Surprise! We normally don't do live blogs for the American Idol elimination episodes, but tonight is different, because it's also time for the Idol Gives Back special! FOX. 8:00 PM ET. Two-plus hours. Ready? More inside, plus your open thread.

Until last Thursday, most Britons had no idea what Nick Clegg, the leader of the UK's third-largest party, even looked like. Now, he's first or second in all national opinion polls. What's going on here?

With all the reality television in the state, the people that used to be punchlines are now stars! Jersey Shore, Jeserylicious, Jersey Couture, Real Housewives of NJ—we can't even keep track of which we're supposed to hate anymore.

Today we looked at the ridiculous new $100 bill, and since everyone loves discussing money, many comments were left. One in particular really boiled the matter down nicely.

The Anti-Teabagger Voicemail That Got the Geico Voiceover Actor Fired

Here is another hot bit of Manhattan media gossip for you influentials: this is my last day at Gawker. To say it's been an amazing experience would be a ridiculous understatement.

Your daily look into the twitterific lives of our favorite celebs.

DC Douglas was the voice of Geico until recently, when a voicemail he left to Teabagger organization FreedomWorks was blasted over the Internet by organization leader Matt Kibbe. A video uploaded by Douglas explains how the group got him fired.

This afternoon's Tyra was like the "Cats" of newspaper horoscopes: the audience was divided into their signs, given ugly shirts, and were told that if you want to bang a Libra talk to them about "culture."

[Sarah Jessica Parker arrives to a meeting with Cynthia Nixon (not pictured) in New York; image via Bauer-Griffin]

Oprah gets excited about a lot of things; Celebs, free stuff, flowers, books. On today's Dream Job episode, Oprah took a spin around the iPad, but seemed more excited about the pictures of herself on the iPad than anything else.

Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant announce a new show, New York Mag's 'approval matrix' is getting formatted for your TV, Food Network announces the Cooking Channel, and a thrilling infographic describing the correlation between marijuana consumption and viewing Lost.

Sellout news! Daniel Goldstein, the last Brooklyn guy who'd refused to sell his homes to make way for the massive and inevitable Atlantic Yards project, is selling his condo to the developer for $3 million—more than five times what he paid for it just seven years ago. Also as part of the agreement, Goldstein will reportedly "step down as spokesman for Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn and not initiate rallies against the project." Goldstein fought the good fight and we're not knocking him one bit; we would have sold out long before bidding hit the $3 million mark. If nothing else, idealism can be used for economic gain! [NYT. Pic via]

Dedicated party boy and known cat lover Alex Pareene is leaving us today to go work at a hair salon. So let's take a look back at some of his best work.

Forty-year-old women are as susceptible to having babies put in them as sixteen-year-olds, according to Dr Oz. He spoke to one woman who spent ($18 if you're being safe, $11.99 if you're being frugal) $89.70 learning that the hard way.

Keith Olbermann's anger hath no end: Now he's Twitter-insulting the competence of NYT reporter Brian Stelter, for reporting things about Keith Olbermann. Ha, Keith Olbermann acts exactly like Fox News' PR people. Why is Keith Olbermann such a bitch? [Previously]

TONIGHT: A little something for everyone - the thrilling conclusion of South Park's 200th episode, American Idol gives back and Food, Inc airs on the 23rd season premiere of PBS' POV series.

Today, The Doctors examined global health and beauty tips. Tips which involved alcohol- Drinking it, slathering it on, bathing in it. Booze might explain why the credits rolled with The Doctors gleefully rubbing avocado on each other's nasty feet.

Salty Sea Dog and former congressman Eric Massa (D-Public Showers) is under investigation by the FBI for corruption. Uh oh! His campaign made large, suspicious payments days after he announced that he would not seek reelection.

We were too busy watching all our favorite shows simultaneously on TV last night to attend the fancy soiree Vanity Fair threw for the opening of the Tribeca Film Festival. Luckily fictional freelancer Betsey Morgenstern was there in our stead.