Sarah Jessica Parker Looks Like a Horse

Richard Lawson · 01/04/10 12:27PM

Here's a thing that is mean and sad, but also admirably blunt. It is a Photoshop of the Sex and the City 2: Requiem poster where SJP's head has been switched out with a horse's. Because, you know, that joke.

The Secret Life of Punky Brewster

Ryan Tate · 01/04/10 12:16PM

For a former child star, Soleil Moon Frye has done some very impressive networking. Her celebrity buddies in Hollywood have kept the 1980s actress in the media spotlight. But she's also insinuated herself atop the Silicon Valley power structure.

The Visible Human: 1878 MRI Scans of a Man's Body

Kirk · 01/04/10 11:59AM

In 1994, the National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project cut and MRI scanned a man's entire body. The result? 1871 images, which can be condensed into 62 seconds of beautiful video.

All Human Interaction Now Meta-Interaction

Hamilton Nolan · 01/04/10 11:59AM

Being in the same room with another human can be "weird," but being in a room every day watching television alone can be "suicide-inducing." If only there was some way to interact with other lonely, isolated television watchers, while alone...

New Scene from Toy Story 3 Released

Anderson Evans · 01/04/10 11:38AM

Pixar's original franchise film, Toy Story, will be dropping a third installment in June. Will its success measure up to the first two? This clip gives us more than any of the teasers have so far, so watch it.

Regis Horrifies All With References to His Catheter

Whitney Jefferson · 01/04/10 11:36AM

We're glad to have Regis back after his hip surgery. But when Kelly asks about New Year's resolutions, he replies, "never wearing a catheter again." Just what Live! viewers want to envision with their morning coffee.

The "Saran Wrap Across a Doorway" Prank

David Matthews · 01/04/10 11:30AM

Teenage boys love pranks more than they love Stuff Magazine, and they love Stuff Magazine. Watch two buddies team up on a third and then verbally assault him. Ah, memories.

Let's Look at What Everyone's Saying about Awards Season

Richard Lawson · 01/04/10 11:26AM

It's time to trudge back to work—sticky with champagne, coughing up confetti—now that New Year's is over. "Work" for some of us means awards season, this morning marking the beginning of the real full-court press coverage. What's new:

New Year's Mini-Bubble Already Forming

Hamilton Nolan · 01/04/10 11:22AM

The Dow Jones is already up nearly 150 points this morning, as everyone who made a resolution to invest for the new year piles their money into the market. Savvy finance sharks will take advantage of this onrush of dumb money, sending the market plummeting downward in the near future. And then there's that whole recession thing, which is still not over. So basically, sell now.

The Gossip You Missed While You Were on Your Holiday Break

Brian Moylan · 01/04/10 11:11AM

Even though you had the week between Christmas and New Year's off doesn't mean celebs stopped living their lives and the world stopped reporting on it. Here is a catch-up for all you missed while away from the Internet.

Trivia du Jour

cityfile · 01/04/10 11:05AM

The noisiest public place in NYC is the platform for the F, V, B and D trains in the 42nd Street subway station, per a new survey. [NYP]

How to Choose Your Dentist

David Matthews · 01/04/10 11:00AM

Finding a new dentist is tough, especially with the proliferation of cheap black market anesthesia and excavators. Not included: avoid Drs. Tim Whatley and Christian Szell.

Experience Breeds Cynicism

Hamilton Nolan · 01/04/10 10:46AM

A survey finds that idealistic youngsters who complete two years teaching at a poor school for Teach For America subsequently become burned-out cynics with "lower rates of civic involvement" than their non-TFA peers. Schools: Destroying American idealism since 1639. [NYT]

Spotted

cityfile · 01/04/10 10:34AM

David Duchovny walking his dog on the Upper East Side this morning ... Ashlee Simpson leaving her apartment on Saturday ... Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie taking Maddox, Pax, Zahara and Shiloh to see Mary Poppins on Broadway ... Matthew Broderick walking in the West Village ... Catherine Zeta-Jones leaving her apartment on Central Park West with her dog ... Angela Lansbury sitting in a car outside the Walter Kerr Theatre ... Pete Wentz walking by himself ... and Conan O'Brien shopping with wife, Liza, on Madison Avenue.

Tiger Cub Stumbles Around

Allison Oldfather · 01/04/10 10:30AM

He tries to play with his blanket, but gives up and goes back to his kennel. But really, it doesn't matter so much what he does— he's just too darn cute!