Polanski speaks (but doesn't apologize); sexist iPad ads?; Mr. Rogers is evil, says Fox News; more: leftover links

Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But there's no reason to let this stuff go to waste: I can still share it with you, for your amusement, and start the new week with a clean slate.

Herewith this week's leftover links, in no particular order:

Polanski Speaks - But Doesn't Apologize

Are the iPad Ads Sexist?

Russell Crowe slams past films about 'Robin Hood'

Joe Roth: Time to Let Studios Own Theaters

"Welcome to the Hollywood Walk of... oops!" [Julia Louis-Dreyfus' name misspelled on Walk of Fame]

Fox News reports Mr. Rogers is evil

John Simm and Philip Glenister to team up in new show

30 Photos That Changed the World

[Jeffrey Wells on why Sex and the City 2 is cause for terrorists to bomb us]

Movie Gallery to close all U.S. stores: report

Why do Korean moviegoers get to see 'Iron Man 2' way ahead of Japan?

EXCLUSIVE: JJ Abrams has a new secret film coming, and we have your first details

Indie films await sign of VOD, Web download success

ACTA and the Overblown Threat of Piracy [re MPAA and RIAA]

Facebook statuses reveal happiness

Lindsay Lohan tipped to play Deep Throat porn star Linda Lovelace

[how the new critics at Variety are being treated by their employer]

'Babies' may have technically violated labor laws

F.C.C. Allows Movie Studios to Block Copying of New Video-on-Demand Releases

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posted by funwithheadlines (Sun May 09 10, 7:29PM)

Everyone on Earth *is* special, with the possible exception of Fox News hosts, which may explain why they felt let down by that message...

posted by lunarangel01 (Mon May 10 10, 12:25AM)

Wow. Mr. Rogers is evil, huh? I watched Mr. Rogers as a kid and got straight A's because I WORKED FOR THEM. I don't know if this is more of an insult to Mr. Rogers or to my generation.

However, it's not surprising that Fox News conservatives dislike people thinking that they're special or different from others in any way.

Don't get me wrong... I do think that narcissism is definitely a problem in our country, but one that is less due to Mr. Rogers and more due to our obsession with celebrity and achievement at the expense of everyone else.

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· trailer break: ‘Star Trek’
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· question of the day: Shouldn’t Hollywood condemn Ashton Kutcher’s ‘piracy’ of ‘Killers’?
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· trailer break: ‘State of Play’
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