DOWNTON ABBEY IS THE EDWARDIAN BATTLESTAR GALACTICA

Priceless for the opening illustration alone.

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH MOVES FROM ROLE TO ROLE

the success of “Sherlock,” the television series that casts him as a cool and contemporary — if brutally rational — upgrade of Sherlock Holmes. It returns on May 6 for a second season on PBS’s “Masterpiece Mystery!”

So looking forward to this.

INSIGHTS ON THE DEATH OF NEWSWEEK

Ace of Spades HQ: “Newsweek’s chief competitor wasn’t The Economist.

Newsweek’s chief competitor was actually People Magazine.”

(Via Instapundit.)