The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

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1. Sofia Coppola’s comic drama Somewhere won the top prize Saturday at the Venice Film Festival, but some are saying it’s just because her pal Quentin Tarantino was on the jury. [via BBC] 2. Now that former US Weekly editor Janice Min is the editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter, it’s transforming from a trade paper into a weekly, glossy magazine and trying to appeal to readers outside of just entertainment industry executives. [via NYT] 3. Roger Ebert is producing a new movie review for public television that will debut in January. According to Ebert, “This is the rebirth of a dream.” [via ABC News] 4. Two cast members from The Rocky Horror Picture ShowMeat Loaf and Barry Bostwick — will appear on Glee’s tribute episode on October 26. [via E!] 5. In case you missed the VMAs last night, the biggest moment came when Lady Gaga asked Cher to hold her meat purse and revealed the title of her 2011 album: Born This Way.