1. Jawbox, a beloved Washington D.C. punk band that had not performed together since 1997, reunited last night on Jimmy Fallon. There are no future concerts planned outside of the appearance. (video) [via ArtsBeat]
2. David Letterman is now on Twitter. [via PopCandy]
3. Steven Soderbergh‘s Spalding Gray documentary, And Everything Is Going Fine, will world premiere at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival. [via Variety]
4. Rivers Cuomo is on the mend after last weekend’s tour bus accident, which made a small puncture to his lung and cut his spleen. [via Vulture]
5. While we find this almost impossible to believe, an early cut suggests that MacGruber is the best SNL movie since Wayne’s World. [via Slashfilm]

Bonus link: Text Messages: Digital Lipstick on the Collar

1. New York Magazine art critic Jerry Saltz on defending the New Museum: “At a certain point, the hatred seems unrelated to the offense. It is just people reveling in nay-saying and name-calling without examining the motivations for their behavior — and believe me, I know whereof I speak.” [via Vulture]
2. Imeem is in the process of being purchased by MySpace; that leaves LaLa. [via MediaMemo]
3. Bjork has written a song for Moomins and the Comet Chase, a freaky Finnish kid’s movie about hippo-like animals. [via Pitchfork]
4. David Letterman mocks the New York Times for their “douche” cover story. [via HuffPo]
5. In what Gawker is calling a photo disaster, there will be no full-frontal Levi Johnston in his upcoming spread for Playgirl. [via Gawker]

1. Everyone’s talking about this juicy tell-all from a former Late Night with David Letterman staffer — who was the second female writer ever hired to work on the show. [via Vanity Fair]
2. Crying exploitation by concert promoter AEG Live, many fans protested the premiere of Michael Jackson’s This Is It last night. [via The Daily Beast]
3. Sarah Palin received a $1.25 M “retainer” from HarperCollins for her upcoming memoir, Going Rogue. [via NYT]
4. More details on Ben Silverman’s new company, namely the fact that it’s real. [via Vulture]
5. Zach Galifianakis and Amy Adams will co-star in Town House, a dramedy about an agoraphobic man who befriends a call girl. [via Variety]

Bonus link: Rare Led Zeppelin photos!

Sure, we’d like to see some stencils for the following, stat: Balloon Boy; Hipster Grifter; Don Draper; Tina Fey; George Clooney; Kate Gosselin. (In fact, we challenge artistically-inclined readers to create one and we’ll post it for all to enjoy.) But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t already plenty of great, pop culture-inspired pumpkins to feast your eyes on, Charlie Brown. After the jump, a roundup of our favorites.

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It’s being reported that Law & Order will be doing an episode inspired by America’s favorite dysfunctional family, the Gosselins. This sure-to-be very special L&O comes closely on the heels of the episode inspired by our favorite indie-bandit the Hipster Grifter, and that got us thinking: Despite the warning before every episode that says that all stories on Law & Order are fictional, anyone with half a brain and a working TV-set knows that they are in fact “ripped from the headlines!” So, we thought we’d give the kids over at NBC a break and suggest a few stories (complete with the twist!) that might work really well for upcoming episodes after the jump. We know the job isn’t easy, so, you’re welcome.

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1. The Kanye West/Lady Gaga tour has been canceled but an official reason has yet to be been given. [via ArtsBeat]
2. David Letterman explains to viewers that he was being extorted for $2 M because of some “creepy stuff” he did — ie., having sex with women who worked on his show. (video) [via YouTube]
3. Warner Bros. is developing a stage musical based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. [via THR]
4. Diddy has signed a deal with Universal Music Group to launch a new Bad Boy/Interscope joint venture. [via Billboard]
5. Thom Yorke has confirmed that “warm-up show” gig at the Echoplex. [via Stereogum]

1. President Obama appeared on Letterman last night and confirmed that he was black before the election. (video)  [via The Awl]
2. Robert Downey Jr.’s upcoming Sherlock Holmes action movie — which is directed by Guy Ritchie — is already getting a sequel which will include Brad Pitt. [via THR]
3. Well that’s awkward: Polaroid might not own some of the 1,300 prints that it plans to auction off at Sotheby’s. [via Boston Globe]
4. So you think ex-House Majority Leader Tom Delay can’t dance? Then you’re probably right. [via NYDN]
5. What do a poet, a mixed-media artist, and a geriatric physician have in common? Meet the 24 recipients of $500,000 MacArthur genius grants. [via USA Today]

Bonus link: Pam and Jims’ wedding site

Today at Flavorpill, we decided that following @FASHIONTweek was better than fighting the crowds at Lincoln Center. We had our minds blown by The Snuggie Sutra. We were amazed at the accuracy of the hierarchy of digital distractions. We hoped that a Diablo Cody/Courtney Love talk show never becomes a reality. We laughed out loud at this pic of Leno on Letterman circa 1979. We found it interesting that Steve Jobs’ physical appearance was the biggest news to come out of today’s Apple conference. We decided that we’ll watch anything the BBC wants to show us about hipsters. We embraced the buzz about insect art. We craved lobster. And finally, we remembered Walter Cronkite and got a lecture about journalism from Obama all at once.

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One way to win the late night ratings war: Have a newly-svelte Britney Spears read your “Top 10″ list in a tiny black bikini. Is anyone else a little shocked the David Letterman let this go down? With the exception of Lauren Conrad, he usually hates having silly girls on his show. How will Conan retaliate? [via E! Online]