TV News, Links, and What to Watch Tonight

Whitney Jefferson · 03/23/11 03:30PM

MTV orders two more seasons of The Real World, the cast of Modern Family will sit down with James Lipton in the Actors Studio and will Brad Womack return to The Bachelor for a third time?

The Two Most Controversial iPhone Apps of the Week

Adrian Chen · 03/23/11 03:25PM

Here are two things you could do with your iPhone last week that you might not be able to next week: learn about how to fake-"cure" yourself from being gay, and avoid DUI checkpoints. It's outrage time in the App store!

Is Cat-ertainment the Most Adorable News Program Ever?

Marisa Gladstone · 03/23/11 03:15PM

In this video, we are introduced to "Cat-ertainment." It's a news show about cats, with a guest appearance from Sally Jesse Raphael, and her cat Max. We also learn about a cat named "Baby" who saved his owner's life by waking him up when a fire started in the house. It may be safe to say that every grandmother in America has found their new favorite program.

This Week In Tabloids

Remy Stern · 03/23/11 03:11PM

Welcome back to Midweek Madness! Every Wednesday, we "read" Star, In Touch, Ok!, Us and Life & Style so you don't "have" to. This week: The Bachelor, Bradley Cooper and Renée Zellweger, Fergie and Suri Cruise. [Jezebel]

92-Year-Old Woman Shoots Up Her Neighbor's House Over a Kiss

Brian Moylan · 03/23/11 03:02PM

92-year-old Helen Staudinger went to her neighbor's house and said she wouldn't leave without a kiss. When the man refused, she went home, got her gun, and fired at his house. That is one grandma you don't want to mess with!

Gawker.TV: The Best Videos Ever of the Day

Whitney Jefferson · 03/23/11 03:00PM

Today at Gawker.TV, Katie Couric hints at leaving CBS, Jimmy Kimmel speaks about his kiss with Charlie Sheen, Bill Hader's road to SNL, NeNe hates Star Jones, and Lewis Black endorses Donald Trump's possible run for the presidency.

We Reveal Today's Freeze Frame

Whitney Jefferson · 03/23/11 03:00PM

Whoops, no one correctly answered today's Freeze Frame. Don't you remember this flop of a film that starred our favorites from The State, Wet Hot American Summer and the Stella guys?

Fox News' Steve Harrigan: America's Laziest War Correspondent

John Cook · 03/23/11 02:58PM

Steve Harrigan, the Fox News correspondent currently engaged in a war of words with CNN's Nic Robertson while they both cover a war of bombs in Libya, is as lazy as Robertson says, according to someone who's worked with him.

Director James Gunn Talks "Kicking Ellen Page in the Face"

Chris Wyman · 03/23/11 02:40PM

(Metaphorically... we think.) You probably don't recognize James Gunn, but this interview is definitely worth your time. The manic filmmaker behind Super and Slither candidly discusses Ellen Page, Rainn Wilson, and stuffing his diminutive girlfriend inside small objects.

Russian Tow Truck Shows Cars No Mercy

Leah Beckmann · 03/23/11 02:25PM

There are few things worse than the sinking realization that your car is about to be towed. Next time this happens to you, remember that it could be worse if you lived in Russia.

Can You Guess the Celebrity by the Hairstyle?

Brian Moylan · 03/23/11 02:02PM

London-based artist Christina Christoforou has drawn hundreds of celebrities, rock stars, fictional characters, and famous personages in her unique style—using only their hair—for her new book Whose Hair? Can you guess who these coifs belong to?

CNN: Less Politics, More News

Hamilton Nolan · 03/23/11 01:55PM

In your improbably snowy Wednesday media column: CNN's new strategy, all important and unimportant NYT news, HuffPo tells AOL freelancers their fate, Jane Pratt's back, and an honest journalism job ad.

Stephen Colbert Explores His "Raging Art-On"

Whitney Jefferson · 03/23/11 01:50PM

In part to of Stephen's exploration into the world of art, he sits down with a panel of appraisers to set a price for his portrait's auction. Later, he attempts to generate some buzz about his painting at the pre-auction cocktail party.