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.

• Negotiations between Conan O'Brien and NBC didn't wrap up today, as expected. Conan is holding out for more severance for the employees who will lose their jobs. Or "posturing" as part of a "PR ploy," to use NBC's words. [NYT]
• Related: Conan has a big lineup planned for the rest of the week, which will be his last. And NBC's Jeff Zucker played defense with Charlie Rose last night.
• Larry King's celebrity telethon for Haiti last night raised $9 million. [Us]
• Speaking of Haiti, do there really need to be hundreds upon hundreds of reporters on the ground covering the disaster from every angle and also gobbling up very precious resources in the process? Good question. [TNR]
• Rumor has it the Times is going to begin charging for online content soon. The plan comes with some pros and cons, as you might expect. [AdAge, PC]
• Apple will probably unveil its tablet computer on Jan. 27. [WP, ZDNet]
• Related: HarperCollins is in talks to put its books on the tablet. [WSJ]
• It's been a full year since Glenn Beck started spewing on Fox News. [HP]
• Obits: Mystery writer Robert Parker died yesterday. Kate McGarrigle, the Canadian folk singer and mother of Rufus Wainwright, has died, too.

Robert Halderman utterly failed to convince a judge to toss extortion charges against him on First Amendment grounds. The judge also didn't buy his "but Tiger Woods skanks did it, too" defense.

Today at Gawker.TV, Jeff Zucker makes an appearance on Charlie Rose, Alyssa Milano's steamy 80s workout video, Jon Stewart tears apart his own political party, The Bachelor's latest humiliating rejection, and Jennifer Lopez tries her hand at stand-up comedy.

We've stumped you two days in a row! What is that shadowy figure from in today's Freeze Frame. Click through for the answer.

Here's a collection of children's books perfect for the child who's sleeping under the bed. Above: Betrugs-Lexikon, whose back-cover text translates literally as: "The World's Wagon and Plow Is only Train Lies and Fraud."* [via The Rumpus]

Bill Gates joined Twitter today and is now conversing back and forth with Ryan Seacrest, you'll be very happy to hear. [Twitter]

The Way We Live Now: Good, in bad places. Haiti: ballin. Broke students: ballin. Jerks: ballin. And guess who is not ballin? That's right, "the middle class." And glassmakers.

Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston are all up in our grill again. This must have something to do with those gay rumors. Every famous male gets them at some point, but how can you tell whether or not they're true?

Drugmakers are busy looking for a cure for female sexual dysfunction. Where will this "quest for a female Viagra" eventually lead? A few of the exciting options that may (or may not) be available to you in a few years:

Things cannot stop going wrong for Martha Coakley! Now the Boston Globe accidentally declared her the victor in today's special election hours before the polls closed.

Please sit down for this. Seriously, just do it. Actually, no, stand up. You will probably need to run away in terror. Because the combination of this kid's sword, his sweatpants, and his awesome mullet, will probably kill you.

Well, this is something. "Pray 4 Trig" is organizing a "worldwide day of prayer to heal Trig Palin" of his Down syndrome. They are making some point about biblical literalism and also being tremendous dicks. [via Alaska Dispatch]

In your beefy Tuesday media column: Jim VandeHei doesn't even read his old newspaper because it is so stupid, the NYT's most badass old dude passes away, Reuters now non-poisonous, and a smackdown of Michael Kinsley.

A man on the run makes a daring escape through a window! ...Almost.

[The president visits school kids in Virginia today to see if any of them want to run for senator of Massachusetts in 2012; image via Getty]

There will be no exit polls in today's Massachusetts special election.

And now, your daily dose of "Ewww." Everyone is talking about Michelle's big rejection on The Bachelor. The ladies are in agreement with us— that she needs to take a hint. But what if Mr. Bachelor can't sport wood?

For a mere $15, you'll see four bands, eat snacks from Dumont, and drink. You'll be drinking anyway; why not drink for a cause? Details about the Chances for Children event after the jump. Show the world that hipsters care!

Ugh, what happened to Luke Renner, the fameballing American expat in Haiti? Pre-Earthquake, he was running a small collection of nonprofits. Now he's gleefully converting tragedy into Twitter fame.