#summervacation

Saint Tropez: Playground of the Rich, Famous and Horrible

It's Fleet Week in Saint Tropez, which means the rich and famous are cavorting around, making fools of themselves. Paris Hilton fell down, as she does. Let's explore this amazing place with the Hilton sisters! More »
07:01 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#scandal Click here to read Orlando's Air Marshal's Office: Racist Games and Rampant Discrimination

Orlando's Air Marshal's Office: Racist Games and Rampant Discrimination

The Federal Air Marshal office in Orlando has been plagued with scandal over the past few years, most famously for a Jeopardy-style game supervisors played with derogatory categories for African-Americans and people they thought were gay. More »
06:32 PM
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By TPM
#horriblepeople

StickyDrama's Christopher Stone Is a 'Sextortion' Expert in More Ways Than One

Click here to read StickyDrama's Christopher Stone Is a 'Sextortion' Expert in More Ways Than One
Christopher Stone publicly threatened to release nude pictures of a 19-year-old girl if she didn't stop talking to his friend. Five months later, he appeared in a news report calmly warning teens about the dangers of "sextortion." More »
05:51 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#miracles

Pilot Bails Out of Crashing Aircraft During Bee Gees's 'Stayin' Alive'

Canadian air force Captain Brian Bews is a lucky man. While training for an air show, he was beginning a maneuver called a High Alpha pass when sparks shot from the engine. He bailed out seconds before the plane exploded. More »
05:38 PM
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By Jeff Neumann
#sigh

After a court-ordered absence, Jessi Slaughter has returned to the Internet in a big way

04:41 PM
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#scams Click here to read Judge Rules Vitaminwater® Is Actually Sugar Water

Judge Rules Vitaminwater® Is Actually Sugar Water

The Coca-Cola Company has tried to have a lawsuit thrown out that claims Vitaminwater® is really just sugar water, but a federal court yesterday said the company has violated FDA regulations and will allow the lawsuit to proceed. More »
04:28 PM
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By Jeff Neumann
#goodideas Click here to read We Could Have Used a Floating Pool in the East River This Summer

We Could Have Used a Floating Pool in the East River This Summer

Dumpster pools? Yesterday's news. The latest innovation in the field of urban swimmin' holes is + Pool, a floating pool design we've become obsessed with in the five minutes since we discovered it. More »
04:23 PM
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By CurbedNY
#poop Click here to read Pigeons Poop Kings of Leon Off Stage

Pigeons Poop Kings of Leon Off Stage

Having never heard the Kings of Leon, we can't say whether they deserved what a bunch of pigeons did to them in St. Louis: They pooped on them so much that the band had to stop playing after three songs.
03:51 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#butts Click here to read Study: Six Hours a Day In a Chair Kills Women

Study: Six Hours a Day In a Chair Kills Women

The Post today warns readers of "a shocking new study" by the American Cancer Society that says women who sit for more than six hours a day have a 37 percent greater chance of dying early, even if they exercise!
03:42 PM
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By Jeff Neumann
#thegays

Video of Catholic Priests Partying at a Gay Club Has the Church 'Troubled'

Click here to read Video of Catholic Priests Partying at a Gay Club Has the Church 'Troubled'
Using a hidden camera, an Italian magazine owned by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi caught three Catholic priests inside a gay nightclub and having sex inside a church building. The local diocese is now calling on gay priests to come out. More »
02:56 PM
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By Jeff Neumann
#bridezillas Click here to read Who's a Guy Gotta Lend a Jet to Around Here to Get a Chelsea Clinton Wedding Invite?

Who's a Guy Gotta Lend a Jet to Around Here to Get a Chelsea Clinton Wedding Invite?

You weren't invited to Chelsea Clinton's wedding. But don't feel bad: Neither was this guy—and he lent the Clintons his fucking airplane. But when you're Bill Clinton, borrowing a private jet is like borrowing a sack of flour. More »
02:52 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#opencaption

Easy, Rider

[Manly man Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rides a Harley Davidson motorized tricycle to a biker convention in southern Ukraine today. Trikes are tough. Image via AP]
01:50 PM
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By Jeff Neumann
#thingsweactuallylike Click here to read Cartoonist David Rees Launches 'Artisanal Pencil Sharpening Service'

Cartoonist David Rees Launches 'Artisanal Pencil Sharpening Service'

For years, David Rees wrote the amazing clip-art comic Get Your War On. Now he's launched a service where you can send him your pencils and he'll sharpen them. Also: a campaign for him to sharpen pencils on Letterman.
01:33 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#therich Click here to read Billionaire Wins Champagne-Ordering Contest By Ordering $2.6 million of Champagne

Billionaire Wins Champagne-Ordering Contest By Ordering $2.6 million of Champagne

Nothing like a good champagne ordering contest to spice up your Saint Tropez vacation. Malaysian billionaire Zhen Low vied with New York real-estate scion Winston Fisher to see who could order the most champagne. Low won, with $2.6 million. More »
01:08 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#video Click here to read Will Sarah Palin Run In 2012? Taiwanese CGI Explores the Possibility

Will Sarah Palin Run In 2012? Taiwanese CGI Explores the Possibility

Behold the Taiwanese CGI video that explores Sarah Palin's potential 2012 run at president. Here you will watch Palin pass "First Dude" Todd a joint, dance exotically for campaign funds, come up with "refudiate," and parachute into a Teabagger rally. More »
01:06 PM
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By Jeff Neumann
#stampedes

At least 10 people were killed when a stampede broke out during Germany's Love Parade.

