Yesterday - August 14, 2010
#hunks Click here to read Why Won't Barack Obama Bare His Beautiful Chest to Save the Gulf? (Updated)

Why Won't Barack Obama Bare His Beautiful Chest to Save the Gulf? (Updated)

The Gulf Coast: Devastated by hurricanes and oil spills. But nothing can compare to the latest insult. President Barack Obama has refused to strip down and show off his sculpted pecs to the press on a pristine Florida beach. More »
05:14 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#fameballs Click here to read Was Tila Tequila Attacked with Feces by Raging Juggalos?

Was Tila Tequila Attacked with Feces by Raging Juggalos?

People outside of the Midwest may not know what a Juggalo is. Trust us, they are amazing creatures. But was microcelebrity Tila Tequila really attacked at the Gathering of the Juggalos in Illinois with piss, shit and bricks last night? More »
05:04 PM
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By Jeff Neumann
#opencaption

Ke$ha Relaxes on the set of her PeeWee's Playhouse Remake

[Ke$ha on the TODAY show yesterday. It was between this picture and one of her wearing an enormous Indian headdress.] (Pic by Splash)
04:32 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#purchases Click here to read Is It Really Worth $100 Million to be the Governor of California?

Is It Really Worth $100 Million to be the Governor of California?

eBay CEO Meg Whitman's quest to buy the California governor's seat continues. She just donated another $13 million to her own campaign, bringing her total contribution to $104 million. Her opponent, Jerry Brown, has spent less than $1 million.
03:40 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#boobs Click here to read Parisian Thieves Use Breasts to Distract and Rob Man at ATM Machine

Parisian Thieves Use Breasts to Distract and Rob Man at ATM Machine

Police in Paris are looking for two young women who robbed a man at an ATM machine by flashing their breasts: "As he stared at one, the other then withdrew 300 euros" from the man's account. [Telegraph, via]
03:12 PM
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By Jeff Neumann
#polls

Young People Think Everything They Read In Newspapers Is True

03:11 PM
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#regrets

James Dean really regretted moving from New York to Los Angeles: "I WANT TO DIE."

02:36 PM
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#yourprivacyisanillusion Click here to read Google Earth Used to Bust Illegal Swimming Pools

Google Earth Used to Bust Illegal Swimming Pools

Google Street View has been known to preserve records of crimes past. Now, a Long Island town is using Google Earth satellite images to go after rule-breakers. Riverhead has busted 250 homeowners for backyard pools constructed without proper permits. Creepy! More »
02:00 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#opencaption

I Bet You Wish You Were In Here

[A girl at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois taunts Hudson the polar bear from inside an air-conditioned viewing room during an "excessive heat warning" for the area. At least he has a swimming pool! Image via Getty]
01:59 PM
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By Jeff Neumann
#polls Click here to read Right Wing Bloggers Choose '25 Worst Figures In American History'

Right Wing Bloggers Choose '25 Worst Figures In American History'

The blog Right Wing News asked "more than a hundred bloggers" who they thought were the worst people in American history. The results may shock you! Or maybe not. Jane Fonda makes the cut, along with FDR. Let's look. More »
01:32 PM
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By Jeff Neumann
#onlyinnewyork Click here to read Amazing 'Honest Bum' Now Getting Job Offers, Cash Rewards

Amazing 'Honest Bum' Now Getting Job Offers, Cash Rewards

No doubt you've heard about Jay Valentine, the New York homeless man who unbelievably isn't a thief or a drug addict! He returned a lady's credit card after she loaned it to him. Now he's getting job offers. More »
12:57 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#mistakes Click here to read Rare <em>New Yorker</em> Copy Editing Error Spotted!?

Rare New Yorker Copy Editing Error Spotted!?

To punctuation expert Lynne Truss, The New Yorker is "that famous punctilious periodical." The last grammar mistake to appear in the New Yorker might have been made by a hungover E.B. White. But has this impeccable record finally been broken? More »
12:21 PM
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By Adrian Chen
#smuggling

Arizona Fugitive was a Drug Mule for White Supremacists Before Hitting the Road

11:47 AM
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#accidents Click here to read Power Outage Leaves Woman Bald

Power Outage Leaves Woman Bald

A Mississippi salon owner says that an unexpected power outage left a client bald because she was unable to wash out some hair treatment chemicals. Maybe you should not put chemicals in your hair that can burn it off?
11:26 AM
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By Adrian Chen
#hollywood

Awards Show Party Crashing Could Become a Serious Crime in California

11:23 AM
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#thingsweactuallylike Click here to read Young Amputee Plays Piano Flawlessly on <em>China's Got Talent</em>

Young Amputee Plays Piano Flawlessly on China's Got Talent

23-year-old Liu Wei blew away the competition on China's Got Talent last week when he played "Mariage D'amour" perfectly on the piano. But the odds are stacked against Liu: He has no arms and plays the piano with his feet. More »
10:41 AM
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By Jeff Neumann
#gossiproundup

Bristol Palin Legally Prohibited From Bad-mouthing Levi Johnston In Front of Tripp

The Levi Johnston-Bristol Palin custody battle finally ends. The Lohans talk about their daughter. Nicole Richie got a new cat. Miley Cyrus wants a boob job. What's more humiliating than being dumped via press release? Welcome to Saturday Gossip Roundup. More »
09:56 AM
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By Adrian Chen
#tragedies

An estimated 20 million people in Pakistan have been left homeless by flooding, and there are reports of cholera in at least one area.

