• Monroe doctorin': The Marilyn Monroe hummer tape—real, or hoax? Defamer's gone to great lengths in pulling together an item defending the honor of the late-great powerfucker. The takeaway: a blowjob shall now be called a "blowjoy."
• Awkward situation room: CNN has apologized to China and its people, after commentator Jack Cafferty called the Chinese a "bunch of goons and thugs" and Chinese products "junk." Hey, at least he wasn't interfering with the Olympic torch.
YES, THERE'S MORE: The Pope's pissed; record label threatens Winehouse; and Potter nerd is a crybaby, too!
• Too little, too late?: Before the Pope Plane touched down in the U.S. yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI addressed the naughty priest issues: "It's difficult for me to understand how it was possible that priests betrayed in this way their mission to give healing, to give the love of God to these children," he said.
• Good clean fun: Universal has issued Amy Winehouse an ultimatum: If she wants to release a third album, she has to clean up. Wino recently cancelled plans to start recording in the Bahamas.
• Fanning the flames : Steven Jan Vander Ark, the 50-year-old man accused of copyright-infringement for trying to publish a "Harry Potter Lexicon" book broke down sobbing on the witness stand Tuesday. Let's all take a moment here to reflect on keeping our fandom in check.