AND IODINE AND THORIUM AND THULIUM AND THALLIUM:  The General Assembly of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics has welcomed elements 110, 111, and 112 to the periodic table: darmstadtium (Ds), roentgenium (Rg) and copernicium (Cn).

THE EDGE OF GRAVY: Prepare for A Very Gaga Thanksgiving special, little monsters.

DID DOOGIE HOWSER JUST STEAL OUR CAR? Our first explicitly Christmas-themed movie of the year arrives in theatres today with A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (with Arthur Christmas and New Year's Eve still to come), and Vulture has a discussion with the writers about how they came up with the idea for doing a Christmas movie, their reluctance to do the movie in 3-D, the other concept they bounced around for the threequel, why they're not afraid of jumping the shark, and what the three essential elements of a Harold & Kumar movie are.

THREE PEOPLE WHO'VE NEVER BEEN IN MY KITCHEN: So, apparently Jeopardy! went all TV-14 last night.

THE FUTURE IS OVER:  According to folks on my twitter feed (UPDATE: and now, the Wall Street Journal), Dippin' Dots has filed for bankruptcy. There's video:

SANTO GOLDEN?  Ten men are up for consideration for enshrinement to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the 16-member Golden Era Committee, which considers players and executives active 1947-1973:

Buzzie Bavasi, Ken Boyer, Charlie Finley, Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Minoso, Tony Oliva, Allie Reynolds, Ron Santo and Luis Tiant.

It's a damn shame that Santo's deserved induction be posthumous, but let's hope it at least happens.

EVERYBODY'S JUST NOT THAT INTO UNLUCKY YOU: Forbes Magazine claims Drew Barrymore is Hollywood's most overpaid star.