How do you help people that can’t stop using their phones behind the wheel? You guess it, build an app. The Boston Globe test drives a couple that use GPS technology to tell when you are on the move and restrict your ability to make and receive calls.

The New York Post has the first photos of Tiger Woods attending a sex clinic in Mississippi. The paper says Woods is getting the star treatment and it is angering his fellow addicts. Not only did he insist on $100,000 of renovations to his cottage, he hired a maid do the daily chores that other patients are required to complete.

How smart is your dog? New research has shown that dogs can remember up to 150 words and count up to four or five, (in what language, I’m not sure) which prompted the Chicago Tribune to print a round-up of the seven smartest dogs. Number one? Border Collies.

A man and woman from New Hampshire were arrested on prostitution charges after the man called police to complain that while he had paid for sex, he hadn’t received any. The Union Leader suggests next time he call the Better Business Bureau.

John Edwards has admitted he fathered a child out of wedlock reports the Raleigh News and Observer this morning. The announcement comes almost two years after the media began speculating that Edwards was the father of two-year-old Frances Quinn Hunter, the daughter of his former mistress.

The New York Post follows up with the daughter of newly elected Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown after he declared on national television that she was available to date. The 21-year-old Ayla told the Post she had more than 1,500 new friend requests on Facebook after her father’s gaffe. VIDEO

If Wesley Snipes was right, that’s just another reason this could be the worst idea ever: The Journal-Constitution says a pro wrestling promoter announced his plans for an all-white basketball league, to be based in Atlanta, this week. The Augusta Chronicle, which broke the story on Tuesday, says the idea is to “emphasize ‘fundamental basketball’ instead of ‘street ball.’”

Men are bad at buying jeans that truly fit says the New York Times this morning, except, that is, for Harrison Ford. To emulate his style, look for jeans that are “cut lean, dark blue, with no fussy extras and with a modest rise that even men of ordinary fitness might wear without embarrassment.”

Hulu is considering a move from “free to fee” reports the LA Times this morning. The video site may soon start charging users $4.99 a month to watch older episodes of its most popular shows. Hulu says they need about 20 TV series to make the plan viable.

Yesterday in my blog post about the New York Times’ plan to charge for content I again suggested publishers come up with an “iTunes” of their own. But why re-invent iTunes when you could just use iTunes? The Wall Street Journal says Apple wants to become a print content middleman when it introduces its new tablet computer.

It’s done. Conan O’Brien and NBC finally reached a deal to end his contract with the network early this morning. The Wall Street Journal says O’Brien will walk away with $32 million and his staff will receive $12 million in severance. The agreement is said to have also included a “nondisparagement clause” for both parties.

This probably isn’t what you want to read as you settle into your chair for the day: The Chicago Tribune says sitting for long periods of time can result in a host of health problems, even if you exercise regularly. Experts suggest finding as many excuses to get up from your desk as possible.

The LA Times sat down for a “direct talk” with five prominent directors: James Cameron, Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigelow, Lee Daniels and Jason Reitman. Among the topics debated were finding the right actor, dealing with the studios and how they avoid making movies “based on board games and sequels and franchises.”

The Salt Lake Tribune has a profile of John Cooper, the man who will take the reins from Robert Redford as festival director at this year’s Sundance. Attendees may have more than just screenings to take in - Cooper says he is contemplating kicking off the festival with his signature cartwheel.

The New York Post has the first photos of Tiger Woods attending a sex clinic in Mississippi. The paper says Woods is getting the star treatment and it is angering his fellow addicts. Not only did he insist on $100,000 of renovations to his cottage, he hired a maid do the daily chores that other patients are required to complete.

How smart is your dog? New research has shown that dogs can remember up to 150 words and count up to four or five, (in what language, I’m not sure) which prompted the Chicago Tribune to print a round-up of the seven smartest dogs. Number one? Border Collies.

A man and woman from New Hampshire were arrested on prostitution charges after the man called police to complain that while he had paid for sex, he hadn’t received any. The Union Leader suggests next time he call the Better Business Bureau.

It’s done. Conan O’Brien and NBC finally reached a deal to end his contract with the network early this morning. The Wall Street Journal says O’Brien will walk away with $32 million and his staff will receive $12 million in severance. The agreement is said to have also included a “nondisparagement clause” for both parties.

