● Tila Tequila has been hospitalized for a brain aneurysm and consequential drug overdose that left her near death. "It was terrifying for Tila," says someone who knows. [Radar]
● China is getting a Gossip Girl spinoff of their very own called China Girl, and Gossip Girl creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will consult. [LAT]
● The 1972 Dodge Sportsman Royal Van used by the Melvins to tour that was occasionally driven by Kurt Cobain himself is up for auction on eBay. Going once, going twice… [BV]
● Speaking at Tulane last night, noted technophobe Jonathan Franzen made clear that he will not be joining the 140 Club. "Twitter is unspeakably irritating," he said. "Twitter stands for everything I oppose…it’s hard to cite facts or create an argument in 140 characters…it’s like if Kafka had decided to make a video semaphoring The Metamorphosis. Or it’s like writing a novel without the letter ‘P.’" Which is, you know, something some writers like to do. [MediaBistro]
● In celebration of Super Tuesday, VH1 has rounded up 40 celebrities who vote Right. Some you might have guessed (Kirk Cameron); others may come as a surprise (Vince Vaughn?). [TheFabLife]
● They’re really pumping them out now: hear two more new Radiohead songs — “The Amazing Sounds of Orgy” and “Skirting on the Surface” — as performed last week in Miami. [The Fader]