Ryan Seacrest got all up in Simon Cowell's grill last night on Idol. It all seemed a bit theatrical and forced, but it just reeked of sexual tension. Why? Because Ryan Seacrest wants to make sweet love to Simon Cowell.

Well, guys, it's here! Your American Idol Top 12 is set, and tonight—at 8:00 PM on FOX—they'll perform Rolling Stones songs live for your votes. More inside, plus your open thread and the best comments from last week.

US Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi's official YouTube channel offers this video, apparently filmed with a Flip camera pointed at a TV, of DioGuardi's appearance on Fox & Friends this morning. He fathered someone you may have heard of!

The Fox News brand used to be defined by the lying and fear-mongering of Sean Hannity and the bullying pseudo-common man narcissism of Bill O'Reilly, but now it is defined by the operatic self-aggrandizing paranoia and fear-mongering of Glenn Beck.

Tonight, The Simpsons opened with a tongue-in-cheek look at the "Springfield of Tomorrow," seen through the eyes of a '60s era educational film. Gone are buses and subway rides, and in are plutonium-powered cars—with robot claws! Video inside.

Tonight on American Idol, when Kara DioGuardi wasn't busy saying things that she should shut up about, Ellen DeGeneres took the opportunity—after resident hot thang Tim Urban's performance—to get out of her seat and hug him. Video inside.

Last month, we told you that Victoria Beckham was the worst American Idol judge ever. And like Richard Lawson predicted, we were wrong, because Kara DioGuardi is absolutely, unequivocally, indescribably worse than Posh. Or anyone. Inside, proof from tonight's episode.

It's time for your American Idol live blog! Tonight (9:00 PM ET on FOX), the Top 8 guys will perform live for your votes. More inside, along with your open thread and the best comments from the last two episodes.

It's Tuesday, and we all know what that means... it's time for another American Idol live blog. Tonight, the Top 8 girls will perform live for your votes at 8:00 PM on FOX. Come on in to your open thread!

Salty Eric Massa did not disappoint on Glenn Beck. Did Massa "grope a male staffer"? Yes, he says. In fact, he jumped on top of him and "tickled him until he couldn't breathe." Because it was his birthday.

Former Democratic congressman Eric Massa retired from the House because he has cancer and because he was maybe constantly groping male staffers. He will be on Glenn Beck for the full hour today. Michelle Malkin is not happy about that!

It's no secret that Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell bicker like a married couple on nearly every episode of American Idol, but it's never earnest. Tonight—after Cowell harshly judged excessively smiley finalist Haeley Vaughn—that all changed. Video inside.

Tonight on Idol (8:00 PM ET on FOX), the Top 10 girls will perform live for your votes—or will it be the Top 9? More inside, along with your open thread and the best comments from last night.

It's Tuesday, so you know what that means: this... is your American Idol open thread. Tonight (at 8:00 PM ET on FOX, and for two hours), the Top 10 guys perform live for your votes. More inside. Come on in!

Going home the first week is always hard, but it looks like two of tonight's American Idol eliminees just didn't get the "You have to be gracious" memo. At least Allison Iraheta was having a good time! (Post contains spoilers.)

We thought about introducing our live blog for American Idol once the Top 12 was solidified, but then realized: why wait? So, here it is! Tonight, the Top 12 guys perform live for your votes at 8:00 PM on FOX.

It may be her first live show, but Ellen DeGeneres isn't holding anything back so far on American Idol. Her first order of business: letting America know that Simon Cowell is just dying for a sexual harassment suit.

The definitive article on the battle that erupted between Family Guy and Sarah Palin has been written: it's an A1 NYT feature, it's comprehensive, and with any luck, finally puts this stupid, boring, predictable saga out of sight forever.

Moments ago on Real Time with Bill Maher, Seth MacFarlane took the opportunity to respond to Sarah Palin's outrage over the fact that Family Guy made an implied dig at her mentally disabled son, Trig.

Tonight, American Idol focused on whittling the contestants from several dozen to two dozen, or YOUR TOP 24, AMERICA! Janell Wheeler—who'd been struggling with her voice—performed Taylor Swift's Love Story, and it was baaaaad. But, here's the thing...