Nut Allergy: Ever get the sense, when reading a nut graph, that you're reading a story sked? "Since the publication of her enormously popular book on the teachings of Confucius late last year, Yu has been racing from college lectures to book signings, TV appearances and speaking engagements. The public can't seem to get enough of this overnight sensation who has turned dusty old Confucian teachings into a Chinese version of Chicken Soup for the Soul."

Crouching Weinstein, Hidden Sony: Sequels, apparently, make a lot of money. So it's little wonder two big outfits are fighting over this one.

We (Heart) Carina: Because while everyone else is simply reviewing Spider-Man 3, or trumpeting its box office take, our girl-crush Carina Chocano is plunging the superhero's depth to find, well, Paris Hilton.