The Mix breaks down everything you need to know about arts & entertainment this week.
Andy Rooney, 92, to make final “60 Minutes” appearance Sunday
Hopefully football fans won’t take the show’s ticking clock intro sound as a cue to change the channel this week.
Radiohead tears up New York City
Two nights at the Roseland Ballroom plus TV appearances on “Saturday Night Live” and “The Colbert Report” caused Greenwich Village to implode from hip synth overload. Gangs of dubstep anarchists are left to roam the streets.
Jazz singer Tony Bennett finally reaches No. 1 on Billboard Top 200
Easily one of the greatest accomplishments in his six-decade career, second only to his 1996 performance on “Muppets Tonight.” Pure gold.
Elton John begins 3-year run at Caesars Palace in Vegas
Elton ... a Vegas showman?! This makes me sad. How much would it cost to hire Wayne Newton to dry my tears while I listen to “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”?
Zooey Deschanel’s “New Girl” gets picked up
The premiere of Fox’s female comedy fared much better than NBC’s “Whitney,” which will be erased from your memory by Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and a white light sometime in the coming months.
Enrique Iglesias to be included in “CityVille” Facebook game
Game creators at Zynga can expect a swarm of unhappy emails about a potential virus character who wants to be their hero.
White powder sent to “Dancing With the Stars” studio
This won’t get nearly as much news coverage as Nancy Grace’s nipple slip. Anthrax scares are so 10 years ago.
