Hand-Holding Otters Will Make You Believe In Love

Henry Baker · 04/02/10 03:30PM

This video of two literally and figuratively attached otters at a Vancouver zoo is beyond adorable. Apparently otters have the most laidback lifestyle of all time.

Five Professions That Need Their Own TV Programs

Brian Moylan · 04/02/10 03:10PM

Tonight is the premiere of CBS' new drama Miami Medical. If you haven't figured it out already, it's about medical people in Miami. Can't we give the doctors a rest? There are unexplored jobs that are fertile ground for television.

Real Housewives of New York: The Manhattan Murders

Richard Lawson · 04/02/10 02:53PM

On last night's episode an old friendship finally completely ground to a halt and exploded. It was inevitable, but still stung to watch. Also happening: a fashion shoot, an embarrassing interview, and a sad day for Crazy Eyes.

Adenoidal Anchor to Ankle MSNBC for CNN?

John Cook · 04/02/10 01:38PM

In your proxy Friday media column: MSNBC's David Shuster shot a pilot for CNN, Barack Obama demands (metaphorical!) oral sex from reporters, Smithsonian magazine stiffs a war-damaged correspondent, and losing just $80 million means you're Publisher of the Year.

Sober House Explores the Nuanced Vocabulary of an Addict

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 04/02/10 01:35PM

As punishment for returning to the Sober House past curfew, our marginally famous recovering addicts were asked to write a 150 word essay about their recovery. Total shocker: this opportunity for growth and reflection was immediately squandered.

It Takes a Death Hag to Know a Death Hag

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 04/02/10 01:00PM

Kat Von D, always on the cultural cutting edge (she's just sooooo edgy), learned of a morbid phenomenon taking place right in her L.A. Ink backyard. A client asking for a "Death Hag" tattoo explained the dead celebrity hunting tradition.

Turn Your iPad Into a Futuristic News Portal

Ryan Tate · 04/02/10 12:49PM

Magazines that spring to life with video. Gorgeous, instantly-updated newspapers. Custom-tailored broadcasts. The iPad could revolutionize news along these lines, which helps explain why it makes people so giddy. The new era begins with these nine news apps.

O'Keefe and Breitbart ACORN Videos 'Severely Edited'

Ravi Somaiya · 04/02/10 12:16PM

The right-wing zealots were forced to release their unedited ACORN pimp tapes to California Attorney General Jerry Brown. Brown found that O'Keefe had never claimed to be a pimp, and that the editing was creative to the point of dishonesty.

Project Runway: Comings and Sewings

Brian Moylan · 04/02/10 12:07PM

Project Runway is all about vision and delusion. The vision to foster young talent. The delusion it won't quit your silly show willy nilly. The vision to bring back a favorite. The delusion he shouldn't have been there all along.