Don't forget to vote for Sally Kern, Larry Craig, Jerry Sanders, Ellen Degeneres, or Al Gore in our NewNowNext award category! Archuleta dad banned from American Idol rehearsals. Civil union efforts in Illinois boosted by student-generated Facebook group: "At first, his site detailed the bill's progress for friends, who began inviting hundreds of other friends. Within weeks, Miatkowski and students from across the state organized online 'rallies' to flood legislators with e-mails, faxes and phone calls. Members also have held petition drives at train stations, written editorials and set up campus events. The group's efforts made ...

good evening y'all! even though it's getting late in the day - happy mother's day to all you lovely moms out there - of course i sent my own mom a nice gift but unfortunately i mailed it out a bit late (ummm...like this past friday) so it won't get there until tomorrow - gosh when it comes to mailing stuff i'm the worst! this weekend american idol's most sensible judge simon cowell took his dear mum julie (who looks like a delightful older lady at around age 83) out to lunch at the ivy on robertson ...

David Archuleta's wackjob stage Dad has been banned from the backstage area over at American Idol. The ultimate stage dad, Jeff Archuleta finally pushed the producers too far when he made David insert a lyric from Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" into his performance of "Stand By Me" the other night. This guy is hands-on. You know the belt comes out if David gets a bad review from the judges. Jeff needs to have some of what Paula's drinking and sit the f*ck down. Producers told Jeff that David shouldn't do that, because they would have ...

That new guy you don't recognize is Mick Kaczorowski, executive producer at Animal Planet, who happened to be in the office when the podcast was began. And he happened to be in the office because he's working on a project with WOW, but no one needs to know that yet. He leaks that when Meerkat Manor starts up again June 6, Stockard Channing will be its new narrator. James gets started on American Idol. Randy wonders if David Archuleta and Michael Alig are an "Of Interest." Blue pants suits. Gayle's droopy surgery face on Oprah. Is Oprah so much ...

Jason Castro - Getty Images for FOX   I think I may have previously predicted that the David’s would be in the finals…so for the last several weeks, there haven’t really been any surprises. We all knew that Brooke would never make it, and certainly not the apathetic alleged stoner Jason Castro who was finally removed last night. I’m a little surprised that it’s not Carly in the final three, but I think the showcase of tats finally got to the audience. At this point, next week will be the only possible “big surprise” week of the season. Last season it was the Top ...

So….here we are America! Will Jason be playing the tambourine on his way out? Will David Cook be fed to the wolves tonite? Was Syesha able to affect change on the votes? Was David Archuleta tender enough? Stay tuned….THIS is American Idol! Tonight’s musical guests include Maroon 5 and Bo Bice. Wow…we had 51 million votes last night! So [...] ...

hey hey! we're now down to the top three on american idol as expected blue-eyed cutie stoner boy jason castro got the boot tonight - as much as i found him to be adorable - over the past few weeks he was seriously lacking (last night he forgot the words to 'mr. tambourine man') mr. castro should be super happy he actually made it to the top four! as for syesha mercado she has totally stepped up to the plate yet she'll most likely be going home next week - although i'm still ...

Previously - Brooke White bobbed her head to Neil Diamond in a desperate manner, and rightfully got bounced. And Paula Abdul drank/drugged herself into our hearts. Seacrest IN! Seacrest talks his talk. Jason Castro might have done some windowpane because his eyes are all over the place. When Seacrest say his "this is...American Idol!" line, the red lights flash on and it looks like the contestants will be shot from the stage in a burst of drama! The chick who played Meadow on The Sopranos is here tonight. She's got nothing better to do. Paula's wearing a springy yellow and probably on ...

It has been clear from the beginning that David Archuleta and David Cook would make it to the finals this season on AI. After last night performances, I am pretty sure that even Jason Castro and Syesha Mercado know that. So which David is it gonna be? Even though I thought Cook would dominate on rock and roll night, Archuleta was by far my favorite. ...

We’re down to the TOP 4 contestants. The race has never been closer and we are down to David Archuleta, David Cook, Syesha Mercado and Jason Castro. Who will make it thru to the Top 3? Your vote will decide who goes home tomorrow. So I hope you voted! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have [...] ...

we're now down to the final four on american idol after brooke white got the boot tonight - no big surprise - it was her time to go! ms. white has been hanging on by her fingernails over the past few weeks - i do like her 'girl w/ a piano' style but for sure she was not cut out to win the competition! next week syesha mercado will leave followed by jason castro...leading up to david cook (who should win) & david archuleta (who will win) ...