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The band OK Go is probably most famous for its previous hit video for “Here It Goes Again”, which featured the band dancing on treadmills in one continuous take.

Trying to outdo themselves, OK Go got equally creative with its new video “This Too Shall Pass”, which features a huge continuous Rube Goldberg Device (think of a line of falling dominoes but using a variety of contraptions instead of dominoes).

Click here to watch the video for “This Too Shall Pass” by OK Go.

Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Shakira and other top Latin musicians joined together to sing “Somos El Mundo”, a Spanish version of “We Are The World”, to benefit Haiti relief efforts.

The geo-social makeup of the “Somos El Mundo” singers is much more fitting to promote Caribbean relief efforts than the hastily-assembled American ensemble. Because really, who grew up closer to Haiti: Ricky Martin & Shakira, or The Jonas Brothers & Miley Cyrus?

Notably missing from “Somos El Mundo” is a token Canadian actor. If you recall the original 1985 version of “We Are The World” featured Canadian Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd in the back row of the chorus, and the 2010 version featured Vince Vaughn in the roll. (OK, Vaughn is actually from Minneapolis, but that’s pretty close to Canada…)

The video “Somos El Mundo” can be seen by clicking here.

Pop star Avril Lavigne borrowed some flavor from fellow Canuck Alanis Morissette in her new music video “Alice”, the first single from the film soundtrack “Alice in Wonderland”.

The song’s style is a good evolution for Lavigne, a pop star who first gained popularity as a teen but is now trying to find a new niche for her fourth studio album, scheduled for release in June.

Lavigne’s video “Alice” can be seen by clicking here.

Movie director Kevin Smith, recognizable to most as the character “Silent Bob” from his movies, recently made a fuss when Southwest Airlines was unable to accommodate him in an airplane seat made for normal-sized person.

Perhaps Silent Bob would benefit from a “maximum passenger size” measurement rack, similar to the “maximum carry-on baggage size” rack at the ticket counter, so he would know when he is over the size limit.

Coincidentally, Mr. Smith’s outrage occurred just in time to promote the release of his latest movie, Cop Out.

“The Wizarding World of Harry Potter” is about ready to open, with Wizards and Muggles alike eager to find out what is inside Universal Orlando’s newest theme park.

The official website offers some insights, noting several theme rides and familiar HP themed dining and shopping destinations such as “Three Broomsticks” restaurant and “Ollivanders” wand shop.

The classic board game Monopoly will get a makeover for its 75th anniversary. The new version, called “Monopoly: Revolution Edition”, includes two major changes.

Besides the new shape of the round game board, the other major change of the game is the elimination of paper money and a banker, replacing them instead with an ATM and debit cards!

The handing over of your hard-earned money to your laughing kid-brother after landing on a hoteled Boardwalk was a core experience of the game. Replacing that with just a virtual transfer via the push of a button pretty much destroys the unique appeal of the game. Expect this once iconic brand to soon become a part of gaming mediocrity.

Sandra Bullock has just earned a rare Oscar/Razzie nomination duo, getting an Oscar Best Actress nomination for her role in “The Blind Side” and a Razzie Worst Actress nomination for her role in “All About Steve”.

Can she pull off a movie awards bifecta?

We have a The Today News .com staffer who is a voting member of the Razzies, and he says he won’t vote for, er, against Ms. Bullock. Will that be enough to spare her an embarrassing Razzie win? We’ll find out March 6 when the Razzie winners are announced!

The newest hit movie from a book series will probably be “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”, to be released February 12.

We’re guessing the movie will create a resurgence of interest in the old Greek Olympian gods. (Zeus, Apollo, etc.)

Who is our favorite Olympian god? That would be Hermes (aka Mercury). As the patron of travelers, wit, athletics and cunning, he pretty much fits TheTodayNews.com staff to a tee!

Fans of the 1980’s Japanese anime series “Star Blazers” will be happy to hear there is a live-action movie scheduled for release titled “Space Battleship Yamato”. Takuya Kimura will play Susumu Kodai (aka Derek Wildstar) in the 2010 movie.

Click on this link for the teaser movie trailer.

Better brush up on your Japanese to get the full enjoyment though, as it is a Japanese production properly titled “Uchû Senkan Yamato”. Expect a version with English subtitles to at least appear on DVD.

Conan O’Brien announced he would not participate in “The Tonight Show” franchise if the program is pushed back to a 12:05 time slot to accommodate Jay Leno’s questionable return to a 11:35 half-hour comedy show.

This presumably means Conan will jump to the Fox Network and host a late-night show in the traditional 11:35 time slot following local news.

O’Brien is no stranger to Fox; he was a writer and producer for “The Simpsons” from 1991-1993 during which time he wrote the classic episode “Marge vs. The Monorail”.

Will Conan take this opportunity to move back to New York as well?