Jake and Taylor rendezvous in Nashville—but was it ex sex or postmortem wallowing? Macaulay Culkin parties with a porn star. Jesse James and Kat Von D are engaged. Bill Clinton is Cameron and A-Rod's third wheel. TGIFriday gossip.

Obama looked damn good at last night's State Dinner for Chinese president Hu Jintao. Maybe a little too good. His salt-and-pepper locks seemed noticeably darker. Did Barack Obama get a quickie dye job?

[One of the suites at the new Beach Garbage Hotel in Madrid, Spain, which was made entirely out of trash and constructed to draw attention to pollution in the world's oceans. A picture of the hotel's exterior below.]

Actor/activist George Clooney has malaria. Seems he contracted it earlier this month while traveling in the Sudan and is "feeling rough." That's a pretty extreme way to raise awareness for a cause, George! Well, keep the gin and tonics coming.

They're just doing too much, and they're doing it in a weird way. Also today: Johnny Depp takes another dose of whimsy, some shows get some actors, and a look at this year's Sundance crop.

New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission has approved a new style guide for the city's cab drivers. So, what is acceptable attire and what isn't?

Wal-Mart today announced a five-year plan to modestly reduce sodium, sugar, and trans fats in all the food it sells. For this, they got a press conference with Michelle Obama in a sleeveless dress. Totally worth it. [NYT]

It looks increasingly like Steve Jobs' reign at Apple is over. If the CEO doesn't return from his third, indefinite medical leave, COO Tim Cook will succeed him, marking a new era not only for Apple but for gay progress.

Kim Kardashian wants to impart some serious life lessons to the young girls of America, because she's qualified to do so. Also today: Tom Brady needs surgery and Halle Berry really likes to yell a lot at her ex-boyfriend.

Remember the Arizona restaurant that served lion burgers during the World Cup? Well, another Arizona restaurant (go figure!), Boca Tacos y Tequila is taking pre-orders for African lion tacos, which will be available next month for $8.75 each.

Did Todd Palin have an affair with a massage therapist named Shailey Tripp? The National Enquirer stops just short of saying "yes"—but claims "police have confiscated physical evidence that could tie Todd to an alleged extramarital affair."

Legendary satellite radio DJ Bob Dylan just signed a six-book deal with Simon & Schuster, including two more volumes of memoirs and one book about his radio show. Somewhere a Dylan superfan is crushed that he's not writing a seventh.

Disgust welled up in me the other night when watching the Golden Globes. When Robert De Niro walked on stage to accept his award I let out a groan. Man, do I hate him. And he's not the only actor.

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner says his magazine will be available on the iPad in March—uncensored. If true, that's a huge reversal for Apple, whose CEO just last May said iPad put "freedom from porn" before freedom of speech.

It's not New York, LA, San Francisco, or even Northampton, Massachusetts. According to the latest census, it's Jacksonville, Florida! And the city's nice to its gay families, and it's in the south. Why are the gayest cities always so odd?

Christopher Nolan has confirmed that Mia Thermopolis herself, aka Anne Hathaway, will be playing Selina Kyle/Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises. Great! A dorky, jazz-handsy Catwoman is perfect. Meanwhile, Tom Hardy will play the villainous Batman-breaker Bane.

The National Enquirer knows why President Obama is "scary skinny": He's "secretly battling stomach parasites." Worms slurping at the lining of your stomach: hot new D.C. diet craze! We hear Joe Biden swears by the festering maggot cleanse. [Previously]

Heavily accented internet mogul Arianna Huffington is, at last, speaking out on the wanton airplane Blackberry incident that had police questioning her earlier this month. To her credit, she's contrite. She's also disingenuous.

[A model walks the runway during the A.F. Vandevorst Show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Berlin. Image via Getty]

[The red carpet is pulled into place to greet Chinese President Hu Jintao, who arrived at Andrews Air Force Base today and will meet with President Obama at the White House tomorrow. Image via Getty]