TV News, Links, and What to Watch Tonight

Whitney Jefferson · 02/22/11 04:30PM

Ted Williams gets a TV series, James Franco's rejected song for the Oscars, more remixes of Justin Bieber getting shot on CSI, and the Jeopardy! porn parody you don't want to see.

Gawker.TV: The Best Videos Ever of the Day

Whitney Jefferson · 02/22/11 04:00PM

Today at Gawker.TV, The Bachelor visits the finalist's hometowns, Kathie Lee and Hoda celebrate "National Margarita Day," Jessica Hahn insults Barbara Walters, and Carmelo Anthony dodges questions about his trade to the Knicks mere hours before it happens on Conan.

Your Ultimate Oscar Party Menu

Richard Lawson · 02/22/11 03:59PM

The Oscars are on Sunday and today is Tuesday, meaning you need to start planning your menu for the party. Luckily we're here to give you some ideas for the perfect awards show feast, all based on this year's nominees!

How I Met Your Mother: Garbage Island

Whitney Jefferson · 02/22/11 03:20PM


HIMYM gave us some big plot reveals in last night's episode. Without being too spoiler-ly, Marshall and Lily make some big life changes, Barney takes a stab at actual dating, and Ted's love life is about to change.

Now Indiana's Democrats Are Fleeing

Jim Newell · 02/22/11 03:19PM

Indiana's Republican legislature tried to pass a major anti-union bill this morning, as is the hot new trend. It would have passed. But thanks to the Wisconsin example, Indiana's Democrats knew how to respond and have fled the state to deny Republicans a quorum for a vote. They're either in Illinois or Kentucky because, as the Indianapolis Star explains, they "need to go to a state with a Democratic governor to avoid being taken into police custody and returned to Indiana." This gets more fun by the day. Aren't you having fun? Well, in any case.

The Stay-at-Home Girlfriend Really Can Have It All

Richard Lawson · 02/22/11 02:49PM

Oh dear. A site called Brokelyn, for the recession-affected Brooklyn dweller, has published a "First Person" article entitled "How to survive as a SAHG (stay-at-home-girlfriend)." Hm! OK. It could be a tongue-in-cheek kind of jokey type thing, right? A humorous essay chronicling the silly misadventures of a young woman stepping into more "traditional" domestic duties while her live-in boyfriend is at work and she's looking for a new job. But... it's just not. It's really just not! Let's observe some samples from Quiana Stokes' strange composition.

Kill The Honorifics

Hamilton Nolan · 02/22/11 02:44PM

The Wall Street Journal is ending the use of honorifics in its sports pages. Meaning that they will no longer say things like "Mr. Griffin then dunked on Mr. Mozgov, balls dangling harshly on Mr. Mozgov's chin." No more "Mr." or "Mrs." in the sports pages! In other words, they will write like human beings talk.