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‘Conspiracy Theory’ on TruTV
Debuting tonight, former Minnesota Gov. and pro wrestler (yep) Jesse Ventura exposes how the big government has pulled the wool over our eyes through seven episodes on small-time cable TV. Only in America.

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New outdoor smoking bans
Up next: no drinking in bars, voting in voting boxes, telephone conversations in phone booths and studying in libraries on Saturday (Looks like Fresno State is ahead of the curve on that last one.)

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White House party crashers
And you thought it was hard to get a guy into the Sigma Nu house.

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Gary Busey named unsexiest man in Hollywood
That’s just mean. Aren’t there enough people with low self-esteem in this country? Besides, where’s the female category (cough cough Kirstie Alley)?

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9:30 a.m. kickoff Saturday
Make the most of it. Pull an all-night party on Friday! Just don’t drive, because…

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Tiger Woods
“Alcohol was not involved.” Because, you know, anyone who leaves their house at 2 a.m. and crashes into a fire hydrant and a tree in their driveway going less than 33 miles per hour is obviously stone-cold sober.