[One of the lavish place settings for tonight's state dinner at the White House in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao. A pic of the State Dining Room getting prepped for the meal of meat, potatoes and pie below.]

So it turns out that random photo of these three eating froyo wasn't so random after all—it was all for this promo for Gallery 1988! NSFW(ish) plus a cameo from Nick Kroll!

After a typically insane floor debate, for which Rep. Anthony Weiner made drinking game suggestions, the House voted to repeal Democrats' health care reform law, 245-189. The "Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act" will now die in the Senate.

The Thierry Mugler men's show—featuring Lady Gaga's new single and co-designed by her stylist Nicola Formichetti—opened Paris Fashion Week today. All the models wore plastic bags and one even looked like a zombie. Did we expect anything less?

Today we looked at an astronomer who successfully sued the University of Kentucky for firing him based on his questioning of Evolution beliefs about creation. We said good for him. Many of you disagreed, as evidenced by the following comment.

This guy is either really brave or really, really stupid. Maybe the lack of audio is a deliberate attempt to hide his screams of pain. Seriously, who in their right mind grabs a handful of wasps?!

The State Department has released a list of gifts to federal employees, including President Obama, from foreign governments in 2009. (Diplomats have been playing with them for a full year.) So which foreign dignitary gave our president the cheapest gift?

Town & Country editor Stephen Drucker is being replaced by former Men's Vogue editor Jay Fielden. More town, less country.

Some teens in Florida (natch) recently robbed a woman's home, taking, among other things, the ashes of her father and two Great Danes. Hungry for drugs, they snorted them. Upon realizing their mistake, they threw the ashes in a lake.

In one of the final episodes of The Fashion Show, designers were divided into pairs to form new fashion Houses. They were then asked to create a collection based on the elements: earth, wind, and air.

Just as the guy filming thought it was about to be his lucky night, his female friend promptly faceplants on the wall. The combination of alcohol and "smile for the camera!" was a bit too difficult at that moment.

New Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie vowed to settle the question of Barack Obama's birth certificate last month, and his "investigation" has found that yes, a recording of Obama's birth "exists in the archives, written down." The conspiracy theorists remain skeptical!

Anyone who's spent time on the Internet has seen their fair share of badly-written, absurd opinions. After playing this game, commenter Axman13 wrote a hilariously indignant review that was subsequently turned into a mock-serious video.

The Way We Live Now: grumbling unnecessarily over pennies. It's just human nature. It matters not how righteous the cause may be; it matters only that the cause will cost us money, which is unacceptable. Do farmworkers need another penny?

Have you overdosed on Natalie Portman coverage yet? Here are two clips from today's Ellen. In the first, Natalie helps Ellen channel her inner "Black Swan," and in the second Ellen tries to determine the sex of the baby.

As expected, ratings for Piers Morgan's CNN show plunged after its first episode. Well...good effort.

Inventor Thomas Casey shows off his design for an amusement park ride called the "Rings of Saturn." Try not to get queasy just by watching the miniature version of it spin.

Disgust welled up in me the other night when watching the Golden Globes. When Robert De Niro walked on stage to accept his award I let out a groan. Man, do I hate him. And he's not the only actor.

Alex Mack returns to TV, Law & Order: LA has been benched indefinitely, Banksy's Simpsons storyboards, and a major spoiler alert about next week's The Office.

The star of our favorite show about a super-powered kid is returning to the airwaves. Also today: Ricky Gervais stops by an American office, the 2012 film schedule shifts to accommodate the end of the world, and TV casting news.