Today we looked at some encouraging polling numbers about Sarah Palin. She would not beat Obama in an election right now! But, of course, we should still fret and worry about 2012, right? Wrong, says one optimistic commenter.

How do you define a word without using words? How do you explain all the definitions for a word like "break," or "play," without words? The answer is in this video, the most impressive thing you'll see today.

Virginia Congressional candidate Krystal Ball writes of those who posted her dildo-sucking naughty Santa pictures: "They wanted me to feel like a whore. They wanted me to collapse in a ball of embarrassment and to hang my head in shame."

Your daily look into the twitterific lives of our favorite celebs.

Facebook can now send a temporary account password to your mobile phone, for when you're on an untrusted computer. It's a nice idea, but dangerous for the millions of Facebook users who don't know about it.

It turns out the stereotypes about gay and straight men and women are kind of true. Data-obsessed dating site OKCupid sorted through what gay and straight users claim they like to compile the snazzy charts you'll find below.

The Way We Live Now: fraying around the edges. Yes, there's always one bright, shiny piece of good news to focus on obsessively. But is it bright enough to outshine the creeping black horrors? We shall see.

Ali MacGraw (the 70s-it-girl-currently-in-her-70s) went on Oprah's show ato demystify perhaps the worst pseudo-profundity in movie history. You're familiar with the much-parodied and little-understood quote from Love Story, "Love means never having to say you're sorry." So much for that.

Ray Wert (of Jalopnik) is the latest Gawker Media All-Star to cross over into reality. Is Google's fleet of Decepticons destined to destroy us all?

Gosh darn it, she really just isn't going anywhere. Also today: Some really great reality show ideas sound really great, including one with Heidi Klum "interacting" with your children. Plus news of the economy!

A Mexican official investigating the alleged Falcon Lake, Texas pirate attack has reportedly been decapitated.

Two guys decided to roll 1000 colorful golf balls down a metal slide with one of the men standing as a target at the bottom. It's like the the Sony Bravia bouncing balls commercial but with more pain.

By nasty old New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino's standards, does saying "Fuck him," twice, on video, in reference to the U.S. Attorney General, even count as a "gaffe"? Nah, it's just Crazy Carl. Oy. Let's roll the clip.

TONIGHT: Tons of TV! We've got new episodes of No Ordinary Family, The Good Wife, Raising Hope, Running Wilde, Detroit 1-8-7, Glee, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Biggest Loser, and much more, plus the season finale of Flipping Out.

Twin discrimination! Sexing to success! Kiddie irony! Erasing wrinkles! Beating obesity! Late night fat! Insomnia menopause! Blindness progress! And bilingualism! It's your Tuesday Health Watch, where we watch your health—in English, y en Español (poquito)!

Today, an interview of Helen Thomas by an Ohio radio station hit the air. In it, Thomas reaffirmed her criticism of Israel, blasted Ari Fleisher, and broke down when she found out that President Obama had criticized her. Highlights inside.

There's a good chance the only reason you've ever heard a Wiz Khalifa verse is because you loved Girl Talk's "Don't Stop," but here's an explanation about why there's a very real chance he's about to rule the pop charts.

The federal judge who deemed "don't ask don't tell" unconstitutional ruled today that the military "immediately suspend and discontinue any investigation, discharge, [or] separation" of gay soldiers. See, it took just one judge to do what Obama couldn't.

Today at Gawker.TV, George Clooney recalls being spit on in Sudan, Cuddy goes bare on House, Pauly D on the Tonight Show, and How I Met Your Mother decides what it takes to become a real New Yorker.

Congratulations to rjmascolo for being the first person to answer today's Freeze Frame. Click through for the answer.