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Disney Comics are going digital (with an app giving readers access to more than 50 titles, as well as short stories and graphic novels. It makes sense Disney finally developed this app considering it has more than one billion comic readers and... Read the rest of this post

Finding clean music for kids just got easier (thanks to RhymbaKid and RhymbaTween, the newest customizable music stores from VerveLife. The promotional stores feature age-appropriate songs that parents will appreciate and kids will enjoy.... Read the rest of this post

While Mark Zuckerberg says it will eventually (make sense to explore allowing children under age 13 to join Facebook, it’s not a priority at the company. Music, on the other hand, seems to be quite important. Facebook and Spotify are... Read the rest of this post

Beliebers can now get Justin in a bottle (with the launch of his new perfume, a fruity scent — tinted purple, of course — called Someday. Cuz, Justin says, “the way a girl smells is important to a guy!” Hmmm, will Selena Gomez... Read the rest of this post

Lady Gaga unseats Oprah (on Forbes’s list of most powerful celebrities. The queen of daytime TV might be stepping down at the right time, as she slips to #2. Justin Bieber weighs in at #3. Just hours before Lady Gaga was set to stream her... Read the rest of this post

Check out Lady Gaga (as Mary Magdalene — if Mary Magdalene were in a biker gang! — in her new video for “Judas.” Will this spark a leather and chains trend for the summer?) (Billboard) - Amazon is establishing (its own imprint... Read the rest of this post

Beyonce releases (a new video single — no, not “Girls.” “Move Your Body” is a remake of “Get Me Bodied” — with lyrics like “a little sweat never hurt nobody” — for Michelle Obama’s... Read the rest of this post

In an effort to raise money for Japanese earthquake relief, singer Justin Bieber sent a lock of his hair on tour and fans around the country have paid $1 to take a picture with it. Mimicking the young pop star, author David Thorne has sent a lock of his own hair on a bookstore tour.

Thorne’s editor, Michael Solana, explained in the release: “Thorne declared war on Justin Bieber last month with his site HelpMeSellMoreBooksThanJustinBieber.com. A 10-city tour of his hair was kind of inevitable.”

Thorne’s hair will spend three days in each store. For every location that hosts the Thorne lock, Penguin Group (USA)’s Tarcher/Penguin will donate $200 to the National Children’s Cancer Society.

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Scholastic debuts This Is Teen (aimed at getting more teens into reading by connecting them with authors and each other via a social network. Here’s a list of 50 books (every 11 year old should read. We second putting Treasure Island on the... Read the rest of this post

Justin Bieber’s big screen follow-up (to “Never Say Never” will be an Ashton Kutcher buddy comedy, “What Would Kenny Do?,” which won’t start filming until at least 2012, when the busy Bieber finally has some free... Read the rest of this post

Happy 5th birthday, Twitter! (The service is most popular with 20-24 year olds, and their tastes are definitely reflected in the list of most-followed accounts — Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and Britney Spears. In other social media news, Facebook... Read the rest of this post

Young Hollywood (“The Wall Street Journal” catalogues the breakout Gen Y film actors that have emerged in the past year, and takes a look at the quest for fresh faces for new films, quoting “Hunger Games” director Gary Ross,... Read the rest of this post

Tony Hawk hosts (the first-ever sports awards show for kids on Cartoon Network, the Hall Of Game awards. The Feb. 25 airing is the result of a partnership between the kids' net, Turner Sports, and "Sports Illustrated Kids" magazine, which brings the... Read the rest of this post

All week, Beliebers have raged on about Arcade Fire, a band they’ve apparently never heard of. I’d like to introduce them to you. If you don’t have time to take a listen now, don’t worry, they’re going to make a record in the month of May. (That’s a little joke.) [Myspace]

And speaking of Justin Bieber, the young pop star’s remarks in an interview are the subject of widespread anger and controversy. [Rolling Stone]

Mr. Graham discovers the extreme fear of conducting a professional orchestra. [Morning News]

Looking for a totally normal cabinet? Then look elsewhere. [Like Cool]

So what do you do when you’re stuck in a Las Vegas room with nothing to do… [Awesome Robo]

And I thought apartments in New York were small! [GOOD]

Just makes you wanna make a big mess, huh? [Laughing Squid]

I think Finland may have a coffee drinking problem. [Charts Bin]

Some people think Lady Gaga’s new song sounds a lot like Madonna, but at least we got this out of it! [Omar Afuni]

Julian Smith interviews James Cameron in the most awkward way ever. [Crack in the Universe]

