The Cricket's Daily 3: Martin Sheen walks back 'Zero Dark Thirty' criticism

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Here's what's being talked about today in pop culture:

• Martin Sheen has taken back his criticism of Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty," saying he intended to condemn torture — not the depiction of it onscreen. [The Huffington Post]

• The ninth season of "How I Met Your Mother" next year will be the last — and we'll finally find out who Ted ends up with. [Entertainment Weekly]

• Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of the World War II-era singing group The Andrews Sisters, has died at the age of 94. [New York Daily News]