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Well, folks, it's that time again. At 9:00 PM ET, be sure to tune your television to ABC and comment along with your fellow LOST fanatics as we live blog tonight's episode. In 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42...
[Gawker.TV]
After we mentioned Lori Gottlieb's 2005 essay "Fat Like Him" in our review of Marry Him, the "fat guy" in question approached us to tell his side of the story — and his experience dating a now-famous advocate of "settling."
[Jezebel]
While you were busy consuming your weight in nachos, we were busy rounding up the most memorable commercials of the night, for better or worse. And you know what we noticed? We'd seen all of them before.
[Gawker.TV]
File under: WTF and DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING. Remember the Late Show ad starring David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey that aired during the 2007 Super Bowl? Well, they just did a reprise... with the addition of Jay Leno. Video, inside.
[Gawker.TV]
After a light 237 hour pregame show, the Super Bowl is finally here. And while there is an actual game to be played, we're here to catch all the awkward live moments and best commercials throughout the night.
[Gawker.TV]
Join your frenemies from Deadspin, Gawker and Jezebel for our own little Super Bowl mixer. Football! Commercials! Booze, if you've got it! Play nice with each other, children.
[Deadspin]
Well, this is ironic. Moments after criticizing President Obama as "charismatic guy with a teleprompter" at the National Tea Party convention tonight, Sarah Palin sat down for a Q&A session—and appeared to read notes written on her hand.
[Gawker.TV]
Snowpocalypse '10 is in full effect, and it's ugly. Safeways were ransacked, snow plows were ready for their close-up and my flight to New York was canceled (don't worry, I got another one). The latest casualty? This weatherman's sanity.
[Gawker.TV]
Tonight, Brittany Murphy's mother and husband gave an exclusive interview to Larry King about the death of the actress. The whole thing was fishy, but one moment—in which the morning of her death was recounted—was particularly troubling.
[Gawker.TV]
In this week's compilation of pop culture crap Snooki gives the finger on live TV, Mel Gibson calls a reporter an asshole, and NBC clears a "large vagina" joke.
[Jezebel]
Dan Neil, the Pulitzer Prize-winning auteur-de-autos who's an ecstasy-to-read-thanks-to-added-adjectives-and-use-of-dashes, will be taking his pretty mug and precious prose across the country from the Autos-Section-less LA Times to the Wall Street Journal. This should be interesting.
[Jalopnik]
When 30 Rock premiered its fourth season last October, some wondered if the show had lost its edge. As the weeks go by, though, it just keeps getting better. Tonight, it outdid itself. Inside, Liz Lemon's sleep-eating tour de force.
[Gawker.TV]
Stars... they're Just Like Us! If we're hoarders, that is. On tonight's Insider, Niecy Nash visited Lindsay Lohan's home and exposed the troubled starlet as a scatterbrained keeper of pile upon pile of clothing, shoes and general junk. Video, inside.
[Gawker.TV]
We've long derided appliancelike vehicles for being the wrong answer to the transportation problem. The recent Toyota recalls bring up an interesting question: If you remove the driver from the act of driving, what happens when something goes wrong?
[Jalopnik]
After we and Yahoo's Shine site (among others) criticized the lack of diversity in Vanity Fair's "Young Hollywood" issue, Internet commenters helpfully stepped up to remind us that Vanity Fair is for white people, and we'd better just accept it.
[Jezebel]
Today on Good Morning America, Jamie Foxx just couldn't stop giving publicity to his famous friends. He somehow managed to drop over thirty famous names in one short interview. At that point is it less name-droppings, and more like name-diarrhea?
[Gawker.TV]
If you're NBC, how do you save face after your worst PR crisis ever? Apparently, you have one of your two remaining late night hosts (Carson Daly doesn't count) appear on the other's program. Jimmy Fallon on Jay Leno, inside.
[Gawker.TV]
March's Architectural Digest offers an exclusive look inside the home Jennifer Aniston and designer Stephen Shadley worked on for 2½ years. The captions are not nearly tabloid-y enough, so our misguided "contributor," Tiara Dew Dots, rewrote them.
[Jezebel]
A few weeks ago, we received an intriguing invitation in the tips inbox. Ann Taylor wanted us to come inspect their summer Loft collection — and they were willing to pay us to do it.
[Jezebel]
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, where the stars have been busy! Angelina's plotting a vodka/pill suicide and simultaneously seducing the Depp; Taylor Swift is hooking up with John Mayer, and Reese Witherspoon's sleeping with Gerard Butler. Exhausting!
[Jezebel]
The beardier parts of the web-o-sphere have been abuzz about HTML5, the next version of the language that powers our internet. Will it revolutionize web apps? Will it kill Flash video? Will it fix our gimpy iPads? Yes... and no.
[Gizmodo]
Before the announcement that Ellen DeGeneres would replace Paula Abdul on American Idol's judging panel, Victoria Beckham (aka Posh Spice) was rumored to be a candidate. Thankfully, she wasn't chosen, because—as a guest judge tonight—she was horrible.
[Gawker.TV]
Come one, come all, and join us as we live blog the television event that forced President Obama to opine on the State of the Union a week early: the premiere of the sixth—and final—season of LOST.
[Gawker.TV]
The 'Alternate Eden' theory proves true, and it's up to you to ensure the operation was successful. You and you alone are in charge of what happens in this story. You are the final variable.
[Gawker.TV]
At last night's very long, and very crowded, Grammy Awards, most of the audience members were just as confused, annoyed, and distracted as the viewers at home.
[Jezebel]
This year's Grammy Awards actually deserved the "Music's Biggest Night" title. Inside, video of all the best moments, including Lady Gaga's opening duet with Elton John, a speech by Michael Jackson's kids, and performances by Beyonce, Taylor Swift and more.
[Gawker.TV]
Last year's Cars.comSuper Bowl ad featured David Abernathy — smart, white and scared of conflict. This year it's Timothy Richman — smart, white and so scared of conflict he's encouraged to buy a Pontiac.
[Jalopnik]
Here's something unusual: SNL is actually funny tonight! And with Jon Hamm as host, of course there had to be something about newly-elected senator Scott Brown. According to (Kristen Wiig as) Nancy Pelosi, "Mama like!" Do you? Update: Brown responds.
[Gawker.TV]
The theme of this year's Miss America pageant? Cringe-worthy secondhand embarrassment. First, the contestants gave some of the worst introductions ever. EVER. Then, judge Rush Limbaugh was booed. Limbaugh also danced erratically to Lady Gaga's Poker Face. Really. Videos inside.
[Gawker.TV]
Two college basketball teams will battle for conference supremacy tonight in a game that involves a nationally-renowned point guard, allegations of casual racism, a murky college recruiting scandal, and a biting journalist Twitter feud. That's right: Harvard is playing Cornell.
[Deadspin]
While fellow editor Anna North was looking through Urban Outfitters' online catalog, she noticed that one of the shirts for sale was being marketed under two color combinations: "White/Charcoal" and "Obama/Black." Yes, really. [UrbanOutfitters]
[Jezebel]
Have you seen a "Whose side are you on?" poll related to the Late Night Wars recently? Did you notice the small number that reflected support for Jay Leno and wonder, "Who are those people?" Well, wonder no longer.
[Gawker.TV]
Tesla Motors filed paperwork Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering hoping to raise as much as $100 million. Oh, good, because they lost $31.5 million in the first nine months of 2009.
[Jalopnik]
Hell is a place of personal sin and redemption, a torturous landscape molded in the immorality of human flesh to create dreadful warnings of what the conclusion of an unrepentant lifestyle has in store.
[Kotaku]
The February Elle 'Modern Love' issue has been out for two weeks, but we just couldn't bring ourselves to read it until now. What did we discover?
[Jezebel]
Uh-oh, Jay Leno is playing the victim again. He was on Oprah today to set the record straight, and by set the record straight, we mean throw himself a pity party while Oprah gives him a shoulder to cry on.
[Gawker.TV]
Glamour editors must think their readers are pretty dumb. From how to wash your face to what men are thinking, we didn't learn anything new this month. Well, except when it's appropriate to pee on your man's motorcycle.
[Jezebel]
You'll see a lot of encouragement to start freelancing on tech-obsessed blogs (ahem), often pitched with an eye toward some kind of ultimate freedom. The Freelance Folder blog drops a bit of work-from-home reality on would-be freelancers.
[Lifehacker]
This probably won't end well. Following the President's State of the Union address tonight, Chris Matthews took to MSNBC's airwaves to declare that Obama is "post-racial," before stating, "I forgot he was black tonight for an hour." Update: Matthews "clarifies."
[Gawker.TV]
Mainstream media joined frenzied anticipation about the iPad today. What is it? What will it do? Will it change the way we live our lives forever? Turns out they were just as disappointed as we were.
[Gawker.TV]
Oprah Winfrey sat with Jay Leno yesterday for his first post-Late Night Wars interview, which will air on her show tomorrow. And if the two just-released promotional clips are indicative of the whole, the interview is not to be missed.
[Gawker.TV]
Apple's iPad announcement earlier this afternoon prompted a score of WTFing across the internet, prompting many to ask, "Are there any women on Apple's marketing team?" Answer: Apparently not. (Period.)
[Jezebel]
Jean-Paul Gaultier is the kind of designer who seemingly lives to take us all on a whirlwind global tour, with corsets, and chinoiserie, and chiffon, and cording. Come along!
[Jezebel]
Welcome back to midweek madness. Brad & Angie news: They've split, except they haven't. He had a rendez-vous with Jen, or he didn't. He maybe drunk-dialed Jen, then had make-up sex with Angie. And! The purpose of the beard, revealed.
[Jezebel]
Historically, Jay Leno hasn't shied away from speaking about his job status. Leno's statements over the last few weeks—full of jokes about NBC, Conan O'Brien and David Letterman—reinforced that characteristic. Recently, however, he's been unusually mum. What gives?
[Gawker.TV]
Without any mention of hardware or software, The Doghouse Diaries pretty much nails a list of what we can expect from the tablet. Or rather, how we're all going to react to it. Look out for 19! [The Doghouse Diaries]
[Gizmodo]
In an odd reversal of its usual aspirational bent, February Vogue has chosen to present cover girl Jessica Biel in the least flattering light possible, surely to increase reader self-esteem.
[Jezebel]
Are you a pure-blooded Aryan looking for love? Are you batshit crazy? April Gaede, stage-mom of three-car-pileup-fascinating Neo-Nazi pop nymphets Prussian Blue, may be able to help! Gaede, having spawned white power royalty, is now breaking into matchmaking.
[Jezebel]
What terrifying swirl of chemicals created this dark tornado over an alien plain? Cotton and steel wool, mixed with parsley and moss. If those ingredients can make a storm, imagine what's required to recreate the plains of Mars.
[io9]
American Apparel has quietly pulled its new, custom-made nail polish from the shelves, telling employees there were "quality issues with the glassware," but adding that it's now considered "hazardous material" and can no longer be shipped. What's going on?
[Jezebel]
John Galliano generally serves up Drama. And his Dior show today in Paris did not disappoint. In the gallery ahead: Horsey get-ups (giddy-ups?), voluminous ball gowns and unsettlingly arched brows!
[Jezebel]
9to5Mac claims that they've talked to a few content publishers (magazines, newspapers), and those publishers are claiming inside knowledge about the device. Most importantly, that it'll be "[nowhere] near $1000, as has been reported elsewhere."
[Gizmodo]
The democratizing Internet, staff cuts, edicts to take the subway — assaults on the old order that crowned Vogue editor Anna Wintour abound. Now, Wintour is fighting a development that would shadow a private garden behind her West Village townhouse.
[Jezebel]
Today—the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade—pro-lifers Sarah & Bristol Palin will talk about Bristol's new vow of abstinence on Oprah. (Isn't the definition of insanity repeating the same mistake over and over expecting a different result?)
[Jezebel]
Yesterday in Berlin, fashion designer Patrick Mohr presented a show titled "Are We Shaved?" The clothes were bizarre; the models were… unusual. Brace yourself for a nightmarish acid trip through gender, body-consciousness and clown wigs.
[Jezebel]
If this season of Jersey Shore proved nothing else, it's that the native "guidos and guidettes" enjoy their violence: brawls, fights, and epic punches to the face. Here, you can enjoy every single fight in rapid succession.
[Gawker.TV]
Computers in movies look nothing like the beasts we lug around today. They're thin and light, a single pane that jumps to life when touched. Technology follows Hollywood dreams; here's hoping this montage is a portent of what's coming soon.
[Gizmodo]
Our exclusive audit of government documents reveals many of the sensational news stories of exotic vehicles crushed under the Cash for Clunkers law were completely false. Our full exclusive report below.
[Jalopnik]
Moments ago, Conan O'Brien confirmed that tomorrow is his last day as host of The Tonight Show, but promised to go out with an NBC-bashing bang. Meanwhile, Jay Leno announced his return to 11:35 as David Letterman continued eviscerating him.
[Gawker.TV]
Anonymous, a porn addict, is a longtime Deadspin reader and commenter who will soon enter the same sex-rehabilitation facility where Tiger Woods is reportedly receiving treatment. Here, Anonymous explains his own addiction and why Tiger's treatment is no PR ploy.[Deadspin]
In less than one week, Apple is expected to unveil some thingamajig that will be like a Kindle from heaven and supposedly save print media. What this new gadget might be called is where people might have an issue.
[Jezebel]
With the Late Night Wars carpet-bombing NBC's 10:00 slot, the network's hurriedly scrounging for filler. One show they're not contemplating? The ill-fated cargasm, Top Gear USA. Was the pilot so horrendous it's unwatchable? We've got $5,000 to find out.
[Jalopnik]
Bugatti only built and delivered a couple hundred $1.5 million-and-up Veyrons and there's only a handful in California. So when Conan O'Brien trotted out the Bugatti Veyron Mouse on last night's Tonight Show, we wondered: where'd he get it? UPDATED![Jalopnik]
Some people want the Apple Tablet to run Mac OS X's user interface. Others think its UI will be something exotic. Both camps are wrong: The iPhone started a UI revolution, and the tablet is just step two. Here's why.
[Gizmodo]
Tonight, while David Letterman and Jay Leno were busy insulting each other, Conan O'Brien did everything he could to piss off NBC: the return of the Masturbating Bear, a $1.5 million prop and a bombshell dropped by guest Adam Sandler.
[Gawker.TV]
Artie Lange visited Late Night in November 2008, as Conan O'Brien prepared his move to Los Angeles to take over The Tonight Show. Lange did not want O'Brien to leave, and his words about it then ring eerily true today.
[Gawker.TV]
Flash an exotic prototype, then—Presto!—get people to buy your more boring stuff. That kind of thinking still rules at most electronics companies. Apple under Steve Jobs only shows off actual products. The difference? Apple's arcane secret to success.[Gizmodo]
If it wasn't clear before, it is now: David LettermanhatesJay Leno. Letterman repeatedly destroyed Leno on his show tonight, implying he's a thief and all-around bad guy. And while O'Brien made fun of NBC, Leno took personal digs.
[Gawker.TV]
Tiger Woods is at the Pine Grove Behavioral Health & Addiction Services in Hattiesburg, Miss., where he is reportedly receiving treatment for sex addiction. What does that entail? Let's look at photos on the center's web site and find out.
[Deadspin]
Joan Rivers has returned to E!—after a seven-year break—to host awards season episodes of Fashion Police. Luckily, Joan was her typical cutting, nasty self because, let's face it, she's not very funny when she's nice.
[Jezebel]
Tonight, Jay Leno spoke seriously on the NBC late night controversy for the first time, skirting blame and saying, "Conan's show... was not doing well." Later, David Letterman continued his Leno-bashing, while O'Brien further took NBC to task. Videos inside.
[Gawker.TV]
Have you and your man ever enjoyed a vegetarian meal or shopped together? According to Cosmo, you might as well cut off his balls. The only way to save your relationship: Dunk his testicles in sparkling water.
[Jezebel]
Jay Leno has become the most hated comedian in America. But he's not the only one! These comedians are also hated because they're unoriginal, obnoxious, and out of touch. But one theme ties them all together: they're not funny.
[Gawker.TV]
Last night's 67th Annual Golden Globes saw laughs, tears, surprises, disappointments, and lots of drinking. In this gallery, we compile how these moments played out among stars.
[Jezebel]
As expected, Apple is holding a "special event" on Jan. 27 to "come see our latest creation," with invitations being sent out JUST SECONDS AGO. 10am PST, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco.
[Gizmodo]
Five years ago, Jay Leno promised Conan O'Brien he'd step aside in 2009, vowing to hand over The Tonight Show without repeating the bitter fallout of the first late night war. This past week he broke that promise.
[Gawker.TV]
We were fortunate enough to receive a scalding take down of Dick Ebersol from a former NBC Sports employee who took "great offense" when his ex-boss called Conan O'Brien an "astounding failure." Here's his (anonymous) counter-argument. [Deadspin]
Premium cable wrapped up its fall seasons in mid-December, leaving us high and dry (and with no TV nudity!) for the past month. But there's skin in sight: a whole new slate of sexy shows are kicking off late January.
[Fleshbot] [NSFW]
Facebook dispatches and Twitter updates from Haiti are helping revolutionize on-the-ground reporting, but the emotional impact of old-school moving pictures hammers the heartbreak - and horror - home. We've collected a few of the most visceral, blogged-about videos from the earthquake's aftermath.
[Jezebel]
This evening's late night lineup definitely delivered the drama. For the first time, Jay Leno went after Conan O'Brien, before being DESTROYED on his own show by Jimmy Kimmel. O'Brien continued to go rogue, Letterman didn't let up, and more.
[Gawker.TV]
Ed. note: On Tuesday, Google responded to cyber attacks aimed at Chinese human-rights activists by ending search-result censorship in China. An anonymous reader with experience living where privacy isn't respected writes in with tips for keeping your data safe in these situations.[Lifehacker]
The day after Co Co said No No to moving his time slot, Gawker.TV covered all of the late night shows to make sure not a single quip or sly remark escaped our radar. And tonight, nobody held back.
[Gawker.TV]
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