Cartoonishly Rich Man Casually Wipes Rain Off Face With Money
The Spectacular Now Lives Up to Its Name
James Ponsoldt’s The Spectacular Now practically marches up and announces to you that it’s going to serve a refreshingly multi-dimensional portrayal of teens and their problems. Upon meeting his love interest when he wakes up on her lawn after a drunken blackout, our protagonist Sutter (Miles Teller) asks her, “So, what’s your thing?” “I like to think there’s more about a person than one thing,” replies Amy (Shailene Woodley).
You Can't Look at #Gay on iPhone Tumblr, But #Underage is OK
In the slow battle between humankind's love of porn and Tumblr's need to somehow make money, we find ourselves in a sort of ceasefire: boobs can stay, but they won't be easy to find
Christian Children's Entertainer Who Wanted to Eat Kids Gets 20 Years
A Christian puppeteer who regularly used his long-running Christian Television Network show to warn children about the sin of pornography was sentenced this week to 20 years behind bars for possession of child pornography.
True Stories of Life as an Amazon Worker
Amazon is the future of retailing in America. Earlier this week, we asked the unseen Amazon employees who fill your orders to send us their stories. Here are five of their tales of life at Amazon.
The Boston Globe's new business editor, Mark Pothier, once played keyboards for industrial savants M
The Boston Globe's new business editor, Mark Pothier, once played keyboards for industrial savants Ministry. "Then, I had to 'Work for Love,'" notes Pothier. "Now I just work."
Terminally Ill Kid Gets Last Wish: To Rock Out with a Heavy Metal God
Twenty-Six Signs You Are Me
Are you me? Maybe you are, and if you are me, you know there's no experience quite like it. Share if this sounds familiar, and you recognize that you're me!
Jack White Hates the Black Keys Because They "Copy" Him
Here's a funny story: White musician heavily influenced by long-dead black musicians hates other white musician heavily influenced by long-dead black musicians. Why? Unoriginality, of course.
Man Fails to Smuggle Pet Turtle Disguised as Pet Hamburger onto Plane
On Monday, a man traveling from southern China to Beijing with his pet hamburger was stopped by airport security because, whoops, his hamburger was actually a live turtle that he was praying everyone would mistake for a hamburger.
"The idea of a writing workshop makes me want to throw up," says Choire Sicha, who's right about wri
"The idea of a writing workshop makes me want to throw up," says Choire Sicha, who's right about writing workshops.
Lindsay Lohan Nude Pics 'Leaked' to Promote The Canyons [NSFW]
Lindsay Lohan's "career-jumpstarter" The Canyons is available on Video on Demand in certain markets starting today, but it's so bad that you probably won't watch it.
Should You Boycott Vodka Over Russia's Horrible Treatment of Gays?
Dan Savage’s #DUMPRUSSIANVODKA boycott (particularly Stoli) to protest the government-sanctioned oppression of gays in Russia
Raven-Symoné Officially Comes Out
In a very matter-of-fact, oh-so-Raven sort of way, former Cosby Show child star Raven-Symoné officially came out today, putting to rest the rumors surrounding her sexuality.
Darren Statt Has Now Been Fired by Every Major Agency in L.A.
It's been a big week for guys who proudly boast a penchant for passion and temper
The Week in Movies: The Canyons, Spectacular Now, 2 Guns and Smurfs 2
Welcome to Annotate This, where we gather reviews, trailers, and annotate the posters for movies coming out this week. It will help you decide what to avoid, what to see, and what to pretend to see. Click on the image above to add your comments to the mix.
Studying Sex Tapes, Forgetting Gawker, and More of Our Hate Mail
This week in our Far-Flung Correspondence, you had targeted accusations
'Officer of the Year' Caught on Camera Attacking Man Who Asked for Help
An Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer who was named Officer of the Year back in May is under investigation for excessive use of force after surveillance footage surfaced showing him attacking a man who called for police assistance following a suspected burglary.
Time Warner Cable subscribers have been blocked from watching CBS shows on the channel's website, an
Time Warner Cable subscribers have been blocked from watching CBS shows on the channel's website, and TWC has dropped CBS in several markets, due to an argument about the fee TWC pays CBS to carry its signal. If you're affected, don't worry: You are better off without Big Brother.
Suicide bombers just attacked the Indian consulate in Afghanistan.
Suicide bombers just attacked the Indian consulate in Afghanistan. Twenty-three people were injured and nine children died in the blast. Yesterday the State Department issued a travel alert and announced that 22 US embassies would be closed on Sunday due to fear of an al Qaeda attack.