"Yes it has been a successful transition. Despite of Sheen’s great talent on the set, his life-style off the screen ultimately caught up to him. I look froward to Ashton having a long and equally complex character, because of his fine acting and of course the writing that transcends both stars. I liken this to the transition that have occurred from Sean Connery all the way to Daniel Craig." —Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, believes that "Two and a Half Men" has survived the transition from Charlie Sheen to Ashton Kutcher. [Via]

Writing in Time magazine, noted futurist Ashton Kutcher lauds Biz Stone and Evan Williams, creators of Twitter. Says Kutcher, who will co-author a revised edition of Daniel Bell's The Coming of Post-Industrial Society with the famed sociologist this fall: "I believe that Twitter is a stage for humanity and connection, not the triumph of technology. Right now the word revolution is spelled with 140 characters."

"Kutcher's appearance came as reports emerged that he had been rating girls as 'hot tub worthy or not' during a night out in Las Vegas on the weekend of his sixth wedding anniversary."—Daily Mail

“You got that?” Diddy demanded. “You understand?” Ashton could imagine his friend standing at the edge of the pool in Alpine, watching an early-fall breeze raise waves across its surface. One hand would sit elegantly in his pocket, the other would be stroking the flat smooth edge of his white cashmere scarf.

“Yeah,” said Ashton. “I understand.” He felt uncertain but hoped he didn’t sound it.

Ashton put down his iPhone on top [...]

Summary in 69 characters: Ashton Kutcher's success on Twitter is a lot like the housing bubble.