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Whitney Jefferson · 09/20/10 04:00PM

Community's Christmas episode will be done in complete stop-motion animation, J.J. Abrams is shopping around a show featuring Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn, Mark Cuban joins the judging table of Shark Tank, and David Letterman was in on the whole "Joaquin Pheonix hoax" the entire time!

The Recession Ended and All We Got Was This Old Brick

Hamilton Nolan · 09/20/10 03:51PM

The Way We Live Now: dangerously close to the dark side. The American worker is a timid bird, quick to skitter about based upon the slightest change in economics forecast. Will you ever work again? As a brick thief, yes!

Your Monday Night Lineup

Matt Cherette · 09/20/10 03:30PM

TONIGHT: We've got the series premieres of Lone Star, The Event, Mike & Molly, Chase, and Hawaii Five-0, the season premieres of Dancing with the Stars, HIMYM, House, Chuck, Rules of Engagement, and Two and a Half Men, and more!

How White Is Your Neighborhood?

Ryan Tate · 09/20/10 03:12PM

Photographer Eric Fischer's color-coded maps of racial segregation are captivating, particularly once you find your own neighborhood. A look at his work follows after the jump, courtesy of Fast Company's Cliff Kuang.

If Lost Ultimately Didn't Work, How Can The Event?

Richard Lawson · 09/20/10 03:01PM

Tonight is the premiere of The Event, NBC's latest stab at a big, loud, rumbling mystery machine, a hybrid of Lost's tantalizing obfuscation and 24's globe-trotting government intrigue. It's not a miniseries, it's a full series-series. So can it work?

'Exhausted' Lady Sticks It to Obama

Jim Newell · 09/20/10 02:51PM

Barack Obama doesn't want businesses thinking he's anti-business. So he held a town hall today for CNBC, which literally all businesses watch. A common middle-class person posed a brutal first question, however, saying she's "exhausted of defending you."

Rubicon Begs the Question: What Would You Do?

Chris Wyman · 09/20/10 02:45PM

Hello, ladies. Imagine that you've just allowed your handsome-yet-troubled neighbor Will to spend the night on your couch. He's claimed that his apartment is unsafe and under surveillance. Do you search his belongings after he leaves for work?

The Doctors Wage War on a YouTube Stuntman

Arielle Sklar · 09/20/10 02:31PM

Crazy action film-like stunts are no problem for trained professionals, but when aired online, The Doctors feel they entice children to try their hand at youtube stardom. Producer Leroy Patterson is brought on the show to defend his craft.

And Now, a Demonstration of How To Catch Fish With Your Penis

Annie Fleming · 09/20/10 02:23PM

In this video occasional nature documentarian Gavin McInness shows you how to catch a fish using nothing but a human worm. Sounds simple enough, but the real trick is in properly unhooking the fish after capture. Instructions below: