The Cricket's Daily 3: Arguing about Spider-Man's tech skills

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Here's what's happening today in pop culture:

• How nitpicky is the criticism of "The Amazing Spider-Man"? Consider this: Some fans are calling it "unrealistic" that a brainy kid like Peter Parker would use Bing as his search engine. [The Huffington Post]

• The jacket art for J.K. Rowling's book, "The Casual Vacancy" — her first book for adults, and her first non-"Harry Potter" novel — has been released. [Entertainment Weekly]

• Oliver Stone believes America makes the best marijuana. U-S-A! U-S-A! [The Washington Post]