Everyone's favorite dispenser of justice has been hospitalized, reports KTLA. Judy Sheindlin, known by her TV persona Judge Judy, was taken from her set at KTLA around 9:12 a.m. today and rushed to a hospital, after reporting nausea and intestinal discomfort. Sheindlin, 68, will be kept at the hospital overnight for testing. more ›

Tonight, Jimmy Kimmel highlighted the above video taken during Tuesday's Earthquake. Gotta love the "I think it's too late for that," comment. more ›

A Word or 51: PBS and NPR have been hyping up the new set of Frontline programs that expose media manipulation. Knee-jerk conservative pundits will have a chance to spew their own conspiracy theories since this week we have the Anti-Surge Resolution in Congress, and the Libby trial - topics both relevant to the program. Tonight - Tuesday - February 13th, 2007 American Idol (Fox, 8:00 p.m.) Done with auditions, the show heads to... more ›

A Word or 116: So I missed the first 10 minutes of the Grammys which meant that I missed the effing Police. I punished myself by watching the rest of the Grammys: a collection of posers I will never go see perform and whose songs I've never heard and will never care to hear. 24 is back with a 2 hour allotment but my understanding is that I'm not supposed to watch 24 anymore... more ›

Monday Night "Monday Night Football" (ESPN, 5:30 p.m.) Buccaneers @ Panthers "Kingdom Come" (IFC, 6:00 p.m.) Feel good neo-blacksploitation flick starring LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox "College Football" (PRIME 42, 7:00 p.m.) Oregon @ USC "NHL Hockey" (Fox Sports, 7:30 p.m.) Sharks @ Kings "Prison Break" (FOX, 8 p.m.) see if these guys finally make it out of prison before the show goes on extended hiatus "Two and a Half... more ›

This morning on the Howard Stern Show the king of all media read a statement written by a former Clear Channel radio personality who is now on a mission to get Stern a star on Hollywood Blvd. more ›

LAist was assigned to jury duty a few weeks ago and can affirm that there are a few, um, not-so-bright potential jurors. From the guy who shouted and laughed at the vending machine to the woman who repeatedly answered the judge’s questions with rambling stories about her family, it seemed everyone was doing their damnedest to be removed from the jury pool for reasons of mental incompetence. A jury of your peers has been reduced to a jury of people who learned everything they know about the law from "Judge Judy." more ›