Election officials have determined that ex-White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel did maintain his Chicago residency during his two years in Washington, after seeing his crawlspace. Now Emanuel is free to win that Chicago mayor's race that he's winning.

During last night's All-Star elimination challenge, Carla faced a common chef occupational hazard when she sliced her fingernail off during prep. Unlike Jamie in the Museum challenge, Carla bandaged up her wound and went back to work. Video inside.

Did you know that God actually hates Christmas? In a scene that looks straight out of South Park we bring you this heartwarming Christmas song the entire family will enjoy!

Unexpected: Televangelist Pat Robertson, known to have a strong (and crazy) opinion from time to time, recently came out in favor of de-criminalizing marijuana. He just thinks it's a waste of money to lock people up "for a few puffs."

Ke$ha sends her warmest wishes to you in this inspirational holiday video message all the way from Moscow. Stay classy girl!

They say cooking is just like a tennis match. Actually, they don't say that, because cooking is nothing like tennis. Except when they make it be like tennis. Then it's nothing but net-jumping disaster.

Two things that give people fits: the holidays and the Zombie Apocalypse. And if the two should come at the same time it would be doubly troublesome. Thankfully, there's one video that provides solutions should just such a thing occur.

The Senate: It actually functioned in the past week! But that was only after election pressure on moderate Republicans died down. Endless Republican obstruction will continue next year, more painfully. Will Democrats dare to change the "sacrosanct" Senate rules?

As stated in his brief local news interview, this little boy has been waiting for Christmas for too long. He's a sweet kid, but none too bright when it comes to running into strollers.

[Emmy Rossum's face registers surprise as a boot levitates into her open palm at the Beverly Hills Barneys. Image via Flynet.]

This morning, the Today Fourth Hour crew tackled the Rex Ryan foot fetish story (only two days later). Ace reporter Hoda Kotb used the incident to blow the lid off the hidden camera incident. So what if they're unconnected?

This video of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange rapping—which was produced by an Australian web show called Rap News—is from October. But does watching Assange rapping ever get old? Let's just hope a music career isn't his back-up plan.

Every act of celebrity self-destruction has an equal but opposite act of fameball creation. O.J. gave us Kato Kaelin; Tiger's sex addiction unleashed an army of porn stars. And now, meet Miley Cyrus's bong-ripping foil: self-proclaimed spotlight seeker Rachael Moran.

On today's View, the hosts discussed the reaction to a segment they did yesterday, where they took the Catholic church to task for excommunicating a nun who facilitated an abortion to save the mother's life. Their defense inside.

Jersey Shore's DJ Paulie D beat out Snooki, JWOWW, and the rest of the crew and signed a deal for his own spin-off. It will most likely focus on his DJ career and definitely on his rather intricate hair preparation.

Gawker.TV Trivia, a daily question & answer game that tests your knowledge of television—past and present. Do you think you that you've got it? The answer to today's question, inside.

Top social conservative Bryan Fischer is outraged that "President Obama wants to give the entire land mass of the United States of America back to the Indians. He wants Indian tribes to be our new overlords."

Between the travel, bad weather, and family functions, Christmas can be perilous. But nothing is more fraught than the act of gift giving. We know you people have gotten some awful gifts, and we want to hear about it.

A couple of nights ago, Michelle Williams, promoting Blue Valentine sat down with Nightline's Cynthia McFadden and she talked emotionally about her marriage to and the death of Heath Ledger, among other heavy topics. The complete interview inside.

Old Andy Cohen has climbed up onto Pride Rock and held up a new New York Housewife for the kingdom to see. Her name is Cindy Barshop and she owns a chain of hair-removal spas. Her run begins mid-February. Welcome!