The LA Times sat down for a “direct talk” with five prominent directors: James Cameron, Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigelow, Lee Daniels and Jason Reitman. Among the topics debated were finding the right actor, dealing with the studios and how they avoid making movies “based on board games and sequels and franchises.”

The sixth time I saw the video of Dr. Sanjay Gupta helping a baby in Haiti I had enough. Reporters, particularly those trained as doctors, have found themselves in situations where they’ve been able to help earthquake victims. But it’s easy for the networks to step over the line and turn a good deed into a tacky self-promotion opportunity. In the Washington Post today there’s an interesting look at the blurry lines for reporters who double as doctors.

TV is going through a sexual revolution says USA Today this morning. The paper lines up a slew of examples of shows that are changing their orbit to involve more sex or new ones, like Starz’ “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” which seem to have pretty much one thing on their mind.

There’s a great headline in today’s New York Times: “If Your Kids are Awake, They’re Probably Online.” A new study has found that children ages 8 to 18 spend an average of 7 and a half hours online during the course of the day. And since they’re all multitasking, that adds up to 11 hours of exposure to media content.

The New York Daily News asks a question about Lady Gaga that I’ve often wondered myself: How did she emerge so quickly to become such an “unstoppable force” in music? The paper says it was a confluence of many factors, including the fact that the type of electronic dance music Gaga prefers to make “was out of fashion long enough to make it seem new.”

Republican Scott Brown won the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat yesterday reports the Boston Herald this morning. The race was close but in the end it was “frustration with the status quo” that turned many Independents, Republicans and even some Democrats into Brown supporters says the Boston Globe. Brown gained most of his momentum in places outside Boston. The Cape Cod News says he took 11 out of 15 of the Cape’s towns.  And the Worcester Telegram and Gazette focuses its coverage on the ramifications of Brown’s win on the health care reform package winding its way through Congress. Adam Nagourney of the New York Times writes that Brown’s victory was more than just a win, it “shocked and arguably humiliated the White House and the Democratic Party establishment.”

I guess this would make praising the lord and passing the ammunition a more seamless process: A gun company is being investigated by officials after online photos showed that they added Bible passages to the sights of their weapons, many of which were used by US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan says the Detroit News.

Long hair is forbidden but a Princess Leia updo is okay? The Dallas Morning News has the latest on the Texas kindergartner who was kicked out of school because his hair was considered too long for a boy. His mother’s solution was to fold his shoulder-length hair into two French braids.

Snacking “never ends” for American kids, reports the New York Times. A nutritionist says there are many more opportunities to snack and children have come to expect it. And statistics show when the number of snacks rises, the likelihood of eating three proper meals declines.

America has been invaded writes Jane Black of the Washington Post, by kimchi. Black affectionately waxes on about what she calls “cabbage crack” before tracing the condiment’s popularity from Korea (where the government has a department dedicated to kimchi promotion) to the waves of Korean immigrants who came to this country in the 1970s and 80s.

The next handheld device you buy may weigh two tons and come with leather interiors. The Wall Street Journal says automakers are using the “technology created to power games, mobile phones and computer displays” and employing it to make virtual dashboards.

How heavy is your handbag? The Post has been asking New York women to weigh their bags. Six to seven pounds seems pretty common. One woman was packing a 10-pound purse. The message to bag designers is make sure you’re providing products that can accommodate all the stuff people want to carry.

Octomom Nadya Suleman is back in the news and this time she’s making headlines for her “bikini body.” The New York Daily News reprints photos from Star Magazine’s exclusive interview with the mother of 14.

Madonna is playing a new role: sexy housewife. The queen of pop is the focus of Dolce & Gabbana’s latest ad campaign and her poses are decidedly domestic says the UK’s Daily Mail. The paper notes that despite having four children of her own, “it’s unlikely Madonna regularly performs housewife duties in real-life due to her army of staff.”

We’ve passed January’s midway point but we still have lots of cold weather on the horizon. The San Jose Mercury News suggests having an indoor tiki party to beat the winter weather and says there’s only one rule to remember: “the more kitschy, the better.”