The Late Night Wars: A Video Chronology (1984-2010)

Matt Cherette · 01/25/10 08:10PM

Last Friday, Conan O'Brien bid The Tonight Show adieu. Jay Leno will reclaim the "King of Late Night" title in March. But to understand the present, one must know the past: here's how we got to where we are now.

cityfile · 01/25/10 07:03PM

• NYC Winter Restaurant Week begins today, in case you weren't aware. [SE]
• A roundup of restaurants opening over the next week. [NYM, Eater, TONY]
• A few theories on the recent shakeup at the Four Seasons and the ouster of acclaimed chef Fabio Trabocchi just three months into his tenure. [NYP]
• Did your waiter use your Amex to go on a shopping spree? Maybe! [Eater]
• Burger King may soon start serving beer along with lousy burgers. [NYDN]
• Model/ex-City cast member Adam Senn has a new restaurant. [GS]
• In other reality TV news, here's what you missed if you didn't make it to the Midtown bar where Pauly D of Jersey Shore DJed on Saturday night. [TONY]

Twitter Plans Elaborate Geek Orgy

Ryan Tate · 01/25/10 06:30PM

Amid its quest for profits, Twitter Inc. has a proposition for programmers: Whisper a password, hand over five hundred dollars, and prepare to pound the microblogging startup's servers hard, all night.

What's in #tips Today?

Gabriel Snyder · 01/25/10 06:07PM

Today in #tips: Obama can't do anything right, you may be raising a spawn of satan, HBO gets gayer, and how to succeed as production assistant. Over at open forum #crosstalk: Happy Rabbie Burns Day! (Hint: it involves sheep organs.)

Basketball Prank Backfires Spectacularly

Michael Jordan · 01/25/10 06:06PM

A high school recently attempted to replicate this CollegeHumor prank, in which an unsuspecting fool is tricked into believing he has successfully sunk a half-court shot while blindfolded. Unfortunately, the teacher they tried to prank actually sank the shot.

Daily Link Roundup: The Best of the Rest

Whitney Jefferson · 01/25/10 05:30PM

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.