Benjamin Button Type Arrested For Sex Crimes

Hamilton Nolan · 04/13/10 03:18PM

Police have arrested a 63 year-old man in a string of at least seven sexual assaults near UCLA in the past month. This is the sketch that helped identify him. That is a drawing of a 63 year-old man. [LAT]

HBO Orders More Gumbo In Record Speed

Richard Lawson · 04/13/10 03:16PM

Zatarain's! HBO has already renewed their new drama Treme, which just premiered on Sunday night, for a second season. The president of HBO cites the show's quality, not necessarily its numbers (1.4 million), as the reason. Yay Nola. [THR]

George Lopez "Interviews" Conan on his Show

Whitney Jefferson · 04/13/10 03:09PM

Despite the fact that Conan can't legally appear on television, George Lopez found a way to "catch up" with the star. Said Lopez, "Everybody's heard of 'I'm with CoCo' but now everybody can 'Go LoCo'."

"Visionary" Eric Leebow Thinks He Invented the Social Network

Matt Cherette · 04/13/10 02:43PM

Eric Leebow is a self-proclaimed "Internet visionary" and the CEO of Freezecrowd. According to Leebow, Freezecrowd is like an online college yearbook, where one can "tag" people in photos and view their friends list. Sound familiar? Inside, Leebow is exposed.

How Now, Dow Eleven Thou?

Hamilton Nolan · 04/13/10 02:30PM

The Way We Live Now: Reacting quickly. No sooner did we issue a call for a savior to soothe our nerves and promise us that this recession is over, than one appeared. Riding a stock rocket to the moon!

The Most Stunningly Pointless Invention

Michael Jordan · 04/13/10 02:11PM

Unless this invention is going to be used in an android that will serve me buttered waffles every morning, I have no idea what the point of this is. Any guesses?

The Daily Show Compares the Fight Over Gun Ownership to Gay Rights

Whitney Jefferson · 04/13/10 02:00PM

Tonight, The Daily Show's Wyatt Cenac profiled John Pierce, an "open carrier" who faces strong opposition to his decision to publicly brandish his weapon. What resulted was a hilarious comparison of Pierce's fight to that of America's gays. Video inside.

The Dark Side of Steve Jobs

Ryan Tate · 04/13/10 01:51PM

Steve Jobs seduced New York's media moguls all too easily, convincing them his iPad would magically keep them in business — and in chauffeured limos. But nothing easy comes free, and the publishers' digital debt is now due.