A 53 year-old Florida woman was arrested today for allegedly slapping her boyfriend with a raw steak because he asked for a bread roll. Taiwanese people who made that weird Tiger Woods reenactment: You have your new assignment. [AP]

A news legend bid his typewriter farewell; people planned their post-New-York-Times futures; and the new wave were overwhelmed by work. The Twitterati were at a fracture point.

• The week in reviews: Sam Sifton of the Times pronounces Madangsui the best Korean BBQ in Manhattan and gives it one star; the Post's Steve Cuozzo isn't all that impressed with Le Caprice; Time Out's Jay Cheshes has mixed feelings about Susur Lee's Shang; GQ's Alan Richman heads over to Ken Friedman and April Bloomfield's Breslin; and Gael Greene checks in on Café Boulud.
• It's looking likely that Scott Conant will take over the Table 8 space. [Eater]
• A peek inside the Guggenheim Museum's new restaurant, Wright. [NYT]|
• Nightlife: A new club on West 29th Street called Amnesia debuts tomorrow; and Mike Satsky's meatpacking club Provocateur should open shortly.
• More on the Tavern on the Green auction scheduled for next month. [NYT]
• Time Out lists off the 100 best things to eat and drink in New York. [TONY]
• The Flatiron Indian eatery Tamarind is opening a branch in Tribeca. [Zagat]
• Frank Bruni and Jonathan Safran Foer debated meat last night. [TONY]
• If your kid refuses to eat at McDonald's, watches Iron Chef religiously, and studies up on varieties of cheese, you probably have a "gastrokid." [NYP]

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[A shot of the Manhattan sky from W 59th Street, where today's rainstorm upset a flock of pigeons. Image via Getty]

The War on Christmas is proceeding apace. Fox news fired the first volley before Halloween (it gets earlier every year yuk yuk), and now Wonkette finds this tragic victim of liberal Jesus-hate

We get lots of suggestions of what to post on Gawker every day. Let's take a look at what came in through the #tips page: Lesbians! Hot classroom action and a fake-sextape victim hooks up with a used-vibrator victimizer.

It would seem our conspiracy theory is coming true: Facebook's big push to give you "more control of your information" is actually an initiative to get you to give up control of your information. Step one: Frame greed as concern.

John Koblin reports that Jennifer 8. Lee, New York Times Metro reporter, Twitter enthusiast, and master of the trend story, is taking a buyout. Shocking. Below, an internal staff memo that went out this afternoon honoring the Metro section's departed.

Holy crap. A man kept getting his food stolen. He sets up a hidden camera, and what he discovers is beyond unsettling. This is invasive and weird and scary all over.

Bloomberg's reporting Uganda's anti-gay bill won't include executions, but legislators are still "formulating punishments."

What are you watching tonight? Let us know in the comments.

"To the glory of Kathleen (Kay) Mandell: Who at age 32 was stricken by Lou Gehrig's disease that caused her muscles to waste away, one by one, until her throat paralysed and she choked to death while fully conscious." No!

A reel of bloopers from the fifth season of Lost made its way on to the internet and it sure is delightful. It's nice to see these actors, so very serious on the show, joke around and have some fun.

[Martha Stewart would never tell her dinner guests that she picked up the main course at In-N-Out Burger, which she visited in Las Vegas yesterday. Image via Flynet]

• The list of New York Times staffers accepting buyouts from the paper to leave has grown. And it includes Jenny 8. Lee, surprisingly). [Gawker, NYO]
• Television news: The Early Show has a new boss as of today; profits are up at CNBC; and Joy Behar's new show on HLN is doing pretty well in the ratings.
• Will Vevo, the new Hulu of music videos, succeed? That's up in the air, but it did host a glam launch party last night and traffic's been strong. [AdAge, CNET]
• Tavi, the 13-year-old blogger who's transfixed the fashion world, is writing a column for Harper's Bazaar; a bit of controversy has followed. [WWD, NYM]
• Great news! R. Kelly has signed a deal to pen his memoirs. [Vulture]
• Even better news: ABC has a reality show debuting in January that combines dating and romance with a "moving conveyor belt." It's about time! [Wrap]

Bill Nye appeared on Dr. Oz today to dispel some health myths. After he de-bunks a myth in one sentence, he proceeds to spend the rest of the segment doing a sweet science experiment with liquid nitrogen. Bill!Bill!Bill!Bill!

While the rest of us have to wait until tonight's bullshit finale to find out who won Top Chef, People magazine told everyone who picks up a copy on the news stand today. Don't worry, we won't ruin it.

Introductions to would-be in-laws are always awkward, but the event is brought to new heights of anxiety here, as one charming young fellow meets his girlfriend's parents: retired Putty Patrollers of Power Rangers fame.

You know how every year, some magazine sends someone to infiltrate the Bohemian Grove, the secretive annual toga party for rich old WASPs? They decided to make it easy on everyone by meeting up at Elaine's this weekend.