MTV will have a live show in Times Square on New Year's Eve that will feature Snooki dropping in a ball to mark the advent of 2011. We always figured Snooki would drop the ball, but never like this.

It's true! Tom Hardy and, surprisingly, Shia LaBeouf. Also today: the USA Network ventures into strange new territory, Zac Efron is going to be such a badass, as is Will Smith, again.

Retired tennis great Pete Sampras had a "majority" of the memorabilia from his days as a champion stolen from a California public storage facility, including rings, medals and trophies. It's very sad, but why was that stuff in public storage?

China's beef with the Nobel Committee over its selection of dissident Liu Xiaobo for this year's Peace Prize has turned comical, with the government creating its own "Confucius Peace Prize," which will go to Taiwan's former VP this week.

Hundreds of attractive people dressed in black descended on Miami this past week for Art Basel Miami Beach, the international art exhibition. But don't be sad if you didn't go! We've got you covered here with plenty of sweet photos.

In your undeserved Tuesday media column: Luke Russert speaks unconvincingly, sports columnists issue predictions unwisely, NYT ad revenue descends gently, and a PR guy threatens a journalist. Jokingly!

[Fearless Chinese electrical workers install the final power supply line for the Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, which is scheduled to begin operating next year. Image via Getty]

Who: Barton is the beefy founder of the David Barton Gym chain. He can bench 405 pounds, in case you're wondering.

Remember when "reality star" Kim Kardashian and other celebrities promised to stop Tweeting until a million dollars was raised for Alicia Keys' AIDS charity? Well, they finally reached their goal after a $500,000 donation from pharmaceutical exec Stewart Rahr.

More bad news for Wikileaks: Not only was founder Julian Assange's Swiss bank account frozen over residency issues, but MasterCard will no longer process payments to Wikileaks. Time to get started on your cutting satirical "Priceless" commercial parody YouTube video!

[A man inspects a Mercedes limo that was once owned by Elvis Presley and which was auctioned off along with other automotive collectibles in England today. Image via Getty]

The founder of Wikileaks said he'd voluntarily meet with police in London on Swedish sexual assault charges. In the meantime he's raising bail money. Also, Columbia University disowned some anti-Wikileaks statements and AP will stop calling Wikileaks "whistle blowers."

In your merit-based Monday media column: Dexter Filkins gets his reward, magazine ad pages rise (a bit), Dan Abrams expands his empire, the AP shows dead Marines, and you didn't donate to your local public broadcaster, did you?

Our investigative series on Nicole Kidman's struggle to move her face continues. Last time, feeling had returned to Nicole's chin. But at SoHo's Apple Store this weekend, Our Lady of the Frozen Features struggled mightily. Let us analyze the results.

For the fourth year running, Mayor Michael Bloomberg stopped by the gay holiday party formerly known as "Toys for Tots" to show how much he loves his queer constituents. This year he came with gay-themed toys and bad gay-themed jokes.

Christina Hendricks' Christmas tradition is destined for raunchy jokes. Chelsea Handler called Angelina the c-word. Michelle Williams gained 15 pounds for a role, and reveals her un-diet secrets. (Ice cream.) Monday gossip slips a sable under the tree.

Police thought they had a break last week in the mysterious murder of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen, when a suspect in the case shot and killed himself. Actually, no. That would be too easy.

[South Africans today tried to break the world record for the most Santas on wheels in one place, but fell 9,700 Santas short. Image via Getty]

Wyclef Jean's new EP is out today, and the Guardian caught up with him. He sometimes speaks in the third person, and knows he's the man: "Fans on Twitter call me the modern-day Fela or Marley or Dylan, you know."

Comedian Margaret Cho and teen mother Bristol Palin were on Dancing With the Stars together. Last week, Cho claimed that Sarah Palin forced Bristol to participate. So Bristol hit Facebook (as Palins do) with a rebuttal. And a lesbian joke.