BP tried putting a box over the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. That didn't work. But now they have a new idea! They're just going to, like, you know, bung it up with mud and stuff. [AP]

[Oprah feeds the multitude in New York after the 'Live Your Best Life Walk' in New York, which celebrated the 10th anniversary of O, the Oprah Magazine; Pic via Getty]

A trio of opera-related weddings presents a tantalizing pattern for our Phyllis Nefler, our resident weddings numerologist and all-around expert. What universal truths will she find in today's New York Times wedding announcements? Read on.

Everyone's talking about how great last night's Saturday Night Live was with Betty White. In honor of SNL's newfound glory, here's an sketch from an earlier golden period (1993). It was written by Jack Handey and stars Phil Hartman.

Adedamola Olatunji lived in a small apartment on the South Side of Chicago. Where he pretended to be Ben Stiller, David Duchovny, Paul Haggis, Paul Schrader and Noah Baumbach and used their credit cards for iTunes and online dating.

We have given CNN's Jeffrey Toobin a hard time for getting his mistress pregnant and then being a deadbeat about it. But turns out he was a gentleman from the start. Hell, he even offered to pay for the abortion.

The esteemed film critic and prolific tweeter criticized five kids who wore American flag T-shirts and bandannas to school on Cinco de Mayo. The Tea Party beast was awakened, and mocked his recent cancer and the disfigurement it left him.

In one of the quirkiest plots of all time, puppeteer Craig Scwartz discovers a portal into actor John Malkovich's mind and attempts to capitalize by selling tickets. Directed by Spike Jonze, this is truly a one of a kind film.

Sean Penn has been helping relief efforts in Haiti for weeks, and he's on his last straw. He's careening around Port-au-Prince in a golf cart that says SEAN PENN, sucking on Marlboros and blasting The Clash. Sean Penn: Hero. [CNN]

This video by Casey Gane-McCalla explores a world where superheroes take drugs and are corrupted, and the line between good and evil is not as clear as it is in comic books. It's something special, super special.

Cops in Seattle have completed an unfortunate trifecta: They stopped the wrong guys; they were racist about it; and they stomped on one of the guys. Then they helped him get up. Watch the video shot by a freelance videographer.

The extreme right-wingers managed to oust three-term Utah Senator Robert Bennett — he lost a bid to run for a fourth term. Two teabaggers will now fight it out for the seat, doubtless over such vital issues as Obama's fascism.

Last week, the South Carolina's attorney general's office announced Mark Sanford would not face criminal charges for ethics complaints prompted by his "Appalachian Trail" disappearing act last year. He's apparently celebrating this small victory with his Argentine mistress.

On ABC's This Week, Attorney General Eric Holder said there was "evidence that shows that the Pakistani Taliban was behind" Faisal Shahzad's failed car bomb in Times Square at the start of the month.

Most of us grew up with awesome moms that treated us well and fed us till we were fat. In case you forgot this, we compiled the worst YouTube moms so you can go home and appreciate your mom.

Will Lindsay playing a porn star destroy her career (more?). Jenna Jameson and Tito Ortiz are no longer fighting, physically or emotionally. Mel Gibson may have had sex with a porn producer. Sunday's gossip roundup is strangely porn-y.

Consider this a public service announcement. The least you could do is call the woman who is 50 per cent responsible for your existence and (probably) genuinely cares when she asks how you are.

Tonight's the night! Betty White is hosting SNL and, as expected, she's killing it. An instant classic from the episode? White—along with Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon—in a hilarious "Delicious Dish" sketch about her famous "muffin." Video inside.

This relatively unknown guy is not your average black man. He talks about how not "acting black" gets him a lot of weird reaction.

What we name our children says more about who we are than who we hope they will be. And in the case of 2009's most-popular baby names, we are apparently people who love the Twilight series of books and movies.