Tonight, the parents of missing, depressed Growing Pains star Andrew Koenig were supposed to be on Larry King Live. But just two minutes before their interview, they walked out of the studio. What happened?

Conan O'Brien and his beard joined Twitter; Wired staff talked about the death of the mouse; and Roger Ebert released his inner fanboy. The Twitterati were reborn.

Since 1996, cryptome.org has posted documents people want to keep secret. Then the site published a confidential Microsoft document that revealed how much information the company keeps on users. Today, Microsoft succeeded in shutting the site down.

Rhod Gilbert has been doing this bit about airplane baggage for a while, but seeing it for the first time, it'll have you laughing.

We thought about introducing our live blog for American Idol once the Top 12 was solidified, but then realized: why wait? So, here it is! Tonight, the Top 12 guys perform live for your votes at 8:00 PM on FOX.

Whew! Whatchya gonna watch tonight: Hockey on MSNBC CNBC or a bunch of other sports on NBC? Things might get messy in the Olympic Village tonight as team sport collides with individual glory. DRAMA! EXCITEMENT! HOT CHOCOLATE! OLYMPICS!

[ Vogue editor-at-large André Leon Talley's mad hat got all the attention last night at the CW's press party for America's Next Top Model and High Society in Manhattan. Image via Getty]

Dan Senor—husband to Campbell Brown, former spokesman for Iraq's Coalition Provisional Authority, and Fox News analyst—might be considering a Senate run. But who isn't? Which reminds us: could you answer a few questions?

A California veterinarian filed this federal class-action complaint against the online-review site Yelp yesterday.

A Long Beach, Calif., veterinarian has filed a federal class-action complaint against the online-review site Yelp, claiming it's a shakedown operation that will remove negative consumer reviews for cash.

We're told staffers at Current TV are at this very moment in meetings about a coming round of layoffs at Al Gore's unconventional cable network. Current's Web workers are expected to take the brunt of the cuts, including one microcelebrity.

Today there was a discussion about the obese. Should they be thrown in a ditch? Should they be worshiped as gods? Should they have wider seats? And one commenter stirred up a whole lotta conversation.

What's worth watching live tonight and what should you record on your DVR for later? We've got the answers here. What will you be tuning into tonight? Let us know in the comments.

Oprah's chocolate set didn't escape Jimmy Kimmel's attention and he addressed the ridiculousness on last night's show by saying, "See, this is what happens when Oprah gets high." Also getting slammed were Charlie Sheen and Kirstie Alley, because why not?

She hasn't had a good song or a hit movie in years, and now her record label dropped her and the opening of her new movie has been repeatedly pushed back. It's official, J to the Lo. You're done.

The robot uprising has started in an unlikely place: drum circles, that college campus staple of native Trustafarian culture.

Robots have no soul, yet they're surprisingly adept at recreating the indigenous sounds that one hears in the distance at so many Phish shows and liberal arts campuses.Roboteer Patrick Flannigan is the madman behind this project, and controls his faithful minions with a couple of Wiimotes.

[Delicate, perfectly-constructed flower Joan Rivers waves kindly to paparazzi in LA; image via INF]

Jude Law will host SNL, Pam Anderson will be on this season of Dancing With the Stars, Leno and Letterman roll out their guest lineups for next week, and more!

"'Fuck you,' [Matt Taibbi] snarled, and then picked up his mug from the table, threw his coffee at me, and stormed out." It would be awesome if the final scene of this new Vanity Fair piece on the history of The Exile was a complex, multi-player joke by Matt Taibbi and Graydon Carter on everyone else in the media. Otherwise it's just bizarre. I mean it would be bizarre if Matt Taibbi were besties with Graydon Carter, but not as bizarre as Matt Taibbi snapping violently because a reporter failed to praise his work. Although maybe he still has the ol' horse semen running through his veins like journalistic fire!
Anyhow the whole story is great, read it all.

Patti LaBelle had issues with her chewing gum today: she spit it in her hand, tried to hide it in the couch, then almost threw it on the carpet—all while the cameras were rolling.