Rich man Sidney Harman bought Newsweek a few weeks ago, and everyone's been wondering when the real changes would come down. Several editorial stars have already left the magazine; now, a tipster tells us, significant layoffs are on the way.

Barbara Walters is planning to launch a panel-style talker like The View but geared toward men. Ideal hosts include Bryant Gumbel, comedian Alec Mapa, BET's Jacque Reid, former Fox News host E.D. Hill, and one other. Maybe Obama is interested?

Last night, American politics changed forever: hilarious sex dingbat Ben Quayle successfully purchased a congressional primary victory in Arizona, with father Dan Quayle's credit card. Hear that, smearmongers? Don't ever question the Scion of Quayle again.

Gawker.TV Trivia, a daily question & answer game that tests your knowledge of television—past and present. Do you think that you've got it? Check out the answer to today's question, inside.

The recent hotel hostage crisis in Brazil's second-largest city has potentially scared off the producers of the fourth Twilight movie, who were to film some scenes nearby. So, uh, good luck, everyone going to the World Cup and the Olympics.

Constantly updating your status, oversharing the gory details of your simple life, Farmville... these are the symptoms of being a FaceDouche. This video's filled with examples of the most annoying facebook faux pas—-how guilty are you?

The average teenager sends nearly 3,000 texts a month. Experts say that kids these days are literally addicted to texting. Wow. Talk about a shitty addiction. Where's the glamor? We have the formula for breaking this useless, unsexy addiction.

Busty bombshell Christina Hendricks is the new face of staid outerwear brand London Fog. We think the lusty execs on Mad Men would approve of the campaign, even though we're thinking more about what's underneath than the raincoat itself.

"Ground Zero mosque" mania reaches exciting new heights. Last night a cabbie picked up a man at 24th and Second. The passenger asked "Are you Muslim?" The driver answered yes, and was promptly stabbed. He survived, thank god(s).

Lopez Tonight shed some light on the controversial other Kardashian sister, "Kougar Kardashian." Kougar's plethora of younger boyfriends are revealed. I guess we can blame the 90's and Kougar for AC Slater's tank top obsession.

The body of Gareth Williams, a British spy connected to MI6, was found stabbed to death and stuffed inside a bag in the bathtub of his apartment close to MI6 headquarters. So...let's not jump to any conclusions.

Now that she's rich, she pimps her rocker husband out for fun. This actress' assistant is sleeping with her father and this star is selling his kid's toys to buy drugs. He should do the honorable thing and sell himself.

Beck does preface his arguments with "Obama is not a Muslim" but turns around and starts a 15-minute segment on why America thinks Obama is a Muslim. Although this clip's not 15 minutes long, some of the highlights are included.

FOX's upcoming pilot Lone Star is one of the more anticipated shows premiering this September. It's about a con man determined go straight but first has to choose between his two identities and the women attached to each. Trailer inside.

Lt. Col. Vincent Nyakarundi, a veteran of African peacekeeping missions, is Rwanda's first-ever military attache to the UN. He doesn't need to come all that way to get mugged. Could you face crime with the equanimity of Vincent Nyakarundi?

Elin Nordegren gives her first and last interview. Lindsay Lohan is freed from rehab. Heidi Montag wants her old boobs back, but not before she sells her sex tape. Wednesday gossip declares its independence.

Here's an early teaser trailer for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire followup, 127 Hours, a grim true story about a young rock climber named Aron Ralston (Franco) who, in 2003, amputated his own arm to free himself from a rock.

[Drew Barrymore with her dog outside the Letterman show; image via Bauer-Griffin]

CBS has reportedly paid a female former executive a roughly $1 million settlement in exchange for her not bringing a suit against Viacom boss Sumner Redstone for "verbal abuse and violent outbursts such as throwing dishes." Whoa, fella. [Daily Beast]

Inspired by his concern for the future of our planet, Akinori Ito of the Blest Corporation has invented something truly amazing and potentially game-changing for all of us: a machine that converts plastic garbage into oil. It's truly incredible.