Barack Obama capped a media push by sitting down with David Letterman to talk to the everyman. Yeah, he discussed serious issues, but those hardly matter, because everyone's going to be talking about a heart-shaped potato.

CBS and its hot shot lawyers were impotent in their efforts to thwart old manDan Rather's $70 million wrongful termination suit. Now Rather's lawyers want Viacom big wig Sumner Redstone to take the stand. It's war! [Reuters]

We have no clue what he does in his personal life, but James Franco's professional life just got even pinker, if you can imagine. Now he's taking a Queer Cinema class at NYU!

[Jon Stewart plays candy man backstage after winning two Emmy awards last night. Image via Getty]

The world's absolutely abuzz over news about the Emmy Awards, which are kind of like television's Oscars and very important. In case you missed them, here are some things you should know about the winners, the losers and the critics.

At the start of London's Fashion Week, British psychiatrists called for a government crackdown on pro-anorexia websites, up fivefold in over two years according to a study by an internet filtering company.

[A giant ceramic chess set is unveiled on a gray day today in London's Trafalgar Square to celebrate the start of the city's design festival. Image via Getty]

Gavin Newsom, the heavily-lacquered lefty-sun-God mayor of San Francisco, has the most progressive technological track record of any California gubernatorial candidate, now that he's live-tweeting the birth of his first child. San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. must be so proud.

[Even hair, makeup, and a scared dog can't help Oprah Winfrey look pretty in pink while doing her show live from Central Park today. Image via Getty]

Steve Jobs and Apple famously dissembled about the CEO's health, until Jobs took a six-month medical leave. And what did Jobs do on his return? Issued a controversial statement about Google that the search company has now flatly contradicted.

Nuns don't understand Lady Gaga. Small children understand Michael Jackson and Heath Ledger's deaths. And Martha Stewart can't comprehend Jessica Simpson's dead dog surprise. Welcome to your Friday gossip roundup!

Like any red-blooded American op-ed columnist, David Brooks has joined the cacophony over Jimmy Carter's "racism" remarks. But, sadly, his latest outburst won't allow comments. He's doing us all a great disfavor.

Paula Abdul danced her way into her VH1 Divas introduction as a way of poking good-natured fun at Ellen. But could it simply be a sad ploy at subtle revenge?

NY Fox News anchor Ernie Anastos apologized for saying "keep fucking that chicken" last night. He's sorry to anyone who was offended when he "misspoke." Don't be sorry. Ernie. You gave us a great memory — and catch phrase. [AP]

[Michelle Obama sports a marigold necklace while shopping at the opening of a farmer's market near the White House today. Image via Getty]

Cameraphone-toting fans are apparently ruining the lives of college football stars. Campus jocks can hardly booze it up at a parties or enjoy young women spontaneously removing their shirts for them without the moment ending up on Facebook. So awful.

It seems Joanna Shields has found another mark. Barely 18 months ago, she sold her also-ran social network Bebo to AOL for $850 million. The disastrous deal still haunts AOL. Now she's charmed Rupert Murdoch's daughter into bankrolling her. How?

If you need more proof that Fox News is the only thing keeping Rupert Murdoch's empire alive, look no further: Foul propagandist Roger Ailes made $24 million last year—$2 million more than his boss, foul oligarch Rupert Murdoch.

Nine short months ago, employees at Random House were silently urinating in their knickers after a new CEO seemed poised to drastically cut budgets. Now, they're poppin bottles. What changed? Dan Brown!

Damn! New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's assault on potentially corrupt banks continues in earnest: he has subpoenaed five Bank of America directors. And this is just the beginning...