We Are Ready for Another Gilded Age

Hamilton Nolan · 05/03/10 03:03PM

The Way We Live Now: Taking all those negative thoughts and shoving em where the leading economic indicators don't shine. Auctions are back! Crime is back! Torahs are back! And the only broke ones are the jerks, in Connecticut!

It's Time for Conan to Move On

Brian Moylan · 05/03/10 02:57PM

Yeah, Conan, we get it. You got screwed out of a job. Now that your ill-advised interview on 60 Minutes is over, it's time to lay that to rest before your fans begin to turn against you.

Media CEOs Paid as if They Ran Successful Companies

Hamilton Nolan · 05/03/10 02:02PM

In your magical Monday media column: Media CEOs earn Monopoly money, a fine White House Celebucocksucking Dinner roundup, CNN gets a new toy, and the Arizona Republic finds a use for editorials.

Family Guy's 150th Episode: Love it or Hate it?

Whitney Jefferson · 05/03/10 02:00PM

Last night's one-hour special definitely had people talking. Most of my peers loathed the episode, but fans of Stewie and Brian's adventures surely weren't disappointed—the pair get trapped in a bank overnight and down a bottle of liquor.

Steve Jobs Feels the Heat

Ryan Tate · 05/03/10 12:59PM

This hasn't been a good morning for Steve Jobs. The Apple CEO is facing a report the feds are looking into his control-freak lockdown of the iPhone and iPad. And a Times columnist says the company's recent actions look "horrible."

The Simpsons Do Ke$ha

Matt Cherette · 05/03/10 12:28PM

What the more recent seasons of The Simpsons have lacked in terms of comedic creativity, they've made up for with wacky intros. Case in point: last night's opening, in which the entire Springfield gang performed Ke$ha's "TiK ToK." Video inside.

The Cleveland Show Makes Fun of Kanye West

Whitney Jefferson · 05/03/10 12:10PM

Cleveland hopped on the "making fun of Kanye West" train last night. Inside, Cleveland Junior has an epic rap battle with "Kanye" and we find out what's really behind his trademark sunglasses.