It hasn't been a great time for anybody in the last couple of weeks, particularly it's been a very tough time for the television business. It was reported that the continuous news coverage of the recent events that has been going on has actually cost television networks over 300 million dollars in lost revenues from commercials. Here's our idea to help out NBC's Bottom Line: for the next week I'll be known as Conan O'Budweiser and these guys will be known as Max Wal-Mart and the Max Wal-Mart 7.

It was reported today that Osama bin Laden has 50 brothers and sisters. Which absolutely shocked me because I had no idea he was Catholic.

According to the New York Times over the past couple of weeks, MTV has adopted serious, more mature tone. For example, the singing star Pink now wants to be known as Magenta.

Janet Jackson has cancelled the European leg of her all for Euro-tour because she is not comfortable with the security being provided. Apparently, Janet got upset because no matter how many security guards she hires Tito still managed to get backstage.

Yesterday, at a news conference Michael Jordan announced he's gonna make a comeback in basketball because he has "an itch that still needs to be scratched". In a related story, Denis Rodman says he has a rash he can't get rid of.

It's been reported that during his presidency Bill Clinton regularly used a tape recorder to keep an audio diary and there now are 80 tapes. If you're over 18, you can listen to them for $1.19 a minute.

Calista Flockhart said she is bored with the show Ally McBeal because all her character does is obsessed over not having a boyfriend. Flockhart said her character should focus on more important things like not having breakfast.

Every single day I continue to be shocked how nice people are being to each other in New York right now. In fact, this afternoon when I bought a hotdog from a vendor and he told me "You know, I wouldn't eat this crap if I were you".

It's been reported that Michael Jackson was such a big fan of the first Men in Black movie that he's agreed to make a cameo in the upcoming sequel. Not only that, because of Jackson's cameo they've changed the name to Men Who Were Black.

A couple from Virginia recently took 3 months to drive from California to Washington D.C. in a car powered entirely by hemp. They would've arrived sooner but every 2 miles someone in the car thought they saw the cops.

The US government has been trying to open up a line of communication with the Afghani people by dropping thousands of tiny radios all over their country. The plan must be working because earlier today 4 Afganis won tickets to Limp Bizkit concert.

This Friday, America's 52 million students will be asked to simultaneously recite the pledge of allegence. If the kids can't remember that, they are gonna have them recite the theme song of Friends.

A city of Germany has set up new drive-through brothels that make prostitution more convenient for men. Apparently, the drive-through work just like Burger King except "Having it your way" costs 50 dollars extra.