Preschooler Can Parallel Park Better Than You

How many cars did you bump into until you learned how to parallel park? I know I can still use a lesson or two from this little boy. I especially loved it when he looked in his blind spot.

'Caprica' snags James Marsters!

Caprica exec producer Jane Espenson is using her powers as a charter member of the Whedonverse for good. Sources confirm to me exclusively that Buffy all-star James Marsters is joining the Battlestar Galactica prequel for a sizable arc.

Marsters will play a dangerous terrorist leader by the name of Barnabus Greeley in a minimum of three episodes. Driven by desires both moralistic and carnal, Barnabus is as lethal as he is unpredictable.

And no ones does lethal and unpredictable better than Marsters.

Caprica is set to make its Syfy debut on Jan. 22.

Michael Jackson's Physician Breaks His Silence

Speaking out for the first time since he's been targeted in the manslaughter investigation into Michael Jackson's death, the singer's personal physician thanked his supporters and expressed confidence he'll overcome the ordeal.

"Please don't worry," Dr. Conrad Murray says in a video message posted on YouTube. "As long as I keep God in my heart and you in my life, I will be fine. I have done all I could do. I told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail. God bless you and thank you."

Speaking in a Caribbean accent from his youth in Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago, Murray told supporters that "because of all that is going on" he has been "afraid to return calls" or use his email.

"Therefore, I recorded this video to let all of you know that I have been receiving your messages," he says. "I have not been able to thank you personally, which as you know is not normal for me. Your messages give me strength and courage and keep me going. They mean the world to me."

Murray was with Jackson when the entertainer was stricken at home. The doctor, whose clinics and home have been raided by police and federal drug agents, reportedly has told police that he administered the powerful anesthesia propofol to Jackon in the hours before his death. Through his attorney, Murray has denied wrongdoing.

Yeah, let's pause for a moment to ask ourselves if we believe one word out of this guys mouth? umm, NO! We can't bring Michael Jackson back but to believe that this guy is innocent in any way is ludicrous and a waste of time. Don't pass go and go straight to Jail as they say in Monopoly!

'New Moon' Trailer Debuts, Highlights Shirtless Lautner

Whether you root for Team Jacob or Team Edward in that immortal "Who is better for Bella Swan?" debate, chances are the brand spanking new second trailer for 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' will cause your Jacob-or-Edward-loving-heart to go pitter-patter. That said, those with a special affection for the strapping young werewolf are in for a treat.

While Robert Pattinson's swoon-inducing vampire Edward Cullen does make an appearance in the newly released 'New Moon' preview, Taylor Lautner's love-starved werewolf Jacob and his ridiculously carved abs are the true stars (though the scene in which Kristen Stewart's Bella tries to ride a motorbike is also pretty freaking hilarious). Check out the trailer below, then tell us if you like it ... and who you think deserves the affections of the lovely Bella.

Plant That Eats Rats Found in the Philippines

After investigating reports from missionaries about a giant plant that subsists on whole rats, British botanists have announced the discovery of a species of rodent-eating plant on Mount Victoria in the Philippines. The giant pitcher plant, which is believed to be the world's largest meat-eating shrub, seduces rodents into its slipper-shaped mouth and dissolves them with acid-like enzymes. It can grow a stem more than 4ft long and has been named "Nepenthes attenboroughii" after wildlife broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. Stewart McPherson and former Cambridge University botanist Alastair Robinson made their discovery during an expedition in 2007, but have only just described the killer shrub after completing a study of all 120 species of pitcher plant. Below, some video of the rat-hungry attenborough at mealtime:



It's unclear if or when the NYC Parks Department will introduce the plant here, but this could probably solve our vermin problems once and for all—as long as New Yorkers are willing to accept some collateral damage to cats and chihuahuas.

Creator of Obama-as-Joker Picture Is Chicago College Student

When posters depicting Barack Obama as Heath Ledger's Joker began appearing on the streets of Los Angeles and on the Internet earlier this summer, it's unlikely anyone attributed the image to a 20-year-old college student who didn't even vote in the last election. But Firas Alkhateeb, a senior at the University of Illinois in Chicago, confirmed to the Los Angeles Times on Monday that he created the poster while tinkering with Photoshop after finishing an online tutorial.

Alkhateeb downloaded the picture of Obama from a recent Time magazine cover, "Jokerized" it, and popped it up on his Flickr account along with his other Photoshop experiments (including a mash-up of "Napoleon Crossing the Alps," with Napoleon on a motorcycle instead of a horse) and some recent travel snapshots. On Flickr, it attracted a few thousand hits, before someone unknown to Alkhateeb pulled it from the page and began distributing it.

As Christopher Weber reported two weeks ago, the picture -- with the addition of the tag "socialism" -- began appearing as a poster all over Los Angeles and quickly gained traction on the Internet. It launched speculation over whether it had been created by a conservative group and arguments over whether the image was racist. Things further snowballed when, as David Corn reported, Rush Limbaugh entered the fray. Referencing the image, the radio host said that Obama's demeanor was a mask used as a "tactic for fooling white people."

Asked by the Times about the reason for the image, Alkhateeb said: "After Obama was elected, you had all of these people who basically saw him as the second coming of Christ. From my perspective, there wasn't much substance to him."

He said he prefers the Democrats on foreign policy matters and the Republicans on domestic issues. Asked to name a politician he could support, Alkhateeb cited liberal Ohio Congressman (and former presidential candidate) Dennis Kucinich.

As for the "socialism" label on the posters, which Alkhateeb did not add to his picture, he says he's as puzzled as anyone. "It really doesn't make any sense to me at all," the history major told the Times. "To accuse him of being a socialist is really . . . immature. First of all, who said being a socialist is evil?"

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Are 'Masters of Reception'

They've been married (several times) on-screen as co-stars on 'All My Children,' which led to the real-life coupling of 'Live With Regis & Kelly' co-host Kelly Ripa and her actor hubby Mark Consuelos. Now, the duo is working together on another project: TLC's new wedding planner reality series 'Masters of Reception' (Aug. 18, 10PM ET), which Ripa and Consuelos are producing via their MiLoJo Productions company (named after their three children, Michael, Lola and Joaquin).