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How Did Rusty the Red Panda Escape? Don't Ask the National Zoo
The Smithsonian has sent out a press release purporting to update the public on this week's escape of Rusty, a red panda (Ailurus fulgens), from a supposedly secure enclosure at the National Zoo. It is...
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Storage Wars' Brandi Passante Awarded a Paltry $750 from Hunter Moore
Brandi Passante, one of the professional trash pickers on the A&E faux-reality competition Storage Wars, sued our old pal Hunter Moore last fall after he posted a nude video online of a woman he...
View ArticleJimmy Carter Sticks Up for His Old Pal Paula Deen
In an interview with CNN on the eve of The Carter Center's upcoming human rights forum, former president Jimmy Carter took the opportunity to weigh in about his dear old friend, celebrity racist Paula...
View ArticleMove over, Facebook— researchers say that monkeys have their own form of...
Move over, Facebook— researchers say that monkeys have their own form of "social networks!" And look how stupid monkeys are.
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A Reminder of How Much the Person Serving Your Food Is Making
For months now, a coalition of community and labor activists have been pushing for the (perhaps impossible) dream of unionizing fast food workers in New York City, or at least getting them a living...
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Here's Your Definitive Chart Of Automotive Stereotypes
We all do it. We're driving around, and we see, say a Facel-Vega and we think: "Typical. I bet that's another licorice-chewing, harp-playing Dutchman in a Facel-Vega," and sometimes we're right. There...
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At Last Someone Speaks Against the Drumstick: Chicken Parts, Ranked
"Maakies" cartoonist Tony Millionaire, or his cartoon alter ego Drinky Crow, has delivered a vivid and much needed denunciation of the gristle-laced food-engineering debacle known as the "drumstick,"...
View ArticleHere's a Bearded Larry David and Jon Hamm in Glasses in Clear History
Here's the trailer for Larry David's upcoming HBO movie, Clear History. Basically, Larry David's character has a crazy frizzed-out hair-beard combo. He works for Jon Hamm who is sporting a suit, also...
View ArticleAnd Now An Exclusive Art History Lesson from Barney Frank
Here, Former Representative Frank walks us through the symbology of his recently unveiled portrait. Below is a list of objects that he points out: The Harpoon (New Bedford, MA)The Dodd-Frank Financial...
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The Week in Movies: The Heat, White House Down, and I'm So Excited!
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....
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What the Hell Is Up With All the L.A. Cab Drama, Huh?: Explained
According to the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation, there are nine franchise taxi operators in the city who operate “more than 2300 taxis.” What they don’t point out on the website is...
View ArticleCharges Dropped Against Kid Who Rapped About the Boston Bombing
Cameron D'Ambrosio spent more than 30 days in jail for a Facebook post. On May 1, the high-school senior from Methuen, Massachusetts was playing hooky when he posted rap lyrics that referenced the...
View ArticleCatherine Kieu, the California woman who cut off her husband's penis and put...
Catherine Kieu, the California woman who cut off her husband's penis and put it in a garbage disposal, was today sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole. She can begin seeking parole...
View ArticleThat Teen Rapper Is Not Bernie Madoff's Nephew
Put your righteous indignation on ice. The rap video circulating around the Internet—purportedly put out by Bernie Madoff's nephew—is just some kid on Long Island trying to get famous by invoking a...
View ArticleMore bad news for the dairy queen: Random House just announced it will not...
More bad news for the dairy queen: Random House just announced it will not print Paula Deen's upcoming book, Paula Deen’s New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up. Following a flood of...
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Paula Deen, Jesus and More of Our Far-Flung Correspondence This Week
Great news, dear readers! We're finally changing the awful title of our weekly hate mail repository. This series heretofore known as Tail of Mears will now be called, "Our Far-Flung Correspondence." So...
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Gay Marriage Is Officially Back on in California
Let the nuptials commence: The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just formally lifted its stay on gay marriage, opening the door for thousands of same-sex couples in California to get hitched. This...
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American Student Killed in Egypt During Antigovernment Protest
A 21-year-old Kenyon college student was stabbed to death Friday in Alexandria during a violent confrontation between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. According to a...
View ArticlePresident Obama met privately with the family of Nelson Mandela today,...
President Obama met privately with the family of Nelson Mandela today, spending a half-hour with the kin of the ailing former South African leader. The president did not meet with Mandela himself, who...
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