• Heroic, measured: The Dark Knight, with its maybe-white-collar criminal leading man, opened to an estimated $155.4 million over the weekend, the highest opening ever. The Batman flick beat the record previously held by Spider-Man 3.

• Practice rounds: Before Jimmy Fallon takes over Late Night on NBC, he'll practice on the Internet with a series of webisodes in the fall, months before he steps into Conan O'Brien's shoes on television. Producer Lorne Michaels thinks this will help Fallon work out any rough spots and "find his show." Yeah, good luck with that.

• Ground control: Earlier today, Barack Obama stopped in Baghdad to begin an on-the-ground inspection of Iraq, his first since launching his bid for president.

CLICK HERE, IT'S EASY: Brenda's back; dead Gypsies; and is C-Rod really to blame?!

• Staying in character: Shannen Doherty will guest star as an adult Brenda Walsh (now a famous theater director!) on the new 90210 this fall. Okay, now we'll actually watch.

• Rolling Stone? Really?: Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt and Courtney, is a summer aide at Rolling Stone, and according to the New York Post she's something of a diva intern.

• Alternate ending: Imagine a parallel universe where Cynthia Rodriguez, not A-Rod nor Madonna, is really the bad guy in the couple's messy split. Trippy man, real trippy.

• Day at the beach: Photographs of Italians sunbathing happily despite the presence of two dead Gypsy girls in the shots are raising questions about how Italy treats its minorities. And also, how focused the populace is on achieving the perfect tan.

• Drawn out: Frank Callaway, a 112-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia who has spent half his life in mental homes, is gaining notoriety in the art world for his unique drawings.