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4Chan Is Not Very Scary In Real Life (Party Crash)

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:45:00 GMT

# partycrash Click here to read 4Chan Is Not Very Scary In Real Life What's the Internet's scariest hivemind like in real life? A bunch of geeky twenty-somethings hanging out in a bar in Brooklyn. This is what I learned last night at the first official meetup for the notorious message board 4chan. More » ...

The iPad Newspaper Will Be Delayed for Weeks (Media)

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:21:00 GMT

# media Click here to read The iPad Newspaper Will Be Delayed for Weeks News Corp's iPad newspaper The Daily was all set to unveil itself dramatically in San Francisco next week. Now the launch is being delayed "weeks, not months" in order to let Apple tweak its new subscription service. Shoot. (Media ...

Why Does Martha Stewart Have a Human Skull in Her Kitchen? (Video)

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:31:00 GMT

# mysteries Click here to read Why Does Martha Stewart Have a Human Skull in Her Kitchen? Martha Stewart has a human skull in her kitchen. No, really! Watch this video. And then ask yourself: Why? And: Is it real? And: If it is real, whose skull is it? More »

Lawsuits Over Stolen Obama Image Dismissed By Judge (Art)

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:08:00 GMT

# art Click here to read Lawsuits Over Stolen Obama Image Dismissed By Judge A judge yesterday dismissed copyright lawsuits between appropriating "street artist" Shepard Fairey and the non-profit Associated Press over an image of Barack Obama that Fairey lifted and profited from. The judge cited a "suggestion ...

Sarah Palin's Reality Show Is not Coming Back For a Second Season (Television)

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:39:00 GMT

# television Click here to read Sarah Palin's Reality Show Is not Coming Back For a Second Season TLC's weekly Sarah Palin campaign ad, Sarah Palin's Alaska will not be returning for a second season because Sarah needs to focus on making the media speculate about a possible 2012 presidential campaign. ...

UFC Fighter Calls Out Obama, Gets Visit from Secret Service (Video)

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:56:00 GMT

# threats Click here to read UFC Fighter Calls Out Obama, Gets Visit from Secret Service In a post-fight interview, UFC fighter Jacob Volkmann was asked who he wanted to fight next. "Obama," he said. "Someone's got to knock some sense into that idiot." The next week he was questioned by the Secret Service. ...

Merry 'Christmass' From Twitter (Spelling)

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:13:00 GMT

# spelling Click here to read Merry 'Christmass' From Twitter "Christmass" is currently a trending topic on Twitter. This means hundreds of thousands of people are tweeting about "Christmass." Maybe they're all talking about the 2006 Frank Black album? More »

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Self-Recapping Forum (Video)

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:58:00 GMT

# recaps Click here to read The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Self-Recapping Forum Hello folks! It is Christmas Eve and my Christmas gift to myself is that I'm not going to write a recap of last night's show. But here is a space at least to talk amongst yourselves about what ...

How a Google Engineer (and Reddit) Bailed an 18-Year-Old Out of Jail (Video)

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:15:00 GMT

# justice Click here to read How a Google Engineer (and Reddit) Bailed an 18-Year-Old Out of Jail Since May, Los Angeles high schooler Jeremy Marks has been in jail—essentially for filming a school police officer hit a 15-year-old. He'll be home for Christmas, though, thanks to a Google engineer who ...

'Jailhouse Lawyer' Spends 15 Years Securing Release (Things We Actually Like)

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:52:00 GMT

How "jailhouse lawyer" Jabbar Collins secured his own release after 15 years in prison for a wrongful conviction. (via) More »

FYI: iPhones Don't Look Like Guns (Idiots)

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:02:00 GMT

A Connecticut man tried to rob a restaurant with an iPhone. It didn't work. More »

Navy Helicopter Pilots Cause $505,000 in Damage for Cool Facebook Pictures (Video)

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:43:00 GMT

# update Click here to read Navy Helicopter Pilots Cause $505,000 in Damage for Cool Facebook Pictures Remember that video of Navy pilots dunking helicopters in Lake Tahoe? Turns out they did it to take Facebook photos for their squad's page. The stunt resulted in $505,000 in damage to the helicopters, ...

Rudy Giuliani Proudly Supports Iranian Terrorist Group (Terrorism)

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:13:00 GMT

# terrorism Click here to read Rudy Giuliani Proudly Supports Iranian Terrorist Group What are Rudy Giuliani and several major Bush administration officials doing in Paris this week? Addressing a militant Iranian exile group that the U.S. government has designated a terrorist organization, of course. ...

Rogue Starlet Has Begun to Replicate (Open Caption)

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:01:00 GMT

# opencaption Click here to read Rogue Starlet Has Begun to Replicate ( Kelly Osbourne does a Miley Cyrus impression on the set of "So Undercover." Image via @misskellyo.) More »

Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day (Video)

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:00:00 GMT

# clipjob Click here to read Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day Today at Gawker.TV, Hoda Kotb blows the lid of the hidden camera industry, The View unites against Catholic hypocrisy, and Tom Arnold talked about the time Roseanne stabbed him with a butcher's knife for smashing some of her ...

Bradley Manning Would Like Softer Blankets, Exercise, and More Television (Wikileaks)

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:36:00 GMT

# wikileaks Click here to read Bradley Manning Would Like Softer Blankets, Exercise, and More Television David House, a computer researcher from Boston, is one of few people permitted to visit accused Wikileaker Bradley Manning at a military prison in Quantico, Va. He's relayed a message from Manning: ...

Rahm Emanuel Gets Permission to Conquer Chicago (Elections)

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:35:00 GMT

# elections Click here to read Rahm Emanuel Gets Permission to Conquer Chicago Election officials have determined that ex-White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel did maintain his Chicago residency during his two years in Washington, after seeing his crawlspace. Now Emanuel is free to win that Chicago ...

Give Us Your Gift-Giving Horror Stories (Contests)

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:35:00 GMT

# contests Click here to read Give Us Your Gift-Giving Horror Stories Between the travel, bad weather, and family functions, Christmas can be perilous. But nothing is more fraught than the act of gift giving. We know you people have gotten some awful gifts, and we want to hear about it. More »

Cedar Rapids: The Star-Making of Ed Helms (Video)

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:11:00 GMT

# trailierpark Click here to read Cedar Rapids: The Star-Making of Ed Helms Here's a trailer for Cedar Rapids, an indie comedy starring Ed Helms in his first leading role. The movie is directed by The Good Girl's Miguel Arteta and produced by Midwestern mastermind Alexander Payne, ...

Sad Bear Ponders Ethical Ramifications of Christmastime Mauling (Open Caption)

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:43:00 GMT

# opencaption Click here to read Sad Bear Ponders Ethical Ramifications of Christmastime Mauling (A confused and depressed-looking bear eyes a papier mache snowman inside the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, today. Image via Getty) More »