Today's news you might've missed:

• The good news: "Pan Am" isn't canceled. ABC says that the show will carry out its first season and is still being considered for next year. However, with all of the good stuff they've got in the works over there, say some industry observers, the likelihood that the high-flying drama will return is up in the air. [E!]
• "Big Bang Theory's" Jim Parsons is set to give his regards to Broadway. The Emmy winner has landed the role of Elwood P. Dowd in the revival of "Harvey," which will officially open next June. [Broadway.com]
• Are we headed for a "Livin' La Vida Loca" cover on "Glee"? Or perhaps it'll be "She Bangs"....Either way, the series is said to be in talks to cast Ricky Martin as the "hottest Spanish teacher ever in the history of Ohio" for a guest spot to begin early next year. [TVLine]
• Awards season is upon us, ladies and gents. In addition to the Spirit Awards announcing the latest round of nominees, the New York Film Critics Circle has already handed out awards. "The Artist" took best picture; Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady" for best actress; Jessica Chastain in "Tree of Life," "The Help" and "Take Shelter" for best supporting actress; Brad Pitt in "Moneyball" and "Tree of Life" for best actor; and Albert Brooks in "Drive" for best supporting actor. [HuffPo]
• Be it with a paper calendar, Google, iPhone, sticky note, or otherwise, here's one to mark down: HBO's "Eastbound & Down" launches its eight-episode third season on February 19 at 10 p.m., followed by Ricky Gervais and Warwick Davis' "Life's Too Short" at 10:30.

In what sort of sounds like the reality show version of "The 40 Year Old Virgin," TLC's new special explores what it's like to be an adult who's never done the deed.

Called "Virgin Diaries," the hour-long special focuses on six adults who happen to still be virgins, whether it's "by choice or by chance," the network says in a statement.

The special aims to depict "the truths, anticipations, and very awkward moments that go along with trying to have sex for the very first time," the statement says.

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As former Disney darling Miley Cyrus deals with the fallout from joking she's a 'stoner' at a recent fete, New York Magazine's Vulture reports that she's getting political.

The now 19-year-old singer/actress posted a homemade video in support of the Occupy Wall Street protesters to her YouTube account last week.

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The Braxton family wants you to know they are not trying to be like the Kardashians, thank you very much.

Traci, Towanda, Trina, Tamar and their mother Evelyn recently spoke with CNN about the second season of the WE reality show "Braxton Family Values," on which they all star alongside the most famous Braxton, singer Toni.

The group says they are working on building their own reality TV legacy, one that is not at all like other families featured on the small screen. So what famous family would they most resemble? FULL POST

The nominations for the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced, and George Clooney and Ryan Gosling are facing off for the honor of best film.

Gosling's action vehicle “Drive” and Clooney’s family drama “The Descendants” have four nods each, including the "best feature" nomination.

But it's "Take Shelter," starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain, and this month's acclaimed film “The Artist” that are in the lead with five nominations each.

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The booking agent for Patrice O'Neal has confirmed to CNN that the comedian and entertainer died Tuesday morning following an illness. He was 41.

"Many of us have lost a close and loved friend; all of us have lost a true comic genius," O'Neal's agent says in a statement. "His mother, who was also his best friend, was at his side."

O'Neal's passing was due to complications from a stroke O'Neal suffered on October 19. According to People magazine, the stroke was related to diabetes.

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Guy Ritchie and Madonna ended their eight-year marriage in 2008 – and the former Mr. Madge is finally speaking out, spilling about the union to Details.

"I enjoyed my first marriage. It's definitely not something I regret," Ritchie, 43, tells the December/January issue of Details. "The experience was ultimately very positive. I love the kids that came out of it, and I could see no other route to take."

Ritchie has a biological child with Madonna, son Rocco, 11, and an adopted son, David Banda, 6. (Madonna also has daughter Lourdes, 14, from a previous relationship, and adopted daughter Mercy James, also 6, from after her split with Guy.)

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In June, it looked like reality show vet Bethenny Frankel was poised to host her own talk show, but sources tell the Hollywood Reporter that the effort didn't gain interest from stations.

Frankel, who came to fame on "The Real Housewives of New York City" before moving on to her own Bravo reality franchises, was reportedly gearing up to host a nationally syndicated talk show with help from Ellen DeGeneres. A pilot was reportedly produced by Telepictures, which also works on DeGeneres' talk show, and Frankel herself had mentioned that she had hosting aspirations.

"I want to be on TV in a format where I can have a longer conversation with my fans rather than 140 characters on Twitter,” she'd said in an earlier interview with THR. “It probably will be a talk show.”

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There's been a healthy amount of speculation as to whether Kate Gosselin's taut features are courtesy of a face lift, but the former reality star and mom of eight says she's done no such thing.

In a blog post for her new job at savings site CouponCabin.com, Gosselin denies that she's had any work done on her face.

"With all of the buzz about me having a face-lift, I will confirm that I have not had one (I am only 36!!!)," she writes.

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After the outcome of her fairy tale wedding resulted in a divorce filing - after, say it with us, "just 72 days of marriage" - Kim Kardashian seems to be rethinking some things.

Namely, what it means to find the ideal romance, she tells Glamour magazine in its January issue.

See more photos of the Kardashian sisters in Glamour

"I believe in love and the dream of having the perfect relationship, but my idea of it has changed. I think I need to not live in a fairy tale like that," the 31-year-old reality star says. "I think I maybe just need to snap out of it and be a little more realistic."

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