Fox News’ Jenna Lee admits that her looks play an important role in her television career, and so she is obviously quite used to having others focus on her appearance. But that didn’t mean she was prepared for the onslaught of well-meaning advice lobbed her way when she announced she’d be getting married: “The last [...]

When you think of Rachael Ray, you likely picture her on one of her various food-related shows on the Food Network. Or, maybe, you think about her magazine. Or her talk show. Or her line of dog food and treats. Basically: Rachael Ray is everywhere. And, now, she’s expanding her media brand to include an additional digital presence, teaming up with eHow to present visitors with in-depth advice, recipes, and project ideas straight from her circle of “buddies.”

First Ladies are rarely the center of much controversy when they take on nonpolitical wellness issues– Michelle Obama standing in stark contrast based on the conservative response to her attempts to make children eat healthier. In last night’s “New Rules” segment, Bill Maher barred anyone opposed to the First Lady’s plan from civilized discourse and wondered, amazed, at the entire concept of opposing healthy eating as a constitutional matter.

At the risk of sounding overly familiar: This might just be the single most adorable video of Shepard Smith we’ve ever seen. Smith decided to share the menu for his lunch at the White House – an annual lunch specifically for reporters covering the State of the Union address – with his colleague Chris Wallace and, man, did it ever make our peanut butter sandwich seem particularly sad.

Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is, obviously, a man of strong convictions. That decisiveness extends not only to the realms of politics and media, but also to all things culinary, particularly relating to the audacity of the city of Chicago. “Mediaite,” you might be wailing plaintively from your bunker, “whatever do you mean?” To which we say, “Did you just interrupt me?” And also, isn’t it obvious? For decades now, Chicago has been trying to pass off its strange, tomato-covered hubcaps as pizza. And Scalia has, quite frankly, had enough of it.

Barack Obama‘s Christmas trip to Hawaii has been a welcome gift for news networks dealing with a relatively slow news cycle during the holidays. MSNBC decided to commemorate the Commander in Chief’s trip by having various contributors sample a variety of traditional Hawaiian foods and try guess which of these perplexing, mysterious dishes was which, all while wishing they were CNN’s Ed Henry, hula dancing on some far-off shore in a truly bitchin’ shirt.

CNN, in its continued quest to make some of us feel bad about eating our own body weight in pecan pie over the holiday, took a look at President Barack Obama‘s eating habits. So, here is, apparently, all the news that’s fit to air: The President likes food, as do reporters. Cake! Chili dogs! Freedom fries! The President’s appetite evidently knows no bounds, despite the First Lady’s healthy eating initiatives.

Yesterday Eater, Lockhart Steele‘s Curbed Media food blog, expanded its reach with the launch of a national site, Eater National. And, in order to make coast-to-coast domination a little easier, the site is paying anybody with a food blog $25 to hang it up and post an Eater ad as their final piece of content.

A tax on the fat; songs saved by the Internet; and the best food blogs including, but not limited to Dairy Today… Plus! Other fun things we’ve come across during our day reaping the fruits of the Internet.