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With Disney having cornered the market on cutesy, it's pretty easy to forget that some of the company's characters are supposed to be evil beyond redemption.

Walgreens—which owns Duane Reade—has announced that it won't be selling the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Rolling Stone, either.

Kate Middleton Is Having a Girl Because She Is Fat, Says Doctor

Kate Middleton: she’s fat! Got a fat face stretched across a marshmallow head, perched atop a neck made of a stack of quarters (if we’re keeping everything to scale) that's connected to a potato body. Why’s she being all fat all the time? According to some random doctor, it's because Kate Middleton is pregnant with a daughter, who is already mean girling her from the inside.

“There Is No Evil Scheme Behind It": A Q&A with Candy Crush Games Guru

This summer, you won’t have to go far to find a Candy Crush player. There they are: begging lives off strangers on the subway platform, bonding with fellow acolytes at the DMV, taking time off work to focus on what matters—literally wearing their lack of productivity like a badge. "Sometimes I just go into the bathroom and sit on the seat and play," a colleague confessed, describing some quality in-office downtime. "I don't tell many people that . . ."

Ariel Castro, the man arrested in May for allegedly holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for more than 10 years, pleaded not guilty today to 512 counts of kidnapping and 446 counts of rape.

Zen Koans Explained: A Night in Dreamland

For many, "Zen" is a vague and foreign concept, as impermeable as the rock over which the river flows. Zen koans, those mystifying stories— what do they mean? And why? Gawker, an internet blog, is here to assist in the process of enlightenment.

Film collector Fernando Pena, who found the original version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis in 2008, just discovered alternative footage of Buster Keaton's The Blacksmith. It contains never-before-seen hijinks.

Rolling Stone has just published the Janet Reitman story accompanying its controversial Dzhokhar Tsarnaev cover online.

Little Old Lady Denies Robber Cash, Offers Him Tootsie Rolls Instead

For the past 54 years, grocery store owner Margaretta "Marge" Wolf has held her own against a big-box store encroachment that has left her one of the last remaining mom-and-pop shop operators in her neck of Wisconsin.

Here's the Flag-Crazy Senate Intern Email Everyone in D.C. is Reading

Byron Thomas, a patriotic young man from "the extremely beautiful state of South Carolina" loves flags. He loves Confederate flags, like the one he hung in his room at the University of South Carolina despite protests from other students. He loves American flags, like the ones that decorate the office of his state's Republican United States Senator Tim Scott, where he has been an intern for eight days.

Tumblr Is Pushing Porn Into an Internet Sex Ghetto

Since Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer began circling around Tumblr's billion dollar GIF vortex, we wondered what it'd do with the nasty stuff: the dog sex, the rape porn. Or even the more mild takes on fucking. Now we're starting to see: porn gets put where no one can find it.

Last night's MLB All-Star Game in New York featured a few high moments, several low moments, and one weird moment. Neil Diamond's distorted, off-tempo rendition of "Sweet Caroline" just prior to Mariano Rivera's final appearance as an All-Star was one of the worst—but Fox did its best to cover that up.

Texas Man Finds Home Gone After Demolition Crew Sent to Wrong Address

The three-bedroom ranch-style home overlooking Lake Worth had been in David Underwood's family for decades, so it struck him as rather odd that he was having a hard time locating it after returning to Fort Worth from an out-of-town trip with his wife.

The American Journalism Review is killing its print edition. Sounds like some of that "symbolism" we heard about.

The Ivy League's side hustle—pricey summer camps that don't improve a student's chances of admission—are raking in revenue by preying "on the anxiety of parents."

Taking the Stairs Will Not Get You in Shape

Having failed to curb soda cup sizes, NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg has a new public health initiative: he is working to convince New Yorkers to take the stairs. This will accomplish nothing.

Jailed Hero Hitchhiker Kai Tried to Kill Himself

Kai, the "hatchet-wielding hitchhiking hero" whose claim to Internet fame took a dark turn a few months back when he was accused of murdering an elderly lawyer, tried to take his own life yesterday, according to officials at the Union County jail where he is currently being held.

Ask a Professional Chef How to Dine Out Like a Grownup

There are a few basics things to keep in mind if you want to truly enjoy your “dining experience” at a restaurant. Most of these things are actually up to the guest – but remember, if you do your part, we (your chef and servers) will do ours.

Canada Used Malnourished Aboriginal Kids as Test Subjects

The Canadian government conducted unethical nutrition studies on malnourished First Nations children in the 1940s and 50s, research by a food historian at the University of Guelph has revealed.

Everyone at Comic-Con Smells Like a Garbage Can

Lots of industry folk are excited to head down to San Diego today for the start of Comic-Con. All the major film studios and television networks will be there, hosting awesome panels where fans will get to chat with the casts of The X-Files, Dexter, Veronica Mars (the movie!), Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, and Doctor Who. It’s the ultimate nerd-meets-cool manbaby cosplay fest and organizers are expecting over 125,000 attendees.

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