· This orangutan know exactly what the acting game is all about: Just chillin' out, taking each audition as it comes, and stripping when required. [ YouTube ] · Gasp! The Idol finale is underway, and apparently the vote "wasn't even close." Could Dial Idol's prediction of a runaway David Cook victory be accurate? [ AP , Dial Idol ] · It's hard enough dragging ...

I posted a re-cap Lot’s of 1st place winners last week, check them out after the jump. Overall winners 1 bugsy 2 JJRRutgers 3 kaoskrissy 3 maracaibo I’ll be announcing the finale winners tomorrow! Stay tuned for more information about PRIZES. First place is an iTunes gift card… Ok. My prediction for this week. If I hadn’t been looking at Dial Idol, ...

Haven't seen this yet, but DialIdol is predicting that David Cook will win American Idol tonight. Cook's score of 40.93 trumps Archuelta's 29.37. I'd post a screen cap but no can do with a pc :( Kind of surprising considering that the judges basically worshiped David A. last night. Sorry, he's a nice guy but he sing the same, boring ballad every week. I hope Cookie pulls of the big win!  ...

Who is going to be crowned Idol tonight? I favor David Archuleta but I could be disappointed because Simon knows it all! What does Simon say? Simon Cowell thinks David Cook will win American Idol 7 tonight! Cowell told Ellen DeGeneres yesterday on her show. And you want to hear what he has to say [...]

In today's column , I attempt to live down (or up to) my pre-finals prediction that David Archuleta would win "American Idol" walking away. Also, in an online-only sidebar, I add one item to my recent list of things "Idol" needs to fix: it's time to dump Randy Jackson .

I finally finished my recap. It took awhile. I had a lot to say. You can read it here . Prediction: This week, it’s another no-brainer as we say goodbye to Syehsa Mercado . Hope that bus accident didn’t hurt too much, Syesha… Congrats to Week 12 winners! We had 33 people get all the points right–including the bonus points! The list is so long, it’s after the ...

David A., Archuletting a Billy Joel tearjerker in the Final Three. / F. Micelotta / Fox / Getty My American Idol reviews are now up at time.com. My prediction this week—Syesha—is not exactly rocket science, but even though I don't...