[Whitney Port from "The City" and her main squeeze in New York; image via Bauer-Griffin]

Are college kids in San Diego particularly racist, or just, perhaps, particularly dumb? Monday, a "KKK-style hood" was found "atop a Dr. Seuss statue" on campus, naturally. Allow us to briefly recap sunny UCSD's recent reign of racial hullabaloo:

Maybe the only thing funnier than this woman going absolutely ballistic while on a carnival ride is the fact that the man directly to her right seems to be taking more enjoyment out of her reaction than the ride itself.

Can you guess what movie this image comes from? Check back for the answer at 4pm today.

In the interest of balance, here's a quote from a New York Times article today that explains why the recession in New York will probably be a lot less severe than predicted, and the recovery quicker.

Nicolas Chartier sent an email to colleagues, including Academy members, asking them to choose his movie "not the $500-million film," a reference to Avatar. That was deemed against Academy rules on disparaging rival movies, so he's out. [LAT]

Child Services storms Chateau Jackson when Jermaine's kid puts Blanket's life in peril. Megan Fox announces she's only slept with two men. Jolie and Franco are shoo-ins for based-on-a-true-story suicidal artist roles. Wednesday gossip is full of surprises.

Representative Buck McKeon and some of his Republican colleagues fear gays. They pretend there is some other reason they don't want them to serve openly in the military, but there isn't. Here's their latest wheeze for continuing their prejudice.

This undated audio is of a small child giving instructions to the pilots of jetliners full of people as they come in to land at one of the world's busiest airports. It's either charming, or scary. [Fox]

A little girl wears black lipstick, a wig, and no pants to perform "Bad Romance" in a Brazilian talent show. She crawls across the floor and growls. The crowd cheers. A judge who resembles Santa Claus grins.

Just when NBC thought it could slip back into Lenonian ennui, aTonight Show forum for "things you want Jay to see" overruns with I'M WITH COCO's and is deleted. Weirdly, Brian Williams' daughter singing Ke$ha on YouTube plays a role.

Citing pressures related to David Paterson's "police are my personal henchmen for intimidating abused women" scandal, State Police Superintendent Harry Corbitt announced his retirement late Tuesday. Who's down and who's still standing.

Sarah Palin made a rogue late night appearance this evening and visited Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. Palin addressed her hand note gaffe, the ~media~ and her Fox News job before doing a stand-up routine (seriously). Video inside.

Sarah Palin made her "comedy debut" on The Tonight Show. (Apparently the running joke of her candidacy doesn't count. Ba-dum-ching!) This allowed us to witness a pair of millionaires chuckling on a Hollywood stage about how they are bloggers' victims.

Gilligan's Island: The Movie. Justin Timberlake: Romantic comedy star. Hurt Locker producer: Banned from the Oscars. Lorne Michaels: Bullish on Conan O'Brien. Marion Cotillard: Hired by Woody Allen. So much Trade to Round-up, guys. Get in here and let's party!

In another example of the continuing disaster that is NBC, Parenthood—the widely-hyped series based on the 1989 movie—premiered tonight. And as expected, there were a ton of soapy tropes and many a tear shed. Inside, two standout moments.

Have you heard about this Coffee Party? It's basically a Facebook page, but has been somehow featured in the Times and the Post. The party stands for "cooperation in government." Whatever! Here are six other beverage-based parties that should exist.

Here is how we may someday have hangover-free booze. Finally, science proves its worth.

Commenter Little Green Frog alerts us to an airborne controversy: the airline Airtran has put a big picture of a swimsuit-clad woman on a Boeing 737 as a promo for the Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition. Flight attendants are mad.

Bill Hicks isn't your traditional comedian because most of his material is actually inspirational. This piece is no exception when he talks about how all the moronic drug users are ruining it for the rest of us intellectual druggies.