Today In Thompson is our semi-regular report on Syracuse University pop culture professor and professional quotation Robert Thompson — and the press' endless appetite to engage him in soundbite. Multiple times a day, you can find Thompson expounding on this celebrity or that TV show, ad infinitum. More to the point, it shows how lazy we can be in showing how lazy journalists can be when it comes to getting "insight" from "experts."

Oh no, it's been over a month since our last Today In Thompson. But fret not, concerned Syracuse University trustees: It's not for lack of material. On any given day, you'll find Bobby T. making the press rounds. Like today, for example.

• Parents don't mind having their children watch the movie since it focuses on treating others nicely and doesn't include sexuality. "Disney has figured out to do things that are hip but innocent." — On why parents are on board with movies like High School Musical, where the plot exists in a world where Zac Efron's questionable sexuality, both on screen and off, isn't material. [Portland Press Herald]

• "In general, though, it's not a good idea to mess with movie perfection. 'Citizen Kane would be ridiculous,' Thompson says. Remaking a film of that calibre would be "like redoing the Mona Lisa.'" — On why remaking the classics, like Casablanca, just shouldn't be done. [Halixfax Daily News]

• "The home is the one place we can constantly express our need to reinvent ourselves." — On why shows like Trading Spaces, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and Under Construction will always find an open timeslot. [Asbury Park Press]