Grandma and Grandpa Star in the Most Adorable Local Ad Blooper Reel You'll...
You may be able to stave off audible laughter for the first part of this blooper reel from a recent commercial shoot for Dysart's truck stop & restaurant in Bangor, Maine, but as soon as grandma...
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Miss USA Crowned Miss Universe (Right Before the Universe Ends)
America is strutting around the universe with a little kick in its step today, as Miss USA was crowned Miss Universe last night for the first time EVER in the last 15 years. The new ruling commander...
View ArticleCory Booker Won't Run for Governor, Teases the 'Possibility' of a Senate Run...
In a video posted to his YouTube page Thursday morning, Newark Mayor Cory Booker announced that he would not challenge Gov. Chris Christie, and instead will finish his second term. He also announced...
View ArticleMiss Venezuela's Response to Her Miss Universe Question Was Awarded No Points...
Upping Miss South Carolina Teen USA in the incomprehensible beauty pageant question response department is no easy task, but last night during the Miss Universe competition, Miss Venezuela gave it her...
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Your Guide to the Mayan Apocalypse, the Secret Planet Nibiru, and the End of...
The world is ending! Thirty-three schools in Michigan are closing "in part because the Mayan calendar predicts the world will end on Friday." The New York Post is trying to help a model have sex. And...
View ArticleLeAnn Rimes Was a Mess on Last Night's X Factor
LeAnn Rimes' rough year has included a stint in rehab for "anxiety and stress" (or maybe not), a breakdown on E! regarding her first marriage (which ended in her cheating with actor Eddie Cibrian, who...
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This Is the Nude Portrait of Herself that Aubrey Plaza Keeps In Her House (NSFW)
On last night's episode of Conan, millennial movie star Aubrey Plaza regaled the audience with a potentially tall-tale of how she came to hang a portrait of a nude, callipygian woman alleged to be her...
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'Do You Want to Die Alone?' OK Cupid Asks in Email With Bizarre Obama...
Many people now, at this point, have forwarded us the email they received from online dating service OK Cupid (screen-shotted) above, which was sent out with the subject "do you want to die alone?"...
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Investigators Say Information on Adam Lanza's Destroyed Hard Drive May Be...
It's been nearly a week since Adam Lanza gunned down 20 children and six women in Newtown, Conn. and we are still no closer to knowing what motivated the, by all accounts, reclusive 20-year-old to...
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You Know Who Doesn't Believe the World is Ending Tomorrow? The Maya
NASA claims that the world isn't ending tomorrow have largely fallen deaf ears despite overwhelming evidence that it's already tomorrow in some parts of the world and those parts are still intact....
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The NRA Reports Massive Swell in Membership Since the Sandy Hook Shooting
One day before it's scheduled to hold a press conference on "meaningful contributions" it plans to offer in the fight against rampant mass shooting incidents, the National Rifle Association appears to...
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Facebook Will Let Just Anyone Send You a Message for a Measly Dollar
Like son, like father. As Instagram reels from the backlash over its new Terms of Use, announced — and then revised — earlier this week, its parent company Facebook has introduced a new service that's...
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Rebel Against Instagram With a Vintage Polaroid Camera
Catalog is a look at things you can buy and comes from the biz side of Gawker. (So to be clear, this post is not editorial). Today's contributor is Bureau of Trade, a digital authority in acquiring...
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Pizza Hut Achieves Pizza Within A Pizza; Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the...
Pizza-within-a-pizza was previously a menu item that existed only in hypotheticals. "Inception was okay," people said as they exited theaters two years ago, "but what I'd really like to see is a...
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The Twitter Police Beat and the Tolerant Left
When you hear complaints about academic suppression on the blogosphere, they usually emerge from the political right. A right-wing professor attempting to promote academic diversity by giving a space...
View ArticleAIDS Activist Spencer Cox Is Dead at 44
Earlier this week, the key AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP)/Treatment Action Group (TAG) activist Spencer Cox died in New York of AIDS-related causes. He was 44 years old. Cox and his...
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Yes, @Virginia, Reindeer Are Real
You may want to swallow that eggnog or hot chocolate that's in your mouth before proceeding to the next sentence. Reindeer are real. That's right: That species of Arctic deer best known for being...
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The Secret Lives of Santa's Ungrateful Elves, Keeping the XXX in X-mas, and...
Welcome to Thatz Not Okay, a regular column in which I school inquiring readers on what is and is not okay. Please send your questions to caity.weaver@gawker.com with the subject "Thatz Not Okay." I...
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High School Student Suspended Over 'Threatening' Facebook Post Was Planning...
When John George III posted a Facebook status update promising his fellow high school students "a big surprise tomorrow," he thought it was clear that classmates should expect him to show up to school...
View ArticleToday's Song: The Creepiest Christmas Song of 2012
Eddie Floyd is a soul legend, who recorded several fine singles for Stax, including the ingenious "Knock on Wood." Now he is 75 and back with an album of Christmas originals, I'll Be Your Santa Claus....
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