What if Bob Dylan Wrote Every Popular Song Ever?

Marie Bardi · 02/10/11 01:00PM

This video imagines a world in which "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "All Along the Watchtower" weren't the only famous Dylan standards. Could it be that "My Humps" was originally inspired by a "lovely lady-lump" Joan Baez had on her back?

Michele Bachmann On China's President: 'Hu's Your Daddy'

Jim Newell · 02/10/11 12:48PM

It's an exciting day for the conservative movement! Perhaps even the most exciting day of the year, right up there with Guy Fawkes Day. The 10,000-attendee Conservative Political Action Conference kicked off this morning in Washington, and it will run through Saturday. It's the Republican party's most important gathering every year, and it's especially vital in years, like this one, when there's a large crop of potential presidential candidates to size up.

Top Chef: The Hamboogler Comes Up Empty Handed

Marie Bardi · 02/10/11 12:40PM

Often on Top Chef, the undoing of a contestant is anticipated by a preference for over-complication (think Marcel). But this week, it was the hamburger - a simple American classic - that proved to be the spoiler for a fan favorite.

American Idol: The Great Frisco Freak-Out

Richard Lawson · 02/10/11 12:39PM

Ahh, finally. Last night was the final round of auditions on this, our tenth adventure on the groaning Idol merry-go-round. Shanti. It was fitting that the last city was San Francisco, a place of thin sun and cool, crisp hope, but also of strange and looming mountains, of underfoot tremors, of, as Tony Kushner taught us, great millennial brokenness and yearning. It's the perfect place for Idol's blend of triumph and tragedy, though last night they focused a bit more heavily on the tragedy.

Boxer Dog vs. Dalek Robot

Marisa Gladstone · 02/10/11 12:25PM

Many things that can rub your dog the wrong way, laser pointers, vacuum cleaners, robots...but it's always pretty adorable to watch.

You're Messing Up Our Neat Little Racial Categories

Hamilton Nolan · 02/10/11 11:50AM

What has happened to the neat and tidy racial divisions placed unto our planet by god himself? I'll tell you what's happened to them: lots of fucking. We can no longer tell who's what just by looking! We can no longer trust our suburban redoubts to be lily-white! We can no longer make convenient racial jokes secure in the knowledge that no one in listening range belongs to one of the ethnicities being mocked! Nooooooo!

James Blunt Admits He "Writes Gay Music"

Leah Beckmann · 02/10/11 11:50AM

James Blunt has the self-deprecating humor shtick down. Apparently, the crooner has a penchant for spreading lies about himself. In this brief clip alone, he says he's gay, a drug addict, and that his new album is Justin Bieber's favorite.

Hosni Mubarak Could Step Down Tonight

Jim Newell · 02/10/11 11:07AM

Various reports are swirling around about Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak planning to step down from power in the very near future. NBC News' Richard Engel hears from two independent Egyptian government officials that Mubarak would leave tonight, under an agreement with Army leaders.

Lucha Libre Wrestler Slams Midget Gorilla Mascot

Leah Beckmann · 02/10/11 11:05AM

Pumped with the adrenaline of a big win, this Lucha Libre fighter doesn't seem to be satisfied with his victory alone. You know what they say: it ain't over until the midget is ricocheted across the ring.

Which Two Closeted Actors Were Making Out at the Super Bowl?

Brian Moylan · 02/10/11 10:58AM

Both these gay TV studs are in the closet, but they were in each others' arms in Dallas. This Twilight star's ex says he's impotent because of steroids. This gay actor recently had a fling with woman. Does he need to go back in the closet?

Fancy Club's Anguished Debate: Are We Rushing This 'Women Are Equal' Thing?

Hamilton Nolan · 02/10/11 10:21AM

The Century Club in Manhattan is a throwback to the romantic days of yore, when men of arts and letters would gather in private wood-paneled rooms next to roaring fires to discuss the intellectual issues of the day. Like how inferior women are! The Century itself started admitting women in 1988, thanks to a court order, but now the woman-issue has reared its pretty little head once again.

Should You Buy a Verizon iPhone 4?

Chris Wyman · 02/10/11 10:20AM

February 10th is Verizon iPhone Day here in the US, but G4TV's been playing around with one since Monday. Here's their video review, complete with a side-by-side AT&T / Verizon reception comparison as the team drove around LA.