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Will Rolling Stone's interview with Justin Bieber (tarnish the pristine image of the pop idol? In the article, due out Feb 18, he disses the U.S. and gives his opinions on politics, fame, abstinence, and abortion, among other topics. After a... Read the rest of this post

Toy Fair (caters to the young and the wireless. Among the playthings that blurred the line between high and low tech were huggable Angry Birds, digital piggy banks and an interactive Little Mommy doll from Mattel that GizModo takes to task for its... Read the rest of this post

The Grammys (grabbed its youngest TV audience since 2004 as young fans tuned in to watch performances by Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. Beliebers thought their teen idol was robbed of an award, losing to Esperanza Spalding in the Best New Artist... Read the rest of this post

Horror has captured the heart (of Americans, with a plethora of new shows about vampires, werewolves, ghosts, and zombies. The CW announced that it bought a script for a zombie drama titled "Awakening," which will be geared toward young women.... Read the rest of this post

Sony unveils its successor to the PSP, (codenamed NGP for "next generation portable," which features a touch screen, front and back cameras, and online access via wifi and 3G. Expect the device to be a popular holiday wish list item, as it's slated... Read the rest of this post

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14 actors acting. [New York Times]

Triumph of the week: I finally learned how to fold a fitted sheet! [Nag on the Lake]

If this doesn’t make you smile, I give up. [Best Roof Talk Ever]

Amazing video created for the German shortfilm competition “Kurzundschön” (Short & Nice). [Vimeo]

Did you know Jesse Eisenberg has a wordplay website? [One Up Me]

No luck trending on Twitter? Blame Justin Bieber. [WSJ Speakeasy]

The other day, I glanced at my Pandora, and it hit me that the singer Jason Derulo was actually Jay Sean Derulo. (If you don’t know who I’m talking about, good for you.) I was amazed – how had I not realized this before?! Because it’s not true. They’re actually two different people, but at least in looking it up, I stumbled upon this gem of a mash-up. [YouTube]

In the future, no one will burn books. [clu]

Remember that movie Julie & Julia? Yeah. Well. This takes it to the next level. [Urlesque]

This dog never stops being cute. Never. [Facebook]

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I always enjoy doing Linked Up because it gives me a chance to reflect on how I spend my free time on the internet. Apparently this week, I was a bit celebrity-obsessed.

Kevin Bacon is his own biggest fan. [Urlesque]

A subway car that’s 97.5% RECYCLABLE! [Good]

So you want to write a novel? Maybe you should watch this first. [DWKazzie]

And in related news…NaNoWriMo is over! (2,799,449,947 words later…) [GalleyCat]

If only I could actually type this into my browser… [Next Web]

Jay Pharoah, a new cast member of Saturday Night Live, is my favorite impersonator of the moment. (Magic starts at 2:50.) [David Letterman Show]

Can you pass the Kanye West quiz? [New Yorker]

Apparently, pirating music is so last year. [Wired]

1200 Hot Wheels all at once? Yes please! [Kottke]

Justin Bieber is talented in ways you never even imagined. [GawkerTV]

Taylor Swift goes platinum in one week (The country-pop star's third album, "Speak Now," is the fastest-selling new record in five years, partially thanks to her finely tuned social media sense and an extensive marketing campaign from label Big... Read the rest of this post

MySpace launches its redesigned interface today (though the overhaul won't be complete until mid-November. A new design is part of the struggling site's shift toward music and movies — an attempt to transform the social network into a "social... Read the rest of this post

Jerkin' comes to MySpace (The urban dance movement started by LA teens will be the focus of "Jerk All-Stars," the first original web series to come out of the site's content partnership with Ben Silverman's Electus) (THR) - MTV looks to diversify... Read the rest of this post

Pop star Justin Bieber has recorded a 20-second book trailer for Amazon, appealing directly to his fans.

Here’s transcription of the brief Bieber book trailer: “Hey guys. Justin Bieber here. I just wanted to say ‘What up.’ I’m coming out with a book and it’s called First Step 2 Forever. It’s my story and I wrote it for you. It’s got a lot of exclusive photos and, you know, a lot of cool stuff about me and how I got discovered and the whole story. So I wanted to say, ‘Go buy it and, you know, I’m really excited about it.’”

While transcribing the interview, we uncovered this surreal and hilarious review of the Bieber book by comic Amazon book reviewer Jimmy Dean. We thought his brand of parody criticism merited a GalleyCat Reviews post–an excerpt follows below…

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