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Topless women and celebrities are apparently doing really good at picking stocks, according to Slate in the aptly titled "When Hot Women Pick Hot Stocks." The piece looks at some celebrity on-air stock pickers who are doing well, including Amy McCarthy, sister of Jenny, who "was up more than 20 percent" through Thursday, Jan. 19, "beating every single one of the more than 6,000 mutual funds tracked by Morningstar."

Disney makes a smart move in buying Pixar. Slate's Today's Papers column points to an LA Times story on the purchase that wonders whether the move might stifle some of Pixar's creativity.

Sean Penn's little brother was found dead. Chris Penn had numerous smaller movie roles, Kevin Bacon's cowboy-hat-wearing buddy in Footloose and one of the guys in Reservoir Dogs. No sign of foul play, according to wire reports.