Quickies: Wednesday, January 26 2011

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> The Jersey Shore crew is headed home -- to Italy -- for the fourth season of the hit MTV series.

> In "who'd have thought?" news: Kim Kardashian reveals that she donates 10% of her annual income to charity.

> Despite his close friendship with Princess Diana, Elton John says he doesn't expect to be invited to Prince William's wedding this spring.

> Christopher Cicconewants to get back together with his sister, Madonna. That's all well and good, Chris, but after the bitchy tell-all memoir you published a few years ago, somehow we're guessing the feeling isn't mutual.

> Can't wait for R.E.M.'s new album, Collapse Into Now, to be released on March 8? Listen to four tracks from it now.

> Do you ever find yourself missing The Matrix and wishing the series hadn't ended with that crappy third installment? You're in luck: Keanu Reeves just revealed that The Matrix 4 and 5 are on the way.