Dancing with joy, features writer Lynne Sherwin and pop culture writer Rich Heldenfels celebrate the win of Donald Driver in America's favorite dance competition.

I took at look at this trailer for the new version of "The Great Gatsby," directed by Baz Luhrmann, and found it wrong in so many wavs, from the excess of some scenes to the thuggy look given Leo's Gatsby. Is it that "Gatsby" simply can't be adapted or that the people who try have no sense of what the book is? The Redford version was sluggish (although I liked Bruce Dern's performance) and the TV production unwilling to see the world Nick saw. Of course, the trailer here may be misleading, as trailers so often are. But it does not make me optimistic.

Akron's own John Lithgow will be back in town on Feb. 7 to deliver a University of Akron Myers Lecture in EJ Thomas Hall. Awaiting more details.

"Bristol Palin: Life's Tripp," the new reality series, will premiere June 19 on Lifetime. From the official announcement:

I was on the road Sunday and Monday for some family matters, and ran into some technical difficulties as well when I tried to post from the road.  So let's do some catching up.

"Dancing With the Stars" was a joke on Monday night, with the judges tossing out 10s like they were candy -- and Len still managing to disrespect Donald Driver. I don't know what this mad love for Jenkins is all about, but the show overall was a cynical attempt to pander to the audience (see how great everyone is!) while leaving the final result in voters' hands by keeping the scores close. At least I won't have to sit through tons of padding on the way to the result tonight. I will be at a "Men in Black 3" screening and check the DVR when I return.