Behold: Your first trailer for Sherlock Holmes Goes to World War II! By which of course I mean The Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch's eagerly anticipated biopic of computer pioneer Alan Turing, from his wartime codebreaking efforts to his postwar persecution for homosexuality.

Pro tip: Don't watch any of the shows on your DVR with Sherlock Holmes, because he will ruin all of them for you without the obligatory "spoiler alert" that we are so kind to give you before you watch this video that yes, has a ton of spoilers for big shows you may not have watched yet.

CBS has picked up a new batch of half-baked shows that will either give viewers salmonella or be melty and delicious, including a Sherlock Holmes show called — brace yourselves — Elementary. Another Sherlock Holmes something, you say with an exasperated sigh and an exclamation point[!] Ah, but this Sherlock Holmes…

Both Sherlock fans and musical theater geeks (hi!) will appreciate this delightful video of Mr. Holmes and the Doctor singing along to Irving Berlin's "I Can Do Anything Better Than You." Annie Oakley would be proud.

A Virginia school district has taken Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novel A Study In Scarlet off of reading lists. The reason: it's offensive to Mormons. The book includes the passage,

[London, September 4. Image via Getty.]

• Lindsay Lohan has been released from jail after serving 13 full days.

Jeff Gordinier's piece in Details on "The Remasculated Man" is less obnoxious than it could be, but it still reveals how difficult it is to talk about modern masculinity without falling back on lame testicular cliches.

[Berlin, January 12. Image via Getty]

[Berlin, January 12. Image via Getty]

Robert Downey Jr. says Sherlock Holmes might be a "very butch homosexual." Depressingly and unsurprisingly, both Hollywood and Arthur Conan Doyle's estate are now freaking out. Guess this means I'm not getting permission for my Holmes/Watson slashfic. [Mother Jones]

• Jon Gosselin's NYC apartment was "ransacked" by someone who slashed his bedding, rugs, clothing, and curtains, stole several items, including a Wii, and then left behind a note "speared to Jon's bedroom dresser with a butcher knife." [TMZ]

On a frigid New York night, Sherlock Holmes came to New York's Lincoln Center. And, amazingly, the stars still managed to look chic. Except when they just looked cold.

Yes, the film may be cockamamie. But when the premiere, at London's Empire Leicester Square, has not just Robert and Jude and Rachel and Heather Graham but Gwen Stefani, too, well, that's all we're looking at.

[London, August 18. Image via Bauer-Griffin]

• Is Brad Pitt done with showbiz? It almost seems like he's dropping hints:

• Rihanna was the big show-stopper at the Met Ball: Celebs cheered when she took the stage to perform. And! At an after-party, guess who RiRi was in deep convo with?

• Madonna is making moves in Malawi: This picture at the link shows 4-year-old Mercy, the girl she's trying to adopt, holding hands with possible new sister Lourdes. [Daily Mail]