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We have to admit that an hour of the American Idol results show is excessive -- even for LAist. So we skimmed the show and cut straight to the results: Sanjaya Malakar is still safe, and weak Haley Scarnato finally gots the boot. No surprises there, really. Haley's style is so bland that she makes Hillary Duff look, umm...what's the word we're looking for? Talented. But what did kind of surprise us was that......

We give a cross-country thanks to our pal Spencer over at Goldenfiddle who clued us in on the disastrously uninspired performance by Hilary Duff on Leno this week. But we will have to politely disagree with him when he said, "Honestly, we weren’t aware they still let people lip synch this piss horrible on TV. Well, besides J.Lo… who Duff is starting to look like." We take offense in comparing Ms. Duff with Mrs.......

- Bakersfield man pissed off that the local school district was changing the names of the winter and spring breaks to the Easter and Christmas break lit an American flag, a fake Revolutionary flag, and a Christmas tree on fire. When he saw the sheriff coming towards him, he set himself on fire - AP - "With the Wiimote strapped firmly on your hips, you must thrust and gyrate in a 'pleasing' manner. For......

Harrison Ford, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw - Ellen, 4pm (NBC) Red Sox at Anaheim Angels, 7pm (UPN) Dodgers at San Diego Padres, 7pm (FSPT) William Cohen - Daily Show, 8pm (Comedy Central) Paul Krugman - Colbert Report, 8:30pm (Comedy Central) Big Brother - 9pm (CBS) When the Levees Broke: Acts 3 & 4 - 9pm (HBO) Rock Star: Supernova - 10pm (CBS) Chris Elliott, Rep. Nancy Pelosi - David Letterman, 11:30p (CBS) Matt Costa......