." Yes, Alannis. That is ironic. (NY Times)

Neighborhood Watch: Remember the gay hooker-masseur who was murdered in the building across the street from my apartment? While I was away from blogging last week, a 17-year-old high school student was arrested and charged in the crime. On Friday, the young man hanged himself in prison. This whole story rubs me the wrong way. (NY Daily News)