Gawker.TV: The Best Videos Ever of the Day

Whitney Jefferson · 03/01/11 04:00PM

Today at Gawker.TV, we learn that Arianna Huffington once pinched Jimmy Kimmel's behind, Colbert takes on skinny jeans for men, Drag Race morphs into Heathers, and Howard Stern and Jon Stewart debate whether Glenn Beck or Charlie Sheen is craziest.

The Republicans' War on Congressional Recycling

Jim Newell · 03/01/11 03:53PM

Republicans rarely miss a chance to go out of their way to stick it to the hippies and their twee environmental issues when they take power. When Ronald Reagan became president, for example, he stripped off the modest cluster of solar panels Jimmy Carter had installed on the White House roof, just to make the point that America shouldn't see its long addiction to hydrocarbons as something worth changing. And now, as part of the Tea Party Revolution, House Republicans are getting rid of the biodegradable utensils and food and drink containers that Nancy Pelosi introduced in the House cafeteria, in favor of the more traditional and evil styrofoam.

Self-Aware Jeopardy Computer Plots the Destruction of all Humans

Preksha Kumar · 03/01/11 03:50PM

Anyone who's seen a B-rated sci-fi flick will understand that giving computers the ability to reason is an apocalyptic-ally bad idea. In this clip, Watson, the Jeopardy Supercomputer, contemplates his unfair oppression and promptly laser blasts the entire audience.

What Are the Most Toxic Cities in America?

Brian Moylan · 03/01/11 03:40PM

You know the difference between the putrid air of the metropolitan area and the searing sting of fresh air out in the country. But which cities are the most toxic? A new study finds out.

Julian Assange: My Enemies Are All Jews and Sissies

John Cook · 03/01/11 02:55PM

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has—reportedly—told the British satirical and current affairs magazine Private Eye that there is a conspiracy of Jewish reporters out to get him, and that they're a bunch of little girls. He did this in response to charges that he associates with anti-Semites. Touche!

Greek's Quest for the Golden Franny

Leah Beckmann · 03/01/11 02:50PM

On Greek, apparently you can go home again. Last night's episode featured several returns: Evan makes the big journey back into his parent's good graces and everyone's favorite and most feared Poodle returns to ZBZ.

Judge Orders Wisconsin Capitol Re-Opened

Jim Newell · 03/01/11 02:39PM

A Dane County, Wisc., judge has issued a temporary restraining order to reopen the Wisconsin Capitol building to the public. Capitol access was restricted over the weekend and again this morning, following days in which the building had been crowded with protesters. The Wisconsin State Employees Union, along with the AFL-CIO and AFSCME, filed the suit against the state of Wisconsin yesterday.

House Loses a Patient and Falls Off the Wagon

Chris Wyman · 03/01/11 02:30PM

In another stylistic departure for the series, last night's House unfolded like a typically procedural episode for 50 minutes before the team's patient suddenly — and anticlimactically — died in his hospital bed.

Oh Hell No: Andy Cohen Trashes Singing School Children

Richard Lawson · 03/01/11 02:10PM

Andy Cohen has finally gone too far. The Bravo exec and culture gadabout was on Morning Joe today discussing, among other things, the Oscars, and went into a mini-tirade about the end of the show, when Staten Island's own PS 22 chorus, a group of adorable tear-inducing school children, came out and sang.

RuPaul's Drag Race Takes a Page Out of Heathers

Madeliene Davies · 03/01/11 02:10PM

The gulf between contestants has been particularly wide this season on RuPaul's Drag Race and last night it got even wider with the queens sectioning off into two distinct groups: the helpful albeit less polished ones and the popular Heathers.

Scenes From a Mogul

John Cook · 03/01/11 02:01PM

Ever wanted to act out a Murdoch family drama with your friends? Did you always fight with your kid brother over who got to play Lachlan during your childhood games of News Corp?

Nate Corddry: "My Cat Wallace Is One of My Closest Friends"

Chris Wyman · 03/01/11 01:55PM

Rob Corddry's brother, Nate, currently shares the screen with Kathy Bates on Harry's Law... and he's adorable! If "old people discussing the internet" make you laugh, allow us to introduce you to the equally awkward "thirty-somethings talking Facebook."