• The Emmys doesn't care if you blackmail David Letterman. [Post]
• Oh, Politician Nicknames, you so crazy. [NYMag]
• In case you didn't hear, BP put a cap on it. Everything's totally cool now, shhh. [CNN]
• They convicted those meanies who were trying to blackmail Uncle Jesse. [NYDN]
• Rhinebeck residents think Chelsea Clinton's wedding plans are a decoy. [WSJ]
• Andrew Cuomo campaign is the family vacation from hell, complete with RV. [NYT]

• Larry David's new show spoofs conservatives, offers them more proof of coastal elite smugness. [Wonkette]
• Is there an audience for sexts between a politician and a geeky blooger? [TPM]
• Breaking: Elena Kagan still accomplished, ambitious. [NYT]
• Also breaking: people, including David Letterman, still giving Salahis attention. [WaPo]
• Whodathunk a trained, professional dancer would win Dancing With The Stars? [EW]

• There's no place like a bullet-ridden street art mural to take wedding photos. [BlahBlogBlah]
• David Letterman's blackmailer heads to the big house...[NYP]
• ...and his rival Jimmy Fallon is sentenced to hosting awards show also-ran the Emmys. [Deadline]
• New Yorkers will not be reminded of how Mother Superior Bloomberg used to be a fun stoner. [NYDN]
• Tony nominations are announced, make us all feel guilty about never taking advantage of Broadway. [1010]
• Obama personally calls heroic Times Square street vendors, requests Statue of Liberty keychain. [Gothamist]

• Is it me or have NYC bars been very violent lately? [CityRoom]
• As Jessica Simpson appears on Letterman, ex-husband Nick Lachey appears at Brother Jimmy's. [Feast]
• Man uses 9/11 imagery to promote a pig roast. I don't want to say anyone deserves swine flu, but... [VancouverSun]
• Uh oh, geese are "fowling" up local flight departures yet again. [1010]
• Banished from TV, Conan O'Brien hits Radio...City Music Hall. [BrooklynVegan]
• The inside of Mike's Apartment revealed. [NYP]
• John Grisham coming to Broadway, probably not pro-bono. [Deadline]
• Pulino's bathrooms transport you to Italy. Also, Schiller's. [Eater]

• Clooney flashes his flask, making us love him all the more. [Gawker]

• We're a drug ring, not a bunch of bloggers. [AtlanticWire]

• Corey Haim found dead of an overdose. [TMZ]

• Tinsley Mortimer totally bff with Snooki and JWoww. [EOnline]

• James Franco documentary to premiere at SXSW. [SXSW]

• NYC's best happy hours. [TONY]

• Letterman extortionist pleads guilty. [WSJ]

• Macy's Herald Square terrorized by violent mannequin. [NYP]

• McQueen finale closes Paris with Gothic glory. [NYT]

• Dartmouth's president channels Michael Jackson, glove and all. [IvyGate]

• Hurt Locker producer banned from the Oscars. Apparently, they have rules against being a childish douche. [LAT]

• Letterman inspired sexual "cult" among staff. We just threw up a little, and we haven't even had breakfast, yet. [NYP]

• Remains found believed to be those of missing teenager, Chelsea King. [CNN]

• Bill Clinton will speak at Yale's 2010 Class Day. [IvyGate]

• Leighton Meester on April cover of Glamour. [Glamour]

• Sarah Palin does stand up on Leno. [Vulture]

• Naomi Campbell still has anger management issues. Maybe she's hungry. Or her feet hurt. [EOnline]

• To everyone's surprise, Kourtney Kardashian not a psycho mom. She had a lot of practice parenting Scott. [People]

• Tiger Woods finally returns home, asks, "Yo Elin, where my hoes?" [TMZ]

• Kate Gosselin and Shannon Doherty among next season's Dancing with the Stars contestants. [JustJared]

• Leno's return to nighttime opens a can of ratings whoop ass on Letterman. [DeadlineHWood]

• OJ Simpson's court suit to be Smithsonian gift. What, the bloody glove wasn't available? [CNN]

• Jon Gosselin's ex Hailey Glassman takes a low blow via Twitter. Klassy. [RadarOnline]

• Postal Service might stop Saturday deliveries. Come on guys, we all battle hangovers. [CNN]

• Save porn! [TheWrap]

• Project Runway for Wii out today! Make it work! [WWD]

• Saints win the Superbowl! [NYT]

• Jay Leno, David Letterman, and Oprah surprise everyone with a joint commercial during the game. [Gawker]

• The Governor Paterson bombshell is expected today, followed by his resignation...[Gothamist]

• Spitzer's on the Lower East Side is being shut down, AGAIN, for serving alcohol to minors. [Eater]

• Following in Anne Hathaway's footsteps, Justin Timberlake dons a wig and wins the Hasty Pudding Award at Harvard. [Eonline]

• Winning one for the cougars, Kelly Bensimon to be in March Playboy. [Ace]

• Martha Stewart, stripper pole: never thought you'd find those in the same sentence, right? [OK]

• David Letterman extortionist to face trial. [People]

• Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen to show The Row in New York. [WWD]

• Alexa Chung to design jeans for Madewell. [TheCut]

• Because we're human and like to freak out whenever possible, Avatar getting viewers all sorts of worked up. [NYT]

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