The biggest entertainment stories of the day all seem to be connected to a certain football game. Predictably, The Who's performance during Super Bowl halftime is getting a lot of attention. Billboard offers a quick summary, describing their medley of hits as "solid." But ESPN.com reports that Roger Daltrey wasn't really happy with the performance.

Critical reaction — from both the pros and the amateurs — varies widely. Boston Herald blogger Jed Gottlieb, for example, thought the band "did a stupendous job of sounding epic." On the other hand, Jim DeRogaitis of the Chicago Sun-Times, for one, thought it was awful, describing the set by "the band that pretends to be The Who" as "the saddest, most tired musical spectacle yet."

So, what did you think?

Here's the first half of the performance:

MORE ON THE SUPER BOWL

• MTV.com has a report, with video, of Carrie Underwood's rendition of the national anthem before the big game.

• BroadwayWorld.com reports on Queen Latifah's pregame rendition of "America the Beautiful," which has also draw fire.

• The Associated Press was all over the celebrity-sighting beat, spotting many of the usual suspects, including Brad Pitt and Demi Moore. (Not together, don't worry.)

• Finally, of course, the ads. From what I saw — which wasn't everything — I think the New York Post got it right: Jay Leno, David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey had the winner. Yet that one didn't rate a mention in EW.com's entertaining roundup of the five best and worst.

Some other post-Super entertainment news of note this morning:

MOVIES

• It had to happen at some point: "Avatar" fell out of first place at the box office, dropping to second behind "Dear John."

• Even without a best-picture nomination, "Crazy Heart" got an Oscar boost at the box office, the Los Angeles Times reports, thanks to Jeff Bridges' best-actor nod.

• Local Oscar geeks will want to check out Quality 16's predictions contest, presented by AnnArbor.com, which can win you a year's worth of free passes.

• Taylor Lautner has signed a deal to play Stretch Armstrong. Meanwhile, the Grand Rapids Press (Lautner spent his childhood in the area) has collected hundreds of valentines for him.

MUSIC

• Longtime jazzman John Dankworth has died at age 82.

RADIO

• Just when you thought it was safe to turn on the radio, Nikki Sixx introduces a new syndicated show today. It's not airing in Detroit, but it's also available online.

TELEVISION

• For reasons that continue to escape me, both audiences and critics are really enjoying "Modern Family," AP reports.

• Speaking of ABC comedies I just don't get, EW.com reports that Sheryl Crow will have a recurring role on "Cougar Town."

• A new PBS special uses Detroit as a bad example, The Detroit News reports.

BOOKS

• We had to include this link just because where else are you going to find Howard Zinn and Ozzy Osbourne in the same article?

EVENTS

• Don't forget the Motown Winter Blast returns to downtown Detroit this weekend.

Renee Tellez contributed to this roundup. Bob Needham is director of entertainment content for AnnArbor.com. Reach him at bobneedham@annarbor.com or 734-623-2541, and follow him on Twitter @bobneedham.