Today in showbiz: Transformers 4 will star a big up-and-comer, too many people watch Honey Boo Boo, Glee lives past its expiration date, and Justin Bieber is hosting all of SNL.
Today in books and publishing: Midnight in Paris didn't have permission for Faulkner quote; "vagina" scandalizes evangelicals; John Grisham read Fifty Shades; Jacques Barzun dies.
Today: Sally Draper is growing up, Ben Affleck steps in for Tom Cruise, and everyone's favorite show is renewed.
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