Portland, Oregon is home to Powell's, one of the country's best book stores. Portlanders love to read, and this bus driver is no exception. But, dude, how about you don't read while you're driving a bus down the highway?

The increase in American poverty—and just how to gauge the poverty line—has been in the news lately. For those of us who live in cities, poverty's a bit different. Here's how to tell if you're a cash-strapped urbanite.

This morning The Hoff graced the stage of Access Hollywood Live to talk about his latest gig on DWTS. He has to wear a "onesie" and doesn't know who The Situation is... but he's giving it 135% of his effort!

Watch this trailer for Christmas with a C where the good olde town of Seward Alaska fights back against the Godless Mitch Bright for trying to ruin Christmas by banning the nativity scene in front of a town hall.

The filing deadline for Chicago's 2011 mayor's race is November 22, with a Democratic primary in February. Not far away! So White House chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel, should he run, would have to leave "relatively soon" — before the midterms, probably.

Do you want to use a litter box, but are afraid you won't be able to smell your cat's urine? Do you also want to be able to eat the aforementioned litter? Then World's Best Cat Litter is for you!

"It's practically pornographic!" proclaims the Easy A star in delight. In his segment Shared Experience, Jimmy Fallon convinces Emma Stone to shake the Shake Weight® (now for dudes!) along with the Late Night audience.

Good news: "Shoppers experience the same rush of endorphins when they stumble across a hot sale promotion as they do when they are sexually aroused." So if you shopped during Fashion's Night Out, you have been to an orgy.

In last week's pilot, we watched Hank and Britt gain entry to a suspect's estate using a stolen bulldog instead of a search warrant. This week, the two unlicensed private investigators turn to bounty hunting to make some quick cash.

Here's a trailer for Single White Roommate The Roommate, a college-set thriller about a pretty girl (ragin' Minka Kelly) with a roommate (Leighton Meester, of Gossip Girl), who turns into an obsessed insane person. Who rips out bellybutton rings!

In your rumormongering Friday media column: rumors of Newsweek's bleak near future, another Rupert Murdoch paywall, buzzy broadcasters revealed, Dennis Kneale reportedly leaving CNBC, and Doug McKelway gets canned.

Apparently, Top Chef host/supermodel/ex-wife of Salman Rushdie Padma Lakshmi has a jewelry line. As this one-minute commercial for the line shows, however, it appears Lakshmi's greatest selling point isn't her necklace, but what her necklace rests on. (Boobs.) Watch inside.

Last night we thought it was the finale, but we were wrong. It was just another episode full of the typical horrors. But vaguely interesting horrors. Good lord, are we starting to like this show?

And the Academy Award for Best Fake Injury Goes to... Derek Jeter! During Wednesday night's Yankees/Rays game, Jeter acted as if a pitch had stuck his hand. He even writhed in pain! Too bad it never hit him. Video inside.

Hey, eccentric billionaires: You can buy a piece of Lady Liberty's nose! A copper nose tip used in the Statue of Liberty's 1983 renovation is up for auction. Estimated selling price: $150,000-$200,000. Goes well with stuffed grizzly bears.

Did you know that 2010 is the Year of the Conservative Woman? Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, whoever else: all conservative, and female, and in the news. Now the conservative filmmakers at Citizens United will commemorate them with a new documentary!

Mark Malkoff is addicted to the internet. Logically, the only way to rid himself of his addiction was by locking himself in his bathroom for 5 days without technology. Watch below to see if he successfully beat his addiction!

Project Runway killed Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis a second time. They dug up her grave, molested her corpse, dressed her up in bad outfits, and paraded her on TV. Her eternal soul will know no rest because of reality television.

There aren't many NASCAR enthusiasts staffing ESPN's Connecticut headquarters. Thursday, SportsNation had one of the few record his NASCAR thoughts as an "expert opinion," but it was all a ruse to embarrass him in front of NASCAR superstar Tony Stewart.

"We are not asking you to agree with... homosexuality—we're asking you to do your job, to protect the Constitution," says Lady Gaga in a new message to the US Senate about repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Watch inside.