The geeks inside us were excited to hear Barack Obama talk about his presidential gadgets during today's interview on The View. His blackberry isn't any fun and he's considering a switch to the iPhone. He's "got a 'pod, though!"

Lindsay Lohan once recorded a song "from daughter to father" saying her deadbeat dad broke her heart. Four years later and with his daughter conveniently in jail, Michael's got a response: a horrifying cringeworthy muzak tribute to "daddy's little girl."

Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk stopped by The Colbert Report to discuss electric cars and space travel. When discussing the contrasting fuel needs for both endeavors, Colbert asked if Musk was "trying to break even as spectacularly as possible."

Anne Rice is famous for writing crazy books about vampires, living in a spooky house, and , strangely, being a big Christian. UPDATE: Anne Rice is no longer a Christian.

Minnesota dingbat Michele Bachmann, who founded the House Tea Party Caucus last week, is already at odds with Tea Party members. She's campaigning for Missouri Senate candidate Roy Blunt instead of the Tea Party/Joe the Plumber-backed Real American candidate. Traitor!

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Dominique Cottrez of France has confessed to suffocating eight newborns and burying them in her backyard. The mother of two says she didn't want more children but didn't want to take the pill either.

ABC Entertainment president Steve McPherson resigned abruptly earlier this week. Now, THR reports the reason: an investigation into multiple sexual harassment complaints from "several women, including some executives and on-air talent." Sounds like an ill-concealed secret! Know more? Email us.

In today's daily dose of absurdity, Steve Carell is the latest guest to be questioned while sitting in the vicinity of two plants by Zach Galifianakis. A must watch for lovers of Evan Almighty, and everyone else too.

[Someone forgot to wind the Kelly Killoren Bensimon robot yesterday and it could no longer run in the middle of the road. Image via Bauer-Griffin]

American Apparel's stock nosedived this morning after its accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche, announced that it would no longer work with Dov Charney's fashion cult because the company's financial controls may not be reliable.

Amid Fat Tuesday shenanigans (and a brief break in the Ryan vs. Preston storyline), this episode focused on Jemmye's rocky relationships with men. In this clip, Jemmye reveals to Knight that she was involved in a year-long abusive relationship.

This soon-to-be viral gem straight out of Alabama's local news is probably the best thing to come out of a story about a rapist on the loose. The victim's brother really steals the show around the 1 minute mark.

Spotted outside Conde Nast headquarters this morning: a young man whose sign included his resumé and the slogan, "The first rule of improv is say yes." Nice suit, nice cardboard hobo penmanship. Sign him up, Si! [Click to enlarge]

Paris Hilton denies getting paid $1 million to be a Malaysian playboy's personal Barbie doll. George Clooney's girlfriend is tied to an Italian cocaine scandal. An Inception star talks about gay trysts. Thursday gossip works hard for its money.

This lady sure gets around, including two Oscar-caliber actors. This couple is coping with her father's Alzheimer's, this reality lady is thinking about a career in porn, and a boybander has fallen into a cougar's den. Everyone's a home wrecker.

We come to you with a heavy heart to report that our long municipal nightmare of messy legal incidents involving women riding the subway with their tiny dogs still persists. Will New York ever be safe, for subway dogs?

New York Congressman Charlie Rangel is currently scrambling to avoid a House ethics trial for a laundry list of shady actions. Last night, Jon Stewart went through them in the funniest way possible. Video inside (with a Bloagojevich/Kerry bonus!).

After its executives were forced to listen to a US senator read the words "shitty deal" from a company email one million times, Goldman Sachs has decided to ban swearing via email. Whatever shall they do now?

Heartthrob Efron admitted to getting his jollies at a strip club with former co-star Corbin Bleu on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Here, Efron breaks down his experience at the gentleman's club, including the awkward phone call to his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens.