Last year it looked like the baby Vogue editors outshined the top dog. Now it seems those stars are dimming, most recently with an absurd quote from atop Vogue Italia.

Hey, it's true! Mercede Johnston really did leave that MySpace message saying Sarah Palin considers her "white trash" just because her bro Levi knocked up Bristol and her mom Sherry is a pill-popper.

Polarizing American artist Andrew Wyeth, who painted "Christina's World"—my favorite painting ever, go see it in the flesh canvas at the Museum of Modern Art—died yesterday at age 91.

A passenger plane has crashed into the Hudson River in New York City. According to the live pictures on MSNBC, passengers, some wearing life jackets, are being rescued from the chilly waters.

In YouTube form! Because, that's how we demand things of our leaders these days. Basically people are making mash-ups of the West Wing opening, but with Barack and his cabinet members being featured as cast members rather than Leo, CJ, and the gang. It's such a cute little dream of a wish!

In a town filled with dewy mangenues like Zac Efron and Robert Pattinson, is there any actor who producers can turn to for the Steve McQueen biopic just announced in Variety?

The internet took over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, and her Youtube account, and the video evidence (cats! everywhere!) will shock you.

How much grinding is too much grinding for a high school dance? Let Brandon and Logan, two strapping young lads featured on reality show The Principal's Office, show you.

The eternally marriage-minded Ellen DeGeneres booked the man who performed her own wedding as a guest today. Who is this allegedly famous, bestselling author? Basically, he's Rick Warren for people who do yoga.

Men with unusually long ring fingers are more likely to be either a successful stock trader, or gay. So what does that tell us about the government's wise men patching up the economy?

Original Wonkette Ana Marie Cox has landed a gig at Air America radio. Maybe all those appearances on the Rachel Maddow Show finally paid off. With a job!

So The City was on last night. The Hills spin-off is maturing into its idiocy, now that three episodes have come trundling out of the gate. Things happened! Let's talk about 'em.

Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter was on the Early Show today sharing insider Hollywood tales. Graydon, why did Cleopatra have to schedule shots around Liz Taylor's menstrual cycle? "Ah...umbittyhumbittydahbahdoowelllllll..." I see. Click to watch.

Gossip Girl pulled out all the stops last night! Dead kids! Mini-Gossip Girls! Gayness! Nate! Let me take a second to catch my breath. OK. OK. We're back. Let's dive in.

According to Access Hollywood, Mariska Hargitay has been hospitalized with a collapsed lung. A Defamer tipster who works on the set of Hargitay's Law & Order: SVU says there's more to the story.

NBC is launching a female-focused quasi-marketing agency featuring the following people: Maria Bartiromo, Meredith Vieira, and Tori Spelling. Raise your hand if you don't see the problems with this. (Hand down, Tori).

Blago's on TV now. His defense: the House has been trying to impeach him for years! Since day one! Oh man Shep Smith is literally talking over him and mocking him. Update: Hey, video!

Two months ago, the Today show's Hoda Kotb swore "I don't drink really that much!" Really? This compilation is an intervention. Hoda, you may drink more than the entire cast of Fox & Friends.

The Illinois House impeached Governor Rod Blagojevich today, hooray! The lawmakers voted 114-1 to impeach, after denouncing him for an hour or so.

We learned this morning that Nevan Donahue, from MTV's reality tinkle The City, had a warrant out for an old prostitution charge. Now we know all the white trash details! How will Olivia Palermo live this down?