American Idol: Chicken Soup for the Soul
Madeleine Davies · 02/18/11 04:50PMThe Most Fiscally Responsible Congressman Ever
Jim Newell · 02/18/11 04:39PM
You see this, leeches? If you want a handout, don't go asking freshman Republican Rep. Dan Benishek, who is a medical doctor. His staff didn't spend all its time making this banner and posting it to Facebook for people to not see it. "If you are here to ask for more money, you're in the wrong office!" Can he be much clearer? So don't even try, because it's not going to happen. Dan Benishek is not your ATM, damnit. Says right there on the huge banner in the middle of his office.
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Remy Stern · 02/18/11 04:30PMTV News, Links, and What to Watch Tonight
Whitney Jefferson · 02/18/11 04:30PMWhy Is the Military Creating an Army of Fake People on the Internet?
Adrian Chen · 02/18/11 04:29PMNew York Times Launches Inexplicable 'Reinvention' of Week in Review Section
Hamilton Nolan · 02/18/11 04:21PM
New York Times staffers just received the following exciting memo from editor Bill Keller and editorial page boss Andy Rosenthal. The paper is reinventing the "Week in Review" section! We've read this memo twice, and it sounds to us like the new section will be... exactly like the current one? But maybe with more letters to the editor? See if you can spot what the fuss is about.
Something Borrowed: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Kate Hudson
Richard Lawson · 02/18/11 04:14PMDenise Richards Co-Hosts The View, Is Subject to Rapid-Fire Questions About Charlie Sheen
Whitney Jefferson · 02/18/11 04:10PMWe Reveal Today's Freeze Frame
Whitney Jefferson · 02/18/11 04:00PMGawker.TV: The Best Videos Ever of the Day
Whitney Jefferson · 02/18/11 04:00PMTexas Taken Over by Mescans
Hamilton Nolan · 02/18/11 03:49PMFinally The Great Gatsby Is a Nintendo-Style Video Game
Brian Moylan · 02/18/11 03:40PMParis Hilton: "I Don't Even Read Anything, Anymore"
Preksha Kumar · 02/18/11 03:30PMHouse Votes to Defund Planned Parenthood
Jim Newell · 02/18/11 03:27PM
This is not surprising, and yet: The House has passed an amendment to the continuing budget resolution it's finalizing that would block all federal aid to Planned Parenthood. Even though providing abortions is a small part of what Planned Parenthood does—and is isolated from federal funds within the organization's structure, by law—the amendment passed 240-185. So does this mean abortion is over forever?
Lady Gaga Says She Was in That Egg For 72 Hours Straight
Adrian Chen · 02/18/11 03:20PM
Lady Gaga has been traipsing around for the past few days claiming she was in that damn egg thing she arrived to the Grammys in for 72 hours straight before the show. "It was a very creative experience, and it was time for me to prepare and really think about the meaning of ["Born This Way," which she performed on stage] and get prepared for the performance," she told Ryan Seacrest.
It's a Media Blitz Gone Bad on Parks and Recreation
Whitney Jefferson · 02/18/11 03:10PM
The Parks Department decides to go on a "Media Blitz" to spread the word about the Harvest Festival due to a low awareness among Pawnee residents. Things start to go bad when an Alta Vista search reveals Ben's secret past.
Anna Nicole Smith: The Opera
Madeleine Davies · 02/18/11 02:55PMSure, the life of Anna Nicole Smith is tragic, but did you ever think that it was opera worthy? Well, one composer did and, turns out, it's a hit.







