Yakov Smirnoff on Communist Russia

Christopher Han · 11/05/10 08:00PM

"In Soviet Russia, car drives you!" Yes, Family Guy's take on Yakov Smirnoff rings true. He covers some of the ways America is better than his home country, including the attractiveness of the women, freedom of speech, and clothing.

Red at Night, Seller's Delight

Brian Moylan · 11/05/10 06:06PM

[While financial types on Wall Street might be commuting home in the rain this evening, it's supposed to be a sunny weekend in New York City. Image via AP]

Lawsuit Filed Over Oklahoma's Sharia Ban

Remy Stern · 11/05/10 05:04PM

Days after Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to prohibit its courts from considering Sharia or international law, the Council on American-Islamic Relations' Oklahoma director filed a lawsuit asking for an injunction against the law.

What's Opening in Theaters Today

Richard Lawson · 11/05/10 04:40PM

You probably owe someone an overDue Date to the movies. This weekend there are movies For Colored Girls and anyone else! But you don't have 127 Hours for all of them, so use that Megamind of yours and pick one!

Are Illegal Immigrants Stealing All Our Crime Drama Roles?

Adrian Chen · 11/05/10 04:37PM

FX is developing a drama with an illegal Mexican immigrant as its protagonist. The Drudge Report picked up the news, and now conservatives are outraged, because criminals have never been glorified in the history of the moving picture.

British Top Chef Hilariously Re-Edited with Downgraded Food

Christopher Han · 11/05/10 04:30PM

Someone took the final episode of MasterChef — in which the chefs prepare desserts — and spliced in TV dinners in place of their dishes. The commentary remains the same so you have the judges applauding microwave ramen.

TV News and the Best of the Rest on the Web

Whitney Jefferson · 11/05/10 04:15PM

A new Arrested Development reunion to look foward to, Molly Shannon heads to HBO, Doug Benson's new show premieres tonight, and the cast of Childrens Hospital goes live this Sunday night!

Save the Recession Cats. It's Too Late for the People

Hamilton Nolan · 11/05/10 03:54PM

The Way We Live Now: challenged. But overcoming the challenge, yes? No. "Challenged" is, of course, simply a euphemism for something horrible. But let's not talk about that now. Kitties! What about kitties? Recession kitties?

Your Friday Night Lineup

Matt Cherette · 11/05/10 03:30PM

TONIGHT: We've got the season premiere of Supernanny, plus new episodes of School Pride, Blue Bloods, Smallville, Supernatural, CSI: New York, Medium, Real Time with Bill Maher, Suite Life on Deck, WWE Smackdown, and much more. Happy weekend!