Sex Talk Degrades Into Tech Support on Modern Family

Whitney Jefferson · 01/14/10 12:13PM

In last night on Modern Family, Phil's wife discovers some naughty pics on the family computer and decides she needs to have "the talk" with their son. Unbeknownst to her, the photo was actually Phil's. Lessons in deleting cookies, anybody?

Equinox Loses One Battle, Wins Another

cityfile · 01/14/10 11:57AM

Equinox has been taking lots of heat since the gym chain erected two enormous billboards outside its West Village location over the holidays: The move outraged local community groups and led the city's Department of Buildings and Landmark Preservation Commission to threaten the company with steep fines if it didn't pull them down. Equinox has until tomorrow to remove the ads, and the failed campaign will end up costing the company a good deal of money in the process. But the gym chain just walked away with a victory in a Manhattan courtroom, so maybe the week will go down as a wash.

How To Spread a Rumor

David Matthews · 01/14/10 11:00AM

Are you someone that says, "I'm pretty bad, but I think I could be awful"? If you answered yes and then immediately uttered an insult under your breath, this video is for you.

Dobbs Backs Down

cityfile · 01/14/10 10:43AM

There's plenty of stuff going on in the news to keep you awake at night, matters both foreign (Haiti, obviously) and domestic (Harold Ford running for Senate). So it's always nice when you can cross something off your "worst fears" list. The Post reports today that immigrant-hating former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs has decided not to run for political office, after all. He's decided to stick to TV instead, a source tells the paper, which means you can start counting the minutes until you see oversized frame parked next to Sarah Palin on a couch at Fox News. [NYP, previously]

Spotted

cityfile · 01/14/10 10:31AM

James Gandolfini walking his dog in Tribeca yesterday ... Bradley Cooper running errands in SoHo ... Ringo Starr walking uptown ... Dr. Mehmet Oz leaving Rockefeller Plaza ... George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis dressed up and headed out for the evening ... Kiefer Sutherland posing for pictures outside the Late Show with David Letterman ... Matthew Broderick walking son James to school ... Ke$ha shopping at Sol de Ibiza on Greene Street in SoHo .. Steven Van Zandt walking in Midtown yesterday ... and Catherine Zeta-Jones leaving her apartment building.

What Does Your Adult Cartoon Say About You?

Brian Moylan · 01/14/10 10:20AM

Tonight FX launches Archer, the latest animated concoction meant to amuse men people far too old to be watching cartoons. All these shows seem the same, but there are really subtle shades of difference that reveal much about their audience.