UC Berkeley freshman Derek Low didn't care much for how uncool his non-automated dorm was, so he set out to enhance it with a few practical, dorm-of-the-future additions like automated shades, automated lighting, and automated party and romance settings all controllable via remote and smartphone app.

Google Plus is that Facebook thing Google made. It hasn't turned out to be the runaway success they wanted it to be, so Google has resorted to the Nuclear Option of uncool night clubs everywhere: Celebrity whoring.

Snooki's new boyfriend is a menace! Chris Brown loses again. Wanna know what it's like to do a sex scene with George Clooney? Hailey Glassman wants a job. Lilo wants a role. Saturday's Gossip Roundup wants a piece of toast.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button grazed history last week with 13 Academy Award nominations. But could it seize Oscar legend by the throat on Feb. 22 with 13 losses? We think so!

• Madonna has her own Kabbalah counselor on staff to help her deal with her anger at soon-to-be-ex husband Guy Ritchie, who is just a terrible gold digger or something. A gold-digging famous movie director who hangs out with Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. It's sad, really.

Hold on, what? He was called back into court? No? Oops, nevermind. He's still done with jury duty. But please accept this link to a story about some moms who went to rock camp as our apology for any confusion we may have caused. [Newsweek]