09:53 AM
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#journalismism Click here to read The <em>New York Post</em> Remains Objective After Obama's Mosque Remarks

The New York Post Remains Objective After Obama's Mosque Remarks

Yesterday we told you about our undercover Muslim president hosting a Ramadan iftar. Well, he also threw his support behind the spooky Ground Zero mosque. Thankfully we have the cover of the New York Post to keep patriotic Americans informed.
09:37 AM
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By Jeff Neumann
Friday - August 13, 2010
#picoftheday

The Upside of Inflation

[Dozens of hot air balloons get ready for a morning flight at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in Bristol, England, today. Image via Getty]
06:47 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#polls

Michelle Obama Falls Back to Earth

Click here to read Michelle Obama Falls Back to Earth
Well, this is what you get for visiting commie Europe: Michelle Obama's approval rating has tumbled — from 64 to 50 percent — following her horribly misreported Spanish vacation. No more fancy hotels for you, you... hotel snob! More »
06:44 PM
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By Jim Newell
#weekinreview

The Week We Left the Aircraft

06:40 PM
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#heroes

Is This the Beginning of the End for Folk Hero Steven Slater?

Click here to read Is This the Beginning of the End for Folk Hero Steven Slater?
With a slide down an inflatable chute, a new star flickered to life on Monday. Five days later, disgruntled steward Steven Slater's star is waning: Video of his walk-off was disappointing, and his dissenters grow. Is this our hero's end? More »
06:36 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#wereadyou

Comment of the Day: A Moderate Assessment of South Carolina

06:14 PM
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#superstitions

Be Thankful Your Friday the 13th Wasn't as Bad as This

Click here to read Be Thankful Your Friday the 13th Wasn't as Bad as This
We see you sitting there at your computer, so smug that you survived the curse of yet another Friday the 13th. You should be thankful that something disastrous didn't happen. Look at all the terrors there are in the world! More »
06:00 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#outbreak

The bedbugs are spreading: Now they're at the Brooklyn DA's office.

05:52 PM
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#polidicks

Billionaire Playboy Senate Candidate May Sue Newspaper For Gradually Destroying Him

04:51 PM
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#advertising

The Really Half-Ass Steven Slater Knockoff Ads Are Here

04:42 PM
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#scary Click here to read Runaway Subway Blows Through Six Stations with No Driver

Runaway Subway Blows Through Six Stations with No Driver

Passengers on the London Tube barely escaped with their lives when a defective train with no driver broke away and sped through six stations without stopping. Circle round and hear the harrowing tale of London's ghost train of death. More »
04:07 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#clipjob

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

Today at Gawker.TV, Ellen Degeneres dances her ass of on the So You Think You Can Dance finale, Kieran Culkin is accused of being a nintendo addict, and a passenger from Steven Slater's heroic flight speaks on the Early Show. More »
04:00 PM
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By Whitney Jefferson
#recessionomics

We're All Owned by Germans Now

03:46 PM
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#auctions

Mad Men Furniture and Clothing Now Up for Auction on eBay

When a company picks up and moves—or when a, say, advertising firm breaks in half—what is there to do but to have a moving sale? More »
03:35 PM
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By Racked.com
#indictments

Alvin Greene Indicted On Two Obscenity Charges

03:30 PM
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#recaps

Project Runway: A Party in Store

03:20 PM
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#opencaption

Return of the Prodigal Penis

[Back in New York City for the first time since he failed to show his johnson and failed to marry Bristol Palin (for the second time), reality star hopeful Levi Johnston greets his fans. Image via WENN.]
03:16 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#plagues Click here to read Bedbugs Strike the Time Warner Center

Bedbugs Strike the Time Warner Center

A CNN employee has just forwarded us an alarming email that she and her colleagues received informing them that bedbugs have infested the Time Warner Center. Will they bring down America's largest media company, from the inside? Yes. Memo below! More »
03:02 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#reminders

Are you following Gawker on Facebook?

03:00 PM
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#advertisement Click here to read <em>The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff</em>: Will It Smell Like Hamburgers?

The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff: Will It Smell Like Hamburgers?

The Hoff's career is studded with with iconic moments—his rockin' crusade to unite East and West Germany, every chest-pelt-centric Baywatch episode, his stint as a Wendy's spokesman— and this Sunday Comedy Central will remind you of these special times. More »
02:59 PM
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#recaps

Real Housewives of D.C.: Our Kingdom for a Horse

Click here to read <em>Real Housewives of D.C.</em>: Our Kingdom for a Horse
Last night was Episode 2 of this latest, undeniably worst Housewives franchise. What happened? Mostly people said stupid things and then everyone went home, back to the thorny wilds of Virginia, because only one of them actually lives in D.C. More »
02:44 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#scandal Click here to read Traitor President to Feast With Muslims Tonight

Traitor President to Feast With Muslims Tonight

Nefarious tyrant Barack Obama has boldly taken sides in the Great War on Mosques: He will be hosting a White House "iftar" feast tonight for Ramadan, the enemy's holiday. How many 9/11 mosques will he green-light during this meal, hmm? More »
02:42 PM
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By Jim Newell
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