“Human Interest” on The Daily Caller

After slowly but steadily working his way through a 26.2-mile course drenched by driving rain, mammoth distance runner Kelly Gneiting finished Sunday’s Los Angeles Marathon in nine hours, 48 minutes and 52 seconds, probably establishing a Guinness world record for someone his size. (more)

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Aflac has fired Gilbert Gottfried, the comedian who is the voice of the insurer’s quacking duck in the U.S. Gottfried, who has voiced the duck in numerous commercials since 2000, posted a string of mocking jokes about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on Twitter over the weekend. (more)

A Florida man is facing a battery charge for allegedly shoving his ex-girlfriend’s mother inside a fold-out couch, police charge. (more)

What are the chances you wouldn’t notice a blade stuck in your head for several years? (more)

Amanda Knox was shocked and hyperventilating when she saw a TV newscast in her Italian prison cell this weekend about Hayden Panetierre playing her in the Lifetime TV movie “Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy.” (more)

For fashionistas and television fans alike, there is nothing more sacred than ‘Sex and the City.’ Now, new rumors are swirling that the smash HBO show and movie franchise could be hitting the big screen again — as a prequel starring Blake Lively. (more)

There’s more to “Baywatch” bombshell Pamela Anderson than her Playboy centerfolds. The Canadian actress is also an activist for respecting the legal immigration process, Fox News reported Monday. (more)

Amanda Knox is a “real person,” according to actress Hayden Panettiere, who will play the American tourist convicted of murder by an Italian court in the upcoming Lifetime network film, “Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy.” (more)

After David Arquette’s recent rehab stint, his Scream 4 costar and friend Hayden Panettiere has a positive progress report. (more)

In case Lauren Conrad doesn’t remember, she’s famous thanks to MTV. (more)

Justin Bieber will make a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. (more)

If The Situation has anything to do with it, he’ll be saying sayonara to Jersey Shore (and the small screen) pretty soon. (more)

Though he’s repeatedly said he has no interest in a 2012 presidential run, Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hasn’t ruled out 2016, The Hill reports. (more)

Reality television entertainer Kim Kardashian can’t seem to keep her clothes on, having posed nude in Playboy, Harper’s Bazaar, and W Magazine. (more)

Six days after being released from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Charlie Sheen is ready to face his demons. (more)

Whether or not he wants to work there again, former Fox Sports Net anchor Keith Olbermann is unwelcome at the network. (more)

“Late Show” host David Letterman may be a more seasoned entertainer than pop sensation Justin Bieber, but he could learn a thing or two from the 16-year old. (more)

Jersey Shore reality star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi participated in ample political discussion at Monday’s Washington Auto Show. She said former President George W. Bush ‘was pretty cute for an old man,’ talked about her support for Ariz. Sen. John McCain, and even discussed how she’d handle being Commander in Chief. (more)

She may have dismissed Sen. Chuck Schumer on Monday and blown off Fox’s Bill O’Reilly last month, but “Jersey Shore” reality star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi hasn’t totally ruled out the discussion of politics. (more)

The Babysitter’s Club…rated X? (more)