The Way We Live Now: Frugally. Frugality is the new "Buzzword," for both rich and poor! It makes rich people sound good, and for poor people...well, it's necessary, really. Doesn't mean you can't be fabulous, though! The rich, we mean.

There are sketchy reports that Maj. Nidal Hasan tried to contact "people associated with Al Qaeda," and some are calling Ft. Hood "the largest single terror act in America since 9/11" — something both terrorists and wingnuts wish were true.

Last week, Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear released a video for the latest single off Veckatimest, "Ready, Able." The beautiful use of stop motion claymation alongside such a hauntingly pretty song has helped this video quickly spread all over the internet.

Earth to your iPod: "Single Ladies" has jumped the shark. Time for new music! We want to help. Take this survey, email the last question to surveys@gawker.com, and you'll be entered to win a $150 iTunes Gift Card. [Rules]

Not only is Levi Johnston our hero for taking his penis out for all the world to admire, but also because he's standing up to The Man. Now he's suing for custody rights of his son, Tripp.

It's a weekday, and that means the Hipster Grifter is back, with some more sexxxy jail correspondence! Besides her usual ho-hum tales of imaginary lesbian jail sex, Kari reveals her wacky idea for a reality TV show. Snag her now!

• Another magazine has gone under: Hachette announced today that it's closing Metropolitan Home to "focus its resources" on Elle Décor. [AdAge]
• New York's profile of star Times reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin reveals he's one of the paper's highest-paid staffers and is beloved by the titans of Wall Street, but is not quite as popular with some of his Times colleagues. [NYM]
• Circulation is down—and losses are up—at the New York Post. [NYT]
• GE and Comcast have agreed on a valuation for NBC, which brings the parties one step closer to handing over control of the network to Comcast. [Reuters]
• Condé Nast may be trimming expenses and cutting jobs here at home, but the mag giant is busy expanding its presence in China. [NYP]
• Curb Your Enthusiasm is coming to basic cable. TV Land and TV Guide have picked up reruns of the show and will begin airing them next year. [LAT]
• Google has acquired the mobile ad company AdMob for $750 million. [NYT]
• Last night's Mad Men scored AMC its highest-rated finale ever, although considering it's AMC we're talking about, that isn't saying much. [B&C]
• A Christmas Carol was No. 1 at the weekend box office, although its $31 million gross was weak given it cost $200 million to produce. Meanwhile, Precious' $1.8 million take on 18 screens set a limited-release record. [LAT]

There's a rumor circulating in the San Francisco press and real estate community: Tom Cruise just bought an $18 million mansion in town. An overgrown pied-à-terre wouldn't be too terrifying — except for that local Scientology expansion drive.

NY Post sexxxy columnist Andrea Peyser takes to her page of hate today to tell everyone to stop hating gay-hating cabbie Maedhat Mohamed. But wait? Wasn't it her own paper that told us to hate him in the first place?

Remember that "controversial" Calvin Klein ad that went up this summer and then had to be taken down after a bunch of residents complained? The publicity stunt garnered tons of press, so now the company is back for more. An underwear ad featuring a "sweaty, glistening" Eva Mendes "tugging at the boxer briefs of a studly man" has gone up in its place and already outraged locals are speaking out against the "pornography" that's taking over the neighborhood. If all goes according to plan, you can expect Calvin Klein to cave in and take the ad down in about three weeks. And you can expect the next titillating billboard to go up again in three months. [AnimalNY]

When life gives you lemons, hand them to your baby to suck on and videotape their reaction. Hilarious cuteness ensues! We rounded up some of the most adorable for you below.

In your meritocratic Monday media column: Reporters suffer injustices unseen since Pol Pot's darkest days, The Week guarantees goodness, Esquire has a gizmo thingamajig that will save magazines, and Conde Nast gives up on America, finally.

We're glad that Congress has made progress on improving America's broken health care system, but let's not lose perspective. At least we don't need full-fledged ambulance reform, too!

The professional became very personal last night, as Sterling Cooper dissolves and Don has to account for all his past behavior in order to survive. As we all wonder what the future holds, the past has finally been sorted.

It's not the stocking stuffer Disney hoped for. After spending $180 million on the biggest 3D picture to date, looks like the Iger family might have to make make due with Hyundai's instead of Maserati's under their tree this year.

There are some reality shows so awful that you can't believe they are anything but figments of your imagination. From Celebrity Bull Riding to My Bare Lady, we wanted to make sure you never forget that these shows actually exist.

The Daily News has a roundup of new neighborhood names that real estate brokers have been pushing in an effort to make the areas seem more hip, such as BoHo (Bowery below Houston Street), BoCoCa (the border of Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens), and GoCaGa (Gowanus and Carroll Gardens). None of them have caught on yet and probably never will so if you use them in conversation, you'll probably come off sounding pretty stupid (and may get mistaken for a desperate real estate broker). But feel free to take your chances. [NYDN]

Good news: Health Care passed the House. The narrow margin of victory is not a cause for concern, that's just what good whipping looks like. In a functional political system, that'd be it. But no! Now we have the Senate.

Somebody please save this poor puppy. You selfish monsters.

Hachette is folding Metropolitan Home magazine. Its December issue will be its last.