These are the participants in the National Review's online symposium on the recession's disproportionate effect on African-Americans.

Everyone at Gawker.TV is incredibly excited for Conan O'Brien's upcoming live comedy tour, so we thought: "What better way to thank his writers than sending them pizza from across the country?" Here's a first-hand account of how it went down.

In your beautiful Thursday media column: Keith Olbermann takes back a joke, a hedge fund withdraws from the NYT, price wars from the WSJ, and Bill O'Reilly has a little advice for ya, kid.

Today, Google released a new and revolutionary feature that is expected to send shock waves through silicon valley. Registered Google users may now use Google Translate to talk to animals. Also, it's April 1st.

A man offers his shoulder to cry on after his friend's breakup, hoping the vulnerable girl will jump his bones to forget her troubles. Dry humping turns to heartbreak when she reveals that he's hopeless and more miserable than she.

You know the saying all good things must come to an end? Well, the same applies for all mediocre things as the last episode of the Real World D.C. aired last night.

The latest season of MTV's long-running program ended last night like a geriatric poodle falling down a flight of stairs. The show and the audience have changed drastically since it started. It is time to put the old girl down.

This girl has had enough percolation for one evening...maybe next time she'll learn to stay away from sharp objects.

Freelance journalist Alexander Zaitchik wrote several stories about Glenn Beck for Salon late last year. This February, the Daily Beast's book imprint published John Avlon's book, Wingnuts. Avlon's chapter on Glenn Beck borrows very liberally from Zaitchik's work. [UPDATED].

Static graffiti is cool. Seeing it in motion is cooler. Seeing it in motion while manipulating real-world objects with a cool hip-hop track behind it? Awesome. This video took some obvious inspiration from the unbelievable "Muto" stop motion piece.

Or something! The troubled artist went on a little crazy Twitter spree today, complaining that her horrible father Michael (who she just calls "Someone") used to "psychically" abuse her. We're pretty sure she meant "physically," but who knows! Here, read:

Hey, maybe the Tea Partiers who make racist signs, spit on Civil Rights heroes, and throw money at people with Parkinsons are FBI plants? Just throwing that one out there!

Betty has made it. She now sits front row at fashion week! In the scene the writers have planted a Lady Gaga look-alike next to her, as if Betty's saying "Gaga, I am now in your league!"

Somehow the Japanese can still get away with publicly donning "black face." This hilarious clip shows what Americans look like to the Japanese. And yes, that's a fat version of Stevie Wonder.

For April's In Search of contest, we're looking for the craziest, most dangerous amateur stunts out there. Any footage you can find that showcases death-defying feats attempted by non-professionals can put you in the running to win this month's contest.

Ricky came on Dave's show to promote The Ricky Gervais Show and immediately the conversation turned to the stupidity of the show's star, Karl. Ricky explains the genius to Karl and what it's like to deal with someone that daft.

We're counting down the hours until designer Anthony Williams joins our Project Runway live blog on Gawker tonight. To help pass the time, why not read this sampling a few of the best quips from last week's edition?

Steve Jobs might have guessed that celebrity Time correspondent Stephen Fry would be a soft interviewer. But the Apple CEO should know photographers can be more dangerous than mere scribblers. Witness the picture of a scarily gaunt Jobs.

After receiving a condescending lecture from Anslee for her improper thawing technique, Alasia struck back by criticizing Anslee's parenting skills, explaining "you ain't nobody's momma up in this bitch." Models: 0 Frozen Vegetables: 1

On last night's eliminationapalooza, several things happened. A robot was given divine power. A pretty girl was scorned. A cutie patootie went skating again. And Puff Daddy Diddy P. shone a strobe light into our eyes and made us crazy.