The premiere Family Guy was an hour-long mystery done in the classic style of "whodunnit" movies. Admittedly sick of Family Guy's same-old-shtick, it was surprisingly plot-driven and delightful to watch. Because it's easily watched online, this post is spoiler-free!

Life is just like an episode of Mad Men: It goes along swimmingly until—out of the blue—all your mistakes and regrets come to terrorize you into submission. Finally, everyone pays for their lies.

[Rihanna films the music video for What's My Name? on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Images via Bauer-Griffin, click to enlarge.]

It's so easy to sell shiny America crap to angry conservatives these days. Now the New York publishing world is formally cashing in, as HarperCollins is starting a new conservative imprint, "Broadside Books." Punchy?

This week's kiss-tasting challenge was inspired by the Rock of Love incident in which Marcia kissed Bret Michaels moments after praying at the porcelain altar. On VH1, there's always time for coffee-flavored kisses and a bit of conversation.

NYC has bedbugs, raccoons, and skunks, but at least we don't have stink bugs. Yet.

Happy Monday, y'all! Do you have a case of the aforementioned? If so, then this video should cheer you up: here's two-plus minutes of a very sleepy—and OMG SO CUTE—baby bunny, set to soothing bedtime music! Watch inside.

Pointedly ignoring the fact that most schools are worthless, While Obama is trying to hire 10,000 new teachers. Great, just what our kids need (*sarcasm punctuation mark*). More science, chess, Chinese classes...what our kids need is self-defense. Nerds!

Our favorite Family Guy spin-off returned from summer hiatus with an action-packed episode filled with cameos. Kanye Kenny West returned and got his career off the ground while Cleveland battled against our nation's president in a heated game of hoops.

Real Housewife of New Jersey and cookbook author Teresa Giudice landed a cookbook deal with Running Press for FABULICIOUS!: The Italian Family Cookbook, according to Publishers Marketplace. It is to feature "easy, budget-friendly recipes that will please the whole family."

Today, the ladies of The View took on the "hot topic" of Katy Perry's boobs on Sesame Street. While Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd disagreed with their appearance, Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg supported it. Then, Walters got all pervy.

At long last, the GOP's ad men have realized that Ronald Reagan's famously sunny "Morning in America" re-election ad can be remade as "Mourning in America," to attack stupid Democrats. This one is running nationally. Mourn, you fools, mourn!

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.

Celebrities: scaredy-cats! Turns out it's not just paranoid right-wing action star wannabes like Roger Ailes and Sean Hannity who are licensed to carry guns. So do a host of other New York celebrities. What is Marc Anthony so scared of?

If you're feeling overwhelmed by the Sad Keanu meme, why not remember the times when Keanu was happily spaced out? Enjoy this clip of Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves attempting to define the word "bodacious" while promoting Bill and Ted.

In the decade or so since MST3K went off the air, a number of would-be acts have come along with dreams of that crew. Until now, none have been able to stick the landing. Enter: Austin's Master Pancake Theater.

Forbes has gotten lots of attention for its new editorial plan: with True/ Slant's Lewis Dvorkin in charge, Forbes is flooding its site with blogs from both staffers and outsiders. And, it turns out, from advertisers. Ripoff—for the advertisers.

After a rousing week at theater camp, Lisa finds inspiration from her counselors—played by the Flight of the Conchords' Bret and Jemaine—and runs away to live the life of an artist in Springfield's very own version of Brooklyn.

She thinks they're helping her career, but they're just helping themselves. This celebrity mom is covering for her kid, a gay singer wants a closeted superstar really bad, and this celeb has a booger problem. Yes, stars are all snots.

Comedian Greg Giraldo overdosed on prescription pills last weekend. He's reportedly in critical condition.