Link Roundup: TV News and the Best of the Rest on the Web

Whitney Jefferson · 06/02/10 04:00PM

Spike TV introduces Half Pint Brawlers to the world today, Jeff Zucker may be out, Real Housewives' Sonja has been arrested for drunk driving, Tony Robbins is coming back to TV, and a first look at Walking Dead.

Today is Violent Rampage Day

Hamilton Nolan · 06/02/10 03:53PM

What is happening in our inexplicably awful and violent world today? Well there was another stabbing rampage in China, of course—this one on a train. It was unspeakably nightmarish! That was just for starters.

The Recipe for Hell's Kitchen Season Premiere

Andrew Tatreau-Sherwood · 06/02/10 03:46PM

Want to know how to make a deliciously entertaining TV show? Here's a recipe for one that's taken from the season premiere of Hell's Kitchen on FOX:

Meet the Hot Banker Allegedly Fired For Being Too Hot

Maureen O'Connor · 06/02/10 03:31PM

"Everything about Debrahlee Lorenzana is hot. Even her name sizzles," writes the Voice in a profile of the hot banker fired for being "too distracting for her male colleagues to bear." Her lawyer even has photographic evidence of said hotness.

Your Wednesday Night Lineup

Matt Toder · 06/02/10 03:30PM

TONIGHT: More audition episodes of So You Think You Can Dance and America's Got Talent start the night, plus a new episode of Top Chef Masters and the premiere of the Ice Cube movie-inspired TBS sitcom Are We There Yet?

Liars Talk Bad About Coffee

Hamilton Nolan · 06/02/10 02:00PM

A new study found that caffeine addicts don't actually get an energy boost from their morning cup of coffee; instead, it just mitigates their withdrawal symptoms. Bullshit. Okay, fine, whatever...I'm not gonna debate you this early in the morning. [Reuters]

Gawker.TV Scavenger Hunt Results

Whitney Jefferson · 06/02/10 01:45PM

Almost two weeks ago on a warm Saturday afternoon, we sent nearly 20 teams into the concrete jungle of Manhattan to locate 10 TV landmarks. Who won it all? Click to find out.

Inflatable Mascot Goes A Tumblin'

nightintern · 06/02/10 01:30PM

If it wasn't a meteor or the Ice Age that killed off the dinosaurs, then it might have been the invention of stairs and roller blades that did them in. The inflatable breed of dinosaurs at least.

Will Jesus Bid on Newsweek?

Hamilton Nolan · 06/02/10 01:16PM

In your audacious Wednesday media column: Newsweek bid day is here, David Remnick demands cash up front, The Big Lead creates a millionaire, Skiing Magazine eases away from print, and the original Jezebel is leaving.

Use This Libido Spray as Intended, Unlike These Doctors

Tom Dobrowolski · 06/02/10 01:14PM

On today's show, Dr. Jim and Dr. Drew experimented with new products used to increase your sex drive but were a little confused on how exactly to use one of the items designed for women.