"I Is What I Is," Paula Deen Sobs in Tense Today Interview
Paula Deen finally sat down on Wednesday for a much anticipated Today interview, after abruptly backing out of a scheduled appearance last week. The result: A lot of tears, one racist punchline, and...
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Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA, Allows Gay Marriage in California
In a pair of rulings released this morning, the Supreme Court held that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, and dismissed the Prop. 8 appeal—leaving the door open for gay marriage...
View ArticleFormer Devo drummer Alan Myers, the human metronome who appeared on the...
Former Devo drummer Alan Myers, the human metronome who appeared on the seminal new-wave band's biggest hit "Whip It," has died from brain-cancer complications.
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Georgia Makes Mother Prove She's a Woman to Get New Birth Certificate
A Georgia mother says she was shocked to discover that her 37-year-old birth certificate accidentally listed her as a man, but was truly floored when the state's Vital Records Services refused to take...
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Silicon Valley Arts and Crafts Instructor Gets $6 Million
Brit Morin profits, literally, from the Donald Rumsfeld school of reality: repeat something often enough and it will be so. Someone once called her the "Martha Stewart of Silicon Valley," and the...
View ArticleHere is Edith Windsor learning that her challenge to DOMA was successful.
Here is Edith Windsor learning that her challenge to DOMA was successful. She then immediately called a friend and said: “Please get married right away!”
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Here's a 58-Page Handbook for Some Dudes' 'Epic July 4th Trip to Ptown!'
The summer is here, and that means it's time for thousands of affluent east coast party animals to pack up and head to the rented beach house in Provincetown for the annual 4th of July PARTY WEEK. Are...
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Discuss: Let Us Know What Do the Gay Marriage Decisions Mean to You
Are you in California? Are you married to a same-sex partner? If so, how will today's Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage will affect your life? Head into comments to let Gawker readers know.
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Teen Faces Years in Prison for 'Sarcastic Comment' He Made on Facebook
A Texas teen has been jailed since late March for what his father says was just a dumb joke he posted on Facebook. Justin Carter, then 18, and a friend were arguing with a third person about the...
View Article'Star Witness' to Zimmerman's Defense: 'That's Real Retarded, Sir.'
According to CNN, Rachel Jeantel—the friend Trayvon Martin was speaking to on the phone before he was killed—is a star (witness, at least). When asked by George Zimmerman's defense if Trayvon could...
View ArticleGov. Perry Knocks Pro-Choice Wendy Davis: "She Was a Teen Mom"
One day after announcing he was calling another special session of the Texas Legislature in order to try and pass a stringent abortion bill, Governor Rick Perry decided to publicly attack Wendy Davis,...
View ArticleJustin Bieber's Fans Say It's OK That He Punched His Own Grandma
Jimmy Kimmel sent his intrepid Lie Witness News crew to the streets outside the Staples Center where Justin Bieber was performing to see just how blindly his fans will follow him. "It turns out the...
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Edith Windsor Throws A Great Party
The NYPD blocked off Christopher Street between 6th and 7th avenues (directly in front of the historic Stonewall Inn) yesterday afternoon so that hundreds of New Yorkers had a place to celebrate...
View Article"From 2008 to 2011, only 17% of court-ordered claims for back pay and labor...
"From 2008 to 2011, only 17% of court-ordered claims for back pay and labor law penalties were collected" by low-wage workers in California. Almost everyone got screwed by the boss.
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Will You White Crackers Please Stop Whining for the Love of God
The tragic shooting death of Trayvon Martin continues to be one of America's richest sources of tangentially-related arguments. The latest: Is "cracker" a "racial" term? The correct answer: Shut up,...
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Redskins' Indian-Chief Defender: Not A Chief, Probably Not Indian
Lately, the Washington Redskins are having a harder time defending the team's name than the rest of the NFC East had defending the read-option last season. One of the more entertaining parts of...
View ArticleReporter Files Report on Flood While Sitting on Shoulders of Victim
A veteran TV reporter has been fired from his job after he filed a report from the scene of a major flood while sitting on the shoulders of a victim in an apparent bid to avoid getting his clothes...
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Detroit, Punk, and A Band Called Death
Mark Covino and Jeff Howlett's documentary, out on Friday, is simply titled A Band Called Death. It provides a thorough biography of an under-appreciated protopunk garage band that existed on the cusp...
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What's the Deal with the Immigration Reform Bill? A Guide
A comprehensive immigration reform bill just passed through the Senate, and you need to know what's in it (so you can most effectively fight with your old neighbor on Facebook). Here's your...
View ArticleNPR call-in program Talk of the Nation, which began broadcasting in 1991,...
NPR call-in program Talk of the Nation, which began broadcasting in 1991, aired its last episode today. But all is not lost: Science Friday will continue on as its own show.
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