Rooney Mara is the American girl with the dragon tattoo; Net neutrality’s swan song; is George Lucas an asshole?; 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:
‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ finds its Lisbeth Salander: Rooney Mara

Research shows that median age for network audiences is now 51

AT&T adds a big amen to Verizon-Google net neutrality pitch

Can Superheroes Hurt Boys’ Mental Health?

Scott Pilgrim Reviews Reveal What Film Critics Really Think of Gamers

Lost Return Of The Jedi Footage May Be Fake, George Lucas Is An Asshole

Hugh Jackman Dropping Avon Man To Do Wolverine 2

“Mad Men” Gets Abortion Right

The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet

Survey of viewers shows extent of TV time shifting

Google CEO Suggests You Change Your Name to Escape His Permanent Record

Showtime: Television for Women, for Everyone?

BBC to broadcast Mad Men early to beat illegal downloaders

Noomi Rapace for ‘Sherlock’, ‘M:I 4’ roles?

Elvira To Host New TV Series

Ads in Books Debate Divides Twitter

4 Reasons JetBlue Nailed Their Social Media Response To Crazy Flight Attendant

The Old Spice Campaign, By the Numbers

Verizon & Google Want to Kill the Open Internet — Media Mogul Confirms Their Bad Intentions

As the search narrows down to just five actresses, just how ‘token’ will Spider-Man’s girlfriend be in the reboot?

NYT #1 Bestselling Author Jodi Picoult Blasts NYT For Giving Rave Book Reviews To “White Male Literary Darlings.”

Apple Patents Point to Future MacBooks with IPS & Touch Displays

Warner Bros sues over ‘Harry Potter condoms’