The final decision has yet to be made by China’s Culture Ministry, but it looks like Britney may take her Onyx Hotel tour to China. Britney would be following in the footsteps of Mariah and Deep Purple whose bands both have played Shanghai. The Stones had a few shows scheduled there, but chickened out because of the Sars scare. There was a time when Keith Richards wouldn’t have blinked at the idea of snorting Sars.

Rock is dead.

RipeTV: TiVo-proofing ads. Someone fast-forward over this company quick, before it’s too late.

This year’s Peabody Awards have been announced. The Office and The Wire were among the entertainment-related winners. 60 Minutes, Newshour, The Elegant Universe and the incredible documentary War Reporter were also among those honored.

The Bonnie Fuller-updated Star Magazine has gone glossy to better compete with People. This is like a Shakespeare vs Marlowe redux.

First Janet Jackson exposed her breast. Now she’s apparently giving the finger. The ring finger that is. Rumors abound that Miss Jackson is about to become Miss Jermaine Dupri.

The news reminds one of Chris Rock’s line at last year’s MTV Awards: “Seeing Janet Jackson with Jermaine Dupri is like finding out about a sale a day too late.”

Looks like it could be an “everything must go” sale…