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Jay Bennett: With the release of Wilco’s cheekily named “Wilco (The Album)” coming in a few weeks, we were heartbroken to learn that Bennett, co-architect of three of the band’s best albums, died in his sleep on May 24. After a split with Jeff Tweedy, it never seemed he got his due, but he was an irreplaceable part of some classic songs. R.I.P., Jay.

Ed Asner: There may be no more classic yet lovable grump in entertainment these days than the former Lou Grant, so we were thrilled to see him in the crowd-pleasing “Up.” Asner did not disappoint as adventurer Carl Fredricksen. And with a little luck, he won’t have to don another Santa suit. (He’s played St. Nick four times since 1995.)

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Computer animation: Speaking of “Up,” as beautiful and typically on point emotionally as Pixar’s latest is, were we the only ones a little charged by the odd novelty of Disney planning to release a regular ol’ hand-drawn animated feature with “The Princess & the Frog” in December? It’s nice that studios are remembering there is still ‘toon-based life beyond pixels.

MTV’s ‘outrageous’ moments: Now that the dust has settled from the big “Bruno” vs. Eminem publicity stunt, can we please stop thinking the former music channel is really a network of unscripted high jinks? We’re pretty sure the last pure moment on MTV that wasn’t laser-focused on the promotion of a film, album or TV show was purely accidental.