Team Leno, Revealed

Matt Cherette · 01/29/10 10:25PM

Have you seen a "Whose side are you on?" poll related to the Late Night Wars recently? Did you notice the small number that reflected support for Jay Leno and wonder, "Who are those people?" Well, wonder no longer.

Marina Franklin on Sassy Comedians

Jon Martin · 01/29/10 09:00PM

Marina Franklin is completely comfortable onstage but it wasn't always that way. Listen as she describes how she used start her shows and why she always brings vinegar wherever she goes.

The Week We Raised High the Roof Beams

Pareene · 01/29/10 07:03PM

This week, everyone made a lot of jokes about "goddamn phonies" and all that kind of stuff. Also: some journalists got in a bit of trouble with the law, and a guy gave us a giant phone, for elderly people.

What We're Watching Tonight

Whitney Jefferson · 01/29/10 06:00PM

Tonight we're tuned into The Soup, Kitchen Nightmares, Shark Tank, and more! What are you watching tonight? Let us know in the comments.

Even Martha Stewart's Neti Pot Is Classier Than Yours

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 01/29/10 05:40PM

Terri Trespicio, of Martha Stewart Omnimedia imprint Body + Soul, came onto her boss' show to demonstrate the trickiest of holistic devices, the Neti pot. Martha claimed it was a TV first, and had an anecdote about the Kazakhstani president.

The Consiglieri of the Magazine World

Doree Shafrir · 01/29/10 05:33PM

This morning, New York editor Adam Moss lost deputy editor Hugo Lindgren to Bloomberg BusinessWeek. He's certainly not the only magazine-world EIC to have a trusted confidante on staff. But they're a dying breed.

LOST: Pick Your Own Destiny

Anderson Evans · 01/29/10 05:30PM


Jack Shephard, possibly the most important person on the island has been able to come to grips with the loss of his father, and his own issues of self importance. When all expectation is overcome it turns out his passion and dashing good looks make him an excellent actor. You must decide his path of success so the computer can alter his environment to push them toward his periphery. You decide he will star in...

LOST: Pick Your Own Destiny

Anderson Evans · 01/29/10 05:14PM

Jack Shepherd was not cut out for this. His first role killed his entire career, and somehow, the souls of all the island survivors. You have failed vicariously.

Bad News for Vaccine Conspiracists is Good News for Everyone Else

Pareene · 01/29/10 05:11PM

The Huffington Post reports that Bill Gates pledged $10 billion for vaccine research. The HuffPo's utterly insane vaccine conspiracy theorizing commenters are unhappy! Meanwhile, the doctor who invented the "vaccines cause autism" lie has (finally!) been reprimanded by the UK's General Medical Council, and he may yet have his medical license revoked. Arianna's Funtime Link Party Tribune and Hothouse of Nonsense has not yet weighed in, though we can't wait to hear what Ace Ventura has to say.

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Daily Link Roundup: The Best of the Rest

Whitney Jefferson · 01/29/10 05:00PM

Every day we come across so many great things on the internet. Here's our favorite links, news stories, and webjunk that we came across today.

LOST: Pick Your Own Destiny

Anderson Evans · 01/29/10 04:49PM

Well that's it. It looks like the project was a success... Kind of. You can't help but think it odd that after all the work that went this project the results were more than underwhelming. Turning a woman into a phone sex operator, turning a doctor into an actor, and turning a resteraunteer into a pot dealer to the stars seems like a strange objective for a company like Hanso.