Sasha Obama Got A Little Bored During Her Dad's Speech and Let Out a Big Yawn
Over 2,000 words and not a single mention of her? Snooze City. "Poor sasha will be hearing about that yawn for the rest of her life," says Huff Post editor Peter Goodman. Maybe not for the rest of her...
View ArticleWack vs. Whack: Wack
Ta-Nehisi Coates has a blog post up about Lupe Fiasco's anti-Obama rant with the headline, "My President is Whack." Though we hold Ta-Nehisi Coates in high esteem, we must interject here: no, My...
View ArticleNo One at the Inauguration 'Gets' Poetry
Famed German poet Novalis once said of poetry, "Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason." Today, with a deeply personal yet universally-minded work read at President Obama's second inauguration,...
View ArticleBeyoncé, President of the United Beyoncés, Rips Out Earpiece Mid-Song and...
The initial moments of Beyoncé's inauguration performance were fraught with confusion, after she opened her mouth to sing the national anthem and everyone realized that God had replaced the artist...
View ArticleArmed Nevada Assemblyman Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Assembly Speaker
An assemblyman representing Nevada Assembly District 17 was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly made threats of violence against the Assembly's newly elected speaker, Marilyn Kirkpatrick. Steven...
View ArticleWhat Were Ann and Mitt Romney Watching on TV Instead of the Inauguration Today?
Among those absent from today's inauguration was Mitt Romney, the man who almost was. NBC News' Peter Alexander also reports that a former aide of Romney's says it's "doubtful" that the Romneys were...
View ArticleI Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Girls Recap
In last week's episode of Girls,one of the most groundbreaking boundary-pushing moments of uncomfortable realness occurred during a couch-sex scene between Elijah, Hannah's new gay roommate and...
View ArticleThe Adult Video News Award Nominees for 2013's Clever Title of the Year Are...
This past Saturday, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas hosted the 30th annual Adult Video News Awards, a little modest event sponsored by True Love Waits. James Deen, the Promise Keeper next...
View ArticleWatch Michelle Obama Throw World-Historical Shade at John Boehner
Tumblr blogger Mattyrab locates what might be the most important moment of the inauguration: this hall-of-fame shade-throwing moment at the post-inauguration luncheon. Watch the first lady react to...
View ArticleStarbucks Robbery Foiled When Would-be Robber Opts for Cup of Coffee In Lieu...
An Tennessee man didn't quite get the cash he was after when he walked into a Huntsville, Alabama, Starbucks with the intent to rob it, but he didn't leave empty handed either. Police say the bizarre...
View ArticleGrandpa Wrestles Shark with Bare Hands to Save Swimming Toddlers
An Australian news crew filming along a beach in Queensland's Sunshine Coast happened to be on hand to witness a bare-knuckle brawl between a British grandfather and a 6-and-a-half-foot dusky shark....
View ArticleProse Poem the News: Oh My God, James Franco Wrote a Poem about the Inauguration
Recently, Yahoo! News commissioned a couple Pulitzer Prize winners and also James Franco to write poems on the subject of Barack Obama's second inauguration. The full text of James Franco's poem is...
View Article'You Are Having a Laugh': Man Cracks Open Huge Egg, Finds Kinder-Like...
Sean Wilson thought he was the proud owner of what might possibly be the world's biggest chicken egg — a half-pound freak of nature affectionately dubbed "the beast." But upon cracking it open to see...
View ArticleUnemployment Stories, Vol. 23: 'Only My Own Cowardice Has Kept Me From Ending...
When Barack Obama was inaugurated in January of 2009, the U.S. unemployment rate was 7.8%. Today, as Barack Obama is inaugurated for his second term, the U.S. unemployment rate is 7.8%. Hope, but no...
View ArticleTumblr's 'Internet Police' Tries to Stop Blogger from Posting Photo of Baby...
Tumblr, a microblogging platform where minors come together to post inappropriate content, has apparently drawn a line when it comes to inappropriate content involving minors. And that line, it seems,...
View ArticleYour Inauguration 2013 Yearbook
Today Washington, D.C. was all atwitter with the graduation of President Obama from first-term president to second-term president. Here is your Inauguration 2013 yearbook. The presidential motorcade...
View ArticleBarack and Michelle Obama Sneak a Smooch in Adorable Inauguration Parade...
There is nothing not great about this candid AP photo of President Obama and the First Lady sneaking a quick smooch during this afternoon's Inaugural Parade while the First Daughters look on. Of...
View ArticleAl Roker Loses His Shit (Metaphorically This Time) After Meeting Joe Biden
Not to be forgotten, Al Roker—TV news correspondent, Today Show weatherman, and White House sharter—made everyone uncomfortable again today when he shouted insanely at the President and Vice President...
View ArticleGuy Fieri's Food Empire Now Includes a Vineyard in Sonoma
New York Times-approved chef Guy Fieri, the mastermind behind culinary innovations such as Donkey Sauce and the no-longer-served (RIP) Nuclear Waste Margarita, is now officially in the wine business....
View ArticleChris Brown Is the Latest Victim of 'Swatting'
In case you're not up to date on the newish lingo for stupid pranks, "Swatting" is the act of reporting a fake crime or emergency at someone's home, which usually results in a SWAT team showing up and...
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