We may never learn the true nature of the backroom dealings that led to Jay Leno winning NBC's 10 p.m. slot, but as VF.com notes, he's always shown a ferocious capacity for Darwinian late night survival.

It's not always easy for young children of different faiths to distinguish the singular pleasures of Christmas from those of Chanukah. Now, thanks to Adam Sandler, the distinction is clearer than ever.

Hollywood awoke Tuesday to more graphic evidence of sectarian violence in the SAG ranks, with namecalling, dogma and even allegations of brainwashing feeding the union's race to strike-fueled self-destruction.

· Just as Mad Men star Jon Hamm was about to reveal if he'd ever fantasized about changing his name to Stewart Turkeylink, Zach Galifianakis's sneezing fit ruins everything. [via Goldenfiddle]

A brief update to alert you to the mounting casualties surrounding Delgo, the animated stinker whose claim to infamy was made much, much clearer once the box-office dust settled this afternoon.

Tom Cruise continues to bring the weirdness on his Valkyrie press tour, so why should Extra's Mario Lopez be spared?

The sordid saga of wiretapping, divorce-aiding, dead-fish wielding private eye to the stars Anthony Pellicano finally ended today with his sentencing to 15 years in federal prison.

· Banjo legend Roni Stoneman at the Echoplex (part of the Pure Country book release party), Cheap Trick at House of Blues, The Movies at Spaceland.

A sturdy cross-section of topline Hollywood talent from Tom Hanks to George Clooney to René Auberjonois today urged SAG leadership to back down from its '09 strike threat. Maybe even more noteworthy: Who's missing?

Though the idea of Britney Spears and Ellen DeGeneres caroling together may sound cute in concept, it's hard to believe Spears would perform even "Frosty the Snowman" sans lip-synching or Autotune.

With fictional storytelling usually just a straight shot to disappointment, we're offering a slate of everything nonfictional television can offer - from cat-related docs to interventions to breast-related pageants. This is why couches are comfy.

A holiday card just flung over the Defamer transom offers word that CBS has canceled its well-reviewed if modestly viewed comedy Worst Week.

We'll admit that we haven't paid much attention to Survivor since its penis-promoting premiere, but to our knowledge, last night's episode marked the first time that unadulterated hatred was broadcast in HD.

Bob Yari, the development baron-turned-indie mogul who co-produced Crash before losing a lawsuit to share the film's 2005 Best Picture Oscar, announced late Friday that he'd seek bankruptcy protection for his distribution company.

Finally, Guy Ritchie is going to get financial compensation for marrying/sexing/ignoring the pile of macrobiotic sinews that America affectionately calls "Madonna." And, according to the Material Girl's rep, the divorce settlement is major:

With your holiday shopping done, cards mailed and plane tickets booked, just refill that valium prescription and you’re ready for family time. Will your trip home be It’s A Wonderful Life or Natural Born Killers?

Our crystal ball is known to break down occasionally, but rarely does a movie undercut our box-office guesses by more than 60%. And then came Delgo, whose implosion last weekend is truly, historically unprecedented.

Most Sherlock Holmes costumes distinguish themselves through accessories like a pipe and deerstalker hat, but we'd wager that Robert Downey Jr.'s stripped-down take on the character will be far more popular in WeHo this Halloween.

· A fifth Terminator installment is in the works, Halcyon Co. announced today. Logically picking up where the last ends, Terminator Salivation pits marble-mouthed John Connor against a new breed of excessively drooly mechanoids. [Variety]

Though Hugh Jackman's upcoming projects sound as though they exploded from the mind of a Ritalin-deprived, 8-year-old gay boy (Oscar hosting, 3-D Cleopatra musical), at least he's got Wolverine to balance the books.