Gardner Howell: Blount newspaper’s office gets the Scoop How long does it take to spoil a cat? Two days, according to a totally unscientific experiment conducted this week at Blount Today, the Maryville newspaper where I spend 90 percent of my time. Read more on Knoxville News Sentinel

Scoop: Lady Gaga could join Simon on ‘X Factor’ Flamboyant singer Lady Gaga would be an entertaining judge for sure, but if she took the job, Paula Abdul likely would be out of luck. Read more on MSNBC