You've laughed at Conan's withering monologue takedowns of NBC and Jay Leno. But Fox is really serious about wanting Conan on their network. It's too bad an almost hilarious contract oversight might rob Conan of his $45 million breach-of-contract award.

It was inevitable that Republicans would invade Silicon Valley, for where there is wealth and corporate influence, there is GOP. Jill Hazelbaker, who oversaw McCain's 2008 transformation into a confused, media-phobic mess, will be Google's new spokesperson.

Now that we've read the script for Avatar's Na'vi sex scene James Cameron's claim that they cut it to avoid an 'R' rating prompts an interesting question: Do sex scenes count if they aren't human and don't involve genitals?

Conan O'Brien has officially gone rogue. On the heels of Friday's unusually harsh monologue, O'Brien went after the network that screwed him even harder tonight. Also: David Letterman and Craig Ferguson chimed in with some NBC/Leno digs of their own.

The news that AdultFriendFinder may become the first Internet porn venture to go public is the latest step in the unstoppable mainstreaming of porn. But porn is still the most "Not Safe" of "NSFW" material. Unless you work from home!

The Jay Leno Show opened moments ago with more statements from the host regarding its cancellation and possible move to the 11:35 PM time slot currently occupied by Conan O'Brien, including confirmation of O'Brien's displeasure with the situation.

A study says Burr Oak, a historic black cemetery near Chicago, contains as many as 9,000 more bodies than it was meant to hold. Another sign of overcrowding: Cemetery workers were caught digging up bodies last summer. [NYT] [Photo]

Flight of the Conchords is off the air forever. This kills us because they're arguably the best musical comedy duo since Tenacious D. Here's a throwback clip of them performing "The Humans are Dead" from back in their "up-and-coming" days.

Remember when Brit Hume told Tiger Woods to become a Christian, then went on the O'Reilly factor to say he wasn't proselytizing but accidentally did some more proselytizing? Looks like he's totally given up on the 'not proselytizing' thing:

Dave Winer said we give "blacks" too much power; Touré said sterotypically black leaders aren't allowed much power at all; and Tila Tequila celebrated the power of a new contract. The Twitterati had control issues.

• Roundups of new restaurants opening over the next week. [NYM, TONY]
• Photos: A peek at Wall & Water, which opens later this week in the Andaz Wall Street hotel; and pics of Choptank (formerly Bar Q), opening tonight.
• Rumor has it snooty UES restaurant/club Bruno Jamais has closed. [Eater]
• Beatrice Inn founders Paul Sevigny and Matt Abramcyk are preparing their comeback and gearing up to take on Andre Balazs' Boom Boom Room. [NYP]
• A list of the venues participating in Winter Restaurant Week. [NYCGo]
• P.J. Clarke's is preparing to expand; Vegas and DC are coming soon. [Crain's]
• A visit to all 11 of Danny Meyer's restaurants—in a single day. [WSJ]
• The Pinkberry frozen yogurt empire may be divided in two: The husband and wife who founded the 73-store-strong chain are now divorcing. [TMZ]
• The 10 best restaurants for business meetings in NYC. [BI]
• NYC's salt-loving mayor/scold-in-chief has kicked off a war on salt. [NYT]

[This photograph of the Tungurahua Volcano in Ecuador looks like the L. Ron Hubbard book cover but in real life. Highly recommended: Clicking to enlarge. Image via Getty]

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NBC Nightly News took an uncharacteristically personal turn tonight, as anchor Brian Williams opened the broadcast with the news that Mark McGwire admitted past steroid use today in a letter to his former team. Inside, video of Williams' surprising statement.

We're starting a new daily feature in which we put a spotlight on a particularly funny, servicey, or just plain interesting comment that we think you should read, in case you missed it. Today the award goes to Uncle_Billy_Slumming.

The Hollywood Life editrix has spent years trying to teach us celebrities are just like us. Well, now she's living like a real celebrity by throwing her daughter a Bat Mitzvah fit for a queen. Marquee, swag, open bar! Wheee!

Tonight we'll be glued to The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien, How I Met Your Mother's 100th episode, No Reservations, and more! What are you watching tonight? Let us know in the comments.

If you're a local New Yorker—and either home by 5:30 or awake at 3:00am—odds are that you've stumbled upon the fledgling LXTV. Today the hosts couldn't fake enough professionalism to prevent their laughter about their new set design.