A comeback for "Square Pegs" (the '80s show will be released on DVD and remade into an upcoming movie - is there anything better than pre-SATC Sarah Jessica Parker?) (Washington Post, reg. required)

- OMFG ("Gossip Girl's" gay teen character is outed. I liked the scene with mom. Plus the show regains the top spot on iTunes) (Queerty) (Lost Remote)

- Will 'The Paper' make newspapers cool again? (the anti-"Hills" reality show is surprisingly entertaining and the star-slash-editor makes newspaper editing seem... fun? Plus don't miss this hilarious Amanda vid posted on Jezebel.com) (Jossip)

- Seeking a real-life Elle Woods (new MTV reality show hosted by Haylie Duff; winner will star in broadway production of "Legally Blonde") (Defamer)

- 'The Hills' might be Gen Y's equivalent of 'Friends' (both glamorize postcollege life, both are "aspirational" fantasies) (Chicago Tribune)

- 'Tiny TV' is the future in mobile technology (catching up on your primetime favorites from a cell phone) (NY Times, reg. required)

- Miley Cyrus vs. Miley Stewart (on and off screen, a celebrity existence during the teenage years is a complicated lifestyle) (Slate)

- 2008 Scion xB station wagon targets young drivers ("with the boxy, cartoonish look that Gen Y drivers seem to love..." Um, really?) (Boston Herald)

- Keep tabs on your friends with FriendFeed (an in-depth, grown-up version of Facebook's newsfeed) (NY Times, reg. required)

- Survey says that Facebook applications are a pointless diversion (and, like Facebook itself, completely consuming) (CNET)

- Can Hasbro and Mattel capitalize on the success of Scrabulous on Facebook? (their own version of the app is tanking...) (Contra Costa Times)

- Fifteen fans of fame is the new 15 minutes of fame (how the internet has changed the fame game. Plus the complete list of Webby Award winners) (L.A. Times, reg. required)

- College Tonight hires a former FBI guy (to help protect user privacy)

- Maybe a college education isn't necessary for future success after all (but what happened to the oft-quoted statistic of earning 75% less without a college degree? Plus one private college makes recruits the stars of its ads) (Newsday) (Associated Press)

Correction from Anastasia: In my jet lagged state, I posted in yesterday's Essentials that 7 Eleven was doing a Rockband promotion when it was actually a Guitar Hero promo with Slurpee. Thanks Chris!

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