In the wake of the did-they-or-didn't-they-offer-six-billion week of news stories about Groupon and Google, Andrew Mason took to the airwaves of NBC's Today Show to talk about...nothing, really. Matt Lauer sat Mason down and everything started fine, with Lauer discussing the site's operation, and he managed to get an answer about Groupon users. Then things got a little weird. more ›

Former President George W. Bush has a book coming out! Yippee! Now we get to find out what he was really thinking during the years he drove the U.S. into the ground headed our nation. Awesome. While we expect there's going to be plenty of nuggets for us to pick through once the book actually comes out and the interview cycle is in full swing, a tasty morsel has already fallen due to an upcoming interview between the ex-president and the Today Show's Matt Lauer around Kanye West's famous accusation that ”George Bush doesn't care about black people." more ›

President Obama recently sat down with the "Today" show's Matt Lauer. While most of the interview was typical fluff (basketball, his faith), we did take some interest in the below segment addressing partisanship and the Tea Party movement. Obama is, unsurprisingly, very pragmatic in his answers but in the wake of the battle over health care reform, it's interesting to see him address the group, including the birther accusations. more ›

Drew Peterson was on the Today Show this morning, chatting with Matt Lauer about his wife Stacy's disappearance and his former wife Kathleen Savio's exhumation. (Anyone know how to embed that video?) "I can look you right in the eye and tell you I had nothing to do with either of those instances. I’m not afraid of law enforcement. I’m afraid of the media," he said. Maybe because he works in law enforcement, and Savio's... more ›

Chicagoist was on the scene today as TV Land and the City of Chicago commemorated Bob Newhart's role as Dr. Robert Hartley from The Bob Newhart Show with a life-sized sculpture. The unveiling was actually a much bigger "to do" than we'd expected. Hundreds of people, mostly the media, gathered to hear presentations by Larry Jones, the president of TV Land and Nick at Night; Rich Moskal, the head of the Chicago Film Office; and Dan Sorkin, a long-time friend and radio personality. more ›