Americans for Prosperity, the conservative group f(o)unded by that cartoonish industrial tycoon tandem known as the Koch brothers, is having a little conference in Washington this weekend called "Defending the American Dream." Herman Cain, whose campaign is essentially a wing of Americans for Prosperity, gave a big speech there today! Did he try to play down his Koch ties? Not exactly. "'I am the Koch brothers' brother from another mother!" he blared out, twice. American Dream = Defended.

Facebook users have been puzzled by a disturbance in their feeds. Strange pictures with bold, funny phrases superimposed over them? It's happened: Old people on Facebook have finally discovered the image macro.

In your finally Friday media column: layoffs hit the NYDN and The Early Show, Business Insider's horrific possible future, an Occupied reporter set free, and the National Magazine Awards make progress.

We take our hats off to Sarah Jessica Parker who wore the most insane contraption on her head. Check out the latest episode of Gawkerazzi as we make fun of Scarlett Johansson, Maggie Gyllenhaal and other stars with easier to spell names, and pick apart some celebrity Halloween costumes, too.

The Secret Service is raising alarms about a so-called "black money" scam operating in the Northeast that's already relieved three idiots of $170,000. So if someone approaches you with a huge amount of cash that looks like it's been blacked-out with magic marker, don't trust them. Here's how the scam works.

There's always an article about some food or device or activity that will give you cancer. How can you avoid it? By just sitting around and home and hoping it won't happen. Guess again. Sitting still will give you cancer!

It's a frustrating day for pundits! The political world just wants to see Herman Cain's rapid, painful demise, right now, so we can get on with the business of a "Gingrich surge," which can then be brought to its own rapid, painful demise, leading us to the eventual acceptance of Mitt Romney.

As part of the new Basel III financial regulatory standards, certain banks deemed "systemically important" will be required to maintain higher core capital ratios, draw up plans for their own hypothetical unwinding, and keep a certain amount of highly liquid assets on hand lest another crunch come around. You can probably guess many of the banks that these rule-writers had in mind! But for good measure, the official list of 29 banks has been released.

Before she brings a pack of rabid girls and gays to Times Square for New Year's Eve, Lady Gaga is going to force us all to sit through her Thanksgiving special, A Very Gaga Thanksgiving, on ABC. She'll performs her songs, do an interview with Katie Couric and talk about Christmas. Wait, is this a Christmas special in disguise? That holiday starts earlier every damn year.

Never underestimate the power of hype. When Groupon's clattering clown car went public today, its stock soared 40% to $28 a share from its IPO price of $20. Groupon CEO Andrew Mason—that Andrew Mason—is now worth $1.3 billion. Happy Friday!

Remember Frankie Muinz? Sweet little Frankie Muniz who used to look like this and now looks like this and does things like this? Fame does wonders for some people! Well Frankie is all grown up and renting one of his two McMansions in Scottsdale, Arizona for $7,250 a month.

For the past... I don't know, hundred years? It feels like it's been a hundred years since this recession began. Perhaps fewer. Anyhow, things have been bleak for a while. But unwrap your lips from that loaded handgun, poverty-stricken American: things are statistically better than you thought!

Jennifer Lopez has signed a deal with Walden Media, the goody-two-shoes "family" film production company, to produce a live-action version of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego.

The final tally of victims in News International's hacking scandal looks like it will eventually reach 5,800, according to the Guardian. Which may explain why News Corp. has set up a dedicated web site for victims to apply for an out-of-court settlement. Think of it as a MySpace for targets of Rupert Murdoch's criminal surveillance operation.

Kristen Stewart's irrepressible sexiness imperils a movie franchise for kids. George Clooney gave Stacy Keibler crabs. Kris Jenner on Kim keeping her engagement ring: "I hate Indian givers." Dina Lohan blabs about LiLo's Playboy contract. TGIFriday gossip.

What do you do when Union soldiers kill your wife? Naturally, you focus every ion of your being on hunting them down and killing them. That's exactly what prompts former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon to take up a little side-work building the first transcontinental railroad.

Is there anything more satisfying than watching the ongoing implosion of Jon Corzine, a filthy rich privileged putz who thought his wealth entitled him to run the state of New Jersey, but who got tossed out of office by a fat man and went on to drive a derivatives firm into bankruptcy and criminal investigations? No, there is nothing more satisfying. Nothing.

This pop start was trying to sext her manager but sent them to her husband instead. Oops! This actress is sleeping with a co-star and a female production assistant, and this actor is getting fans pregnant. The evidence he's cheating is way more obvious than naked pictures in texts!

The Washington Post, having suffered years of cutbacks and foreign bureau closings, has now consolidated all of its remaining resources on its Peabody award-winning Hipness Desk. The paper's tireless hipness correspondents spend day and night fanned out across the metropolitan region in search of the elusive young, hip vibe that, according to legend, haunts the DC area.

The CIA spends all day on Twitter and Facebook, just like you. And they're using them to keep the president and government officials informed of world events. What does the #4wordsbeforesex trending topic mean for the American People?