12:53 PM
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#gossiproundup

Lindsay Lohan Lonely and Parched In Prison

Lindsay Lohan can't have visitors or bottled water—but she's getting out earlier. Real Housewife megameltdown avoided. Celebrity siblings are in trouble. Did Oksana tape Mel after he accused her of cheating? Saturday's Gossip Roundup goes well with strawberries. More »
11:50 AM
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By Adrian Chen
#breaking

Two US soldiers have been captured by Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan, according to reports.

11:24 AM
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#ouch

Brooklyn Man Struck By Lightning, Revived In Ambulance

11:09 AM
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#oilspill

Oil Rig's Fire and Gas Alarms Were Disabled So Bosses Could Sleep In

10:30 AM
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#threats Click here to read North Korea Threatens To Launch 'Sacred War,' Use Nukes

North Korea Threatens To Launch 'Sacred War,' Use Nukes

In response to this weekend's joint US-South Korean naval exercises in the Sea of Japan, North Korea today said it will launch a "sacred war" and use its "nuclear deterrent" to crush the imperialists and its puppet regime. More »
09:38 AM
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By Jeff Neumann
Yesterday - July 23, 2010
#picoftheday

Bottle Rocket

[Michelle Obama sends a spray of foam flying while christening the U.S. Coast Guard cutter "Stratton" at a shipyard in Mississippi today. Image via AP]
07:30 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#weekinreview Click here to read The Week We Brought It On Ourselves

The Week We Brought It On Ourselves

This week we reported on some incidents that happened involving a certain internet message board and entered into a battle with said message board. Let's see how it all shook out. More »
07:20 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#mysteries

More Mystery Airplanes on Google Maps: In a Yard, Under the Sea

Following our earlier post about the enormous airplane in the middle of Brooklyn on Google Maps, readers sent in other airplane apparitions. One appears to be a real airplane, hidden in someone's yard. The other appears to be underwater. More »
07:10 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#specialtreatment

Lindsay Lohan's sentence has been reduced again: She'll get out two days earlier than expected.

06:58 PM
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#fameballs

Levi Johnston Is Making a Music Video About His Relationship with the Palins

06:28 PM
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#nerds Click here to read Military Nerds Put Our Nation at Risk By Befriending Hot Girls on Facebook

Military Nerds Put Our Nation at Risk By Befriending Hot Girls on Facebook

Nerds never change. If they get a friend request from a hot girl on a social-networking site, they'll always accept. Even if they happen to be military or intelligence personnel. One security expert proved this with an experiment. More »
06:22 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#rumormonger

Is Michael Lohan Selling Nude Photos of His Former Fiancee Kate Major?

Click here to read Is Michael Lohan Selling Nude Photos of His Former Fiancee Kate Major?
A source tells us that Michael Lohan—who's been accused of domestic assault by three ex-girlfriends—is attempting to sell nude photos of Kate Major, his ex-fiancee who accused Lohan earlier this week of attacking her and threatening her life. More »
06:06 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#oddthings

Woman Throws Bag of Pee at Police

05:47 PM
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#wereadyou Click here to read Comment of the Day: The Mystery of the Mystery Plane, Solved

Comment of the Day: The Mystery of the Mystery Plane, Solved

Today we looked at a curious mystery: how did this enormous airplane end up in Brooklyn? The mystery didn't last long, though! One commenter figured it out. More »
05:26 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#mixedbag Click here to read 10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Whoopi Goldberg is high on live TV, Mary Matalin fights with husband James Carville, and Janice Dickinson joins the cast of Celebrity Rehab. [Jezebel]
05:20 PM
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By Tracie Egan Morrissey
#fundraising

Karl Rove's Big Fundraising Total Comes From Four Billionaires

05:16 PM
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#cablenews

MSNBC's Ed Schultz Is Pissed at President Obama (Again)

05:07 PM
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#opencaption

Noted Philosopher Contemplates the Great Mysteries of Life

["Mad Men" sayer of lines January Jones walking in the South-of-Houston section of New York; image via Bauer-Griffin]
04:28 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#andnowhesdead

Journalist Daniel Schorr Dies at 93

04:24 PM
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#breakups

Marc Jacobs and His Boyfriend Have Officially Split

04:16 PM
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#clipjob

Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day

Today at Gawker.TV, John Mayer reflects about his past over-sharing during interviews, we discover Bender's origin on Futurama, Bethenny Frankel goes into labor, Enrique Iglesias and George Lopez get close, and more words of wisdom from the Double Rainbow Guy. More »
04:00 PM
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By Whitney Jefferson
#campaignads

Linda McMahon Woos Connecticut Society Ladies

03:29 PM
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#4chan

Cyberbullying Expert Bullied Off Good Morning America

Click here to read Cyberbullying Expert Bullied Off <em>Good Morning America</em>
Good Morning America was supposed to air a follow-up today to yesterday's report on 11-year-old cyberbullying victim Jessi Slaughter. It got spiked. Why? For one thing, a harassment campaign by 4chan users discouraged GMA's cyberbullying expert from going back on. More »
03:22 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#advertisement Click here to read Manage Your Digital Media and Wow Your Friends at the Same Time

Manage Your Digital Media and Wow Your Friends at the Same Time

Do you have more music, photos, and videos than you know what to do with? Sony's exclusive Media Gallery, available on the new Sony® VAIO® laptop with Intel® Core™ i5 Processor, helps you manage all your content and find what you're looking for. More »
02:59 PM
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#strangeideas

Elton John Presents Animal Farm: The Musical!

02:58 PM
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