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VIRAL VIDEO: The Ball FINALLY makes it into the National Toy Hall of Fame after beating out the Big Wheel and Game Boy. The Ball joins HOF veterans The Stick and The Cardboard Box. Jon Stewart reports on the newest inductee.

But do they have the Commack Motor Inn in Tinley Park, IL? And two (count 'em -- two) Targets within 3 miles of each other? I think not. BusinessWeek publishes top 50 places to raise kids.

Maybe Tom and Katie should have vetted "Suri" before committing. Sure, the name sounds exotic enough, but there's this: In Japanese, the moniker means "pickpocket"; in French, it roughly translates to "turned sour"; and in Italian, it means (bizarrely enough) "horse mackerels." Get your kid's name cleared by this new British baby-name translation service -- before it's too late.

Lame, Australia, simply lame: Yesterday we reported on how the Land Down Under issued a public apology to British migrant children who were sent over to the island continent only to be tragically abused and tortured. Showoff Canada now plans to put out a commemorative stamp to honor tragic "home children" shipped off to Canuckistan.

PRODUCT ALERT: Looking for a rousing new bedtime story to wile away the witching hour? How about this conservative fable that rips Nancy Pelosi a new you-know-what?

Well, they do have those unsightly rubber-band wrists, ugly outie belly buttons, and, on occasion, cradle cap: Babies airbrushed on covers of popular kids' and parenting magazines.

PRODUCT ALERT: I think I now know why we have an obesity problem in America: Pop the Pig being advertised as THE game to have this holiday season.

CELEBRITY ALERT: My 5-year-old now idolizes Wyclef Jean -- here's why.

What to do with that extra placenta...Don't want to eat it; don't feel like planting it. Hey -- how about a facial?

How many times do I have to tell you: Don't blow bubbles with your bacon at breakfast! Unless they're bacon-flavored gumballs. In which case, go to town.