Creepy Auction Offers Chance to Be Servant for Downton Abbey Actor
Everyone, from the dandiest Diddy to the poorest party spangler’s daughter loves Downton Abbey. Every week, we gather ‘round our television sets to watch our favorite characters die. “Why can’t I be a...
View ArticleThe "Biggest, Most Destructive Tornado in History" Just Hit Oklahoma
A half-mile-wide tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, just south of Oklahoma City, this afternoon. A reporter from local news station KFOR called it "the biggest, most destructive tornado in the...
View ArticleRay Manzarek, the keyboard player for the Doors who went on to produce...
Ray Manzarek, the keyboard player for the Doors who went on to produce records by X and Echo and the Bunnymen, has died at 74.
View ArticleDove Lied to You: You're Not That Pretty After All
In April, Dove Real Beauty campaign launched a saccharine video campaign that indicated that women have low self-confidence and downplay their own beauty. Strangers who described women they had just...
View ArticleMan's 'Ghost Cam' Catches His Wife Having Sex with His Son
A camera set up by a Tasmanian man to record "paranormal activity" in his home instead picked up an extramarital affair between his 28-year-old wife and his 16-year-old son. According to prosecutors,...
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"Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) rejected comparisons between federal aid for [yesterday's tornado] and the Hurricane Sandy relief package he voted against. That was a 'totally different' situation, Inhofe...
View Article$90,000 High and Rising: Rob Ford Crackstarter Update
The Rob Ford Crackstarter—our crowdfunding campaign to raise enough money to purchase and publish a video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine—has passed $90,000 on its way to our goal of...
View Article"Dozens" of Tea Party Patriots Protest IRS Offices Nationwide
Planned protests at IRS offices across the country seemed to stall at a few dozen Tea Party people outside the Treasury Department offices in Boston, Cincinnati, San Francisco and Washington today....
View ArticleThe National Weather Service has upgraded the status of the Newcastle-Moore...
The National Weather Service has upgraded the status of the Newcastle-Moore tornado to a scale-topping EF-5.
View ArticleCrisis averted: World Nutella Day will live on after Ferrero announced that...
Crisis averted: World Nutella Day will live on after Ferrero announced that it will stop all legal action against the fan-made holiday. According to the company, it was all a big mistake.
View ArticleBeyoncé's New Song Sounds the Same Even When Played in 4 Tabs at Once
In case you were too busy listening to other Beyoncé songs to notice, a rough version of Beyoncé’s (probable) new single, “Grown Woman,” leaked online Monday. Inspired by the bold flavors of...
View ArticleThe IRS official in charge of tax-exempt organizations will plead the Fifth...
The IRS official in charge of tax-exempt organizations will plead the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer a Congressional committee's questions. That should go over well.
View ArticleOK Tornado: Facebook Users Help Return Lost Items Found Miles Away
Over 10,000 Facebook users have joined forces in an effort to help return items lost during this week's Oklahoma tornadoes to their rightful owners. The "Tornado Doc & Picture Recovery" initiative...
View ArticleGawker Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Faggot: Inside Marine Corps Boot Camp |...
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View ArticleMichael Kinsley Speaks Up for the Misunderstood Homophobes
Last week, peripatetic contrarian-liberal editor-pundit Michael Kinsley used his newish column in his old magazine, the New Republic, to complain about the closed-mindedness and intolerance that...
View ArticleThe AP is not alone.
The AP is not alone. The New Yorker reports that the Justice Department has seized phone records for at least five numbers associated with Fox News and two within the White House.
View ArticleHelen Mirren Has Tea with Dying Boy After Actual Queen Says No
Oliver Burton's dying wish was to visit Buckingham Palace and have afternoon tea with the Queen. Unfortunately, Her Royal Highness was unable to fit the 10-year-old into her busy schedule of waving at...
View ArticleTeens Flee Facebook Citing "Too Much Drama," Mostly Caused by Allie M.
Facebook is quickly becoming a spooky graveyard, bereft of teens, populated by only a few try-hard adults and a pile of old elephant bones according to a new study from the Pew Research Center. There’s...
View ArticleMan Runs Out of Gas on Interstate, Sets Up Drum Kit to Kill Time
On Tuesday morning, a man driving on the Baltimore Beltway ran out of gas. So he did what anyone would do: He pulled over to the shoulder of I-695, set up his drum kit, and began to play until help...
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