#ewww Click here to read Meet the Finance Exec Who Allegedly Put Semen in His Co-Worker's Water Bottle

Meet the Finance Exec Who Allegedly Put Semen in His Co-Worker's Water Bottle

This is Michael Kevin Lallana of Fullerton, California, a 31-year-old financial representative at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network. He is also, according to the Orange County District Attorney, a sex offender who put his semen in a co-worker's water bottle. Gross. More »
09:26 PM
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By Max Read
#announcements Click here to read Dr. Laura Quitting Radio to "Regain [Her] First Amendment Rights"

Dr. Laura Quitting Radio to "Regain [Her] First Amendment Rights"

Dr. Laura Schlessenger, who dropped the N-Word 11 times on the radio last week (audio here), just pompously announced on Larry King Live that she's quitting her radio show to "regain [her] First Amendment rights." Inside, video of Schlessenger's announcement. [Gawker.TV]
09:21 PM
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By Matt Cherette
#oops Click here to read Weatherman Flips Off Coworker, Covers It Up Horribly

Weatherman Flips Off Coworker, Covers It Up Horribly

BBC weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker got peeved yesterday when coanchor Simon McCoy implied that his forecast wouldn't be accurate. So, he flipped McCoy the bird, without realizing he was on camera. The worst middle finger coverup ever then ensued. Video inside. [Gawker.TV]
08:32 PM
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By Matt Cherette
#raybradbury Click here to read "F*ck Me, Ray Bradbury" Music Video Not Subtle, Definitely Awesome

"F*ck Me, Ray Bradbury" Music Video Not Subtle, Definitely Awesome

What this video lacks in subtlety, it greatly makes up for in achieved total excellence. A NSFW celebration of the best sci-fi writer ever enclosed. [Gawker.TV]
08:17 PM
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By Chris Dignes
#strangenoises

Those mysterious explosions heard in Seattle during Obama's visit today? It was two fighter jets breaking the sound barrier. Phew.

08:10 PM
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#crime Click here to read The iPad Madman: Murder Attempt and Amputation Alleged

The iPad Madman: Murder Attempt and Amputation Alleged

The man charged with taking off a Colorado shopper's finger while stealing his iPad is in trouble again: He's charged with trying to have his victim killed. Apple lovers are a passionate bunch, just usually in a more productive sense. More »
07:37 PM
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By Ryan Tate
#picoftheday

A Hero's Welcome

[Mayor Michael Bloomberg was served a cheesesteak in Philadelphia today as he campaigned for U.S Senate hopeful Joe Sestak. Between this and those hot dogs, Bloomberg can't do any business without some food in his belly. Image via AP]
07:09 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#trailerpark Click here to read <em>Black Swan</em>: Psychological Terror, But Mostly Natalie and Mila Kissing

Black Swan: Psychological Terror, But Mostly Natalie and Mila Kissing

Here's a trailer for Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky's moody-looking psychological thriller set in the competitive and cutthroat world of professional ballet. It looks creepy and interestingly filmed and could be an unsettling rumination on ambit— Oh, fuck it. They kiss. More »
06:13 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#wereadyou Click here to read Comment of the Day: Women Warriors vs. the Taliban

Comment of the Day: Women Warriors vs. the Taliban

Today we looked at the sad story of a young couple murdered by an oppressive religious sect. This inspired one commenter into raising an imaginary army to take on these enemies of women and common decency. More »
05:57 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#crazies

Strident renegade Starbucks bagel linguist Lynne Rosenthal says she'll never patronize Starbucks again.

05:55 PM
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#airtravel Click here to read Flight Attendant 'Takes Custody' of Crying Baby After Mother Slaps Her

Flight Attendant 'Takes Custody' of Crying Baby After Mother Slaps Her

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant took custody of a child after her mother slapped her because the girl wouldn't stop crying. God, what is going on with flights these days? It's like the Wild West out there! More »
05:47 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#breaking

Blago Guilty on One Measly Count

The verdict's in on Illinois ex-governor Rod Blagojevich: he's guilty of one count of lying to the FBI. The jury deadlocked on 23 other counts. He faces up to five years in jail, a $250,000 fine, and a retrial.
05:40 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#thekidsarenotallright Click here to read One in Five Teenagers Might Be Making Themselves Deaf

One in Five Teenagers Might Be Making Themselves Deaf

Uh oh. A new study in the Journal of the AMA reveals that 19.5% of kids 12-19 have hearing loss, and 5.3% have noticeable loss, likely due to earbud use. Your teen isn't ignoring you. They just can't hear you.
05:38 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#misguidedyouth Click here to read 17-Year-Old Taylor Momsen: 'Music Keeps Me Young'

17-Year-Old Taylor Momsen: 'Music Keeps Me Young'

The oldest soul in show business and inadvertent comedienne Taylor Momsen gave an interview to Spin in which she ridicules Rihanna for confusing "pop" with "rock." Highlights from the Gossip Girl star turned jailbait rocker's wonderfully funny interview below. More »
05:23 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#recessionomics Click here to read You Can Never Have Too Much Gold

You Can Never Have Too Much Gold

The Way We Live Now: literally sitting on stacks of gold bullion. How you like that, ma? While the world fights over bus routes and the city fathers are getting evicted, here we sit, blinged, ringed, done, badumbumbum. More »
05:16 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#badvertising Click here to read Gary Busey's Scary New Vitaminwater Ad

Gary Busey's Scary New Vitaminwater Ad

This is weird. And scary. In a new viral marketing Vitaminwater spot, which also features Adrian Peterson and Shaquille O'Neal, Gary Busey plays some sort of crazed fantasy sports lawyer. What this has to do with Vitaminwater is still unclear. [Gawker.TV]
05:02 PM
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By Matt Cherette
#traderoundup Click here to read The Great Gay Hunk Mystery Is Finally Solved

The Great Gay Hunk Mystery Is Finally Solved

It's true. Read no further if you don't want a big, gay hunk mystery spoiled. Also today: Some completely gross Battleship casting, a timely Gossip Girl cameo, and an alien-related war brews in Los Angeles. More »
05:00 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#pics

A Chilling Experience

This startling image surfaced today on the Dutch blog Trendbeheer.com. It turns out that's an edible ice gun, distributed as part of — what else — a German art exhibit. More fascinating and disturbing images after the jump. More »
04:43 PM
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By Ryan Tate
#moneymatters

Investors Flee as American Apparel Teeters

Click here to read Investors Flee as American Apparel Teeters
American Apparel's stock plunged 27 percent today after the company's long-delayed second quarter financial results revealed falling sales and dim prospects for improvement. Is bankruptcy on the horizon? More »
04:25 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#andnowhesdead Click here to read Heidi Montag's Plastic Surgeon Dies in Car Crash

Heidi Montag's Plastic Surgeon Dies in Car Crash

Plastic surgeon to the stars, Dr. Frank Ryan, accidentally drove his car off the Pacific Coast Highway yesterday and died. He performed 10 surgeries in one day on Heidi Montag, who is still surviving the car wreck of her life.
04:21 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#clipjob

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

Today at Gawker.TV, Joey Lawrence explains the origin of his "whoa," Stephen Colbert takes on gay marriage, Betty White chats about her guest spot on Community, and Justin Long, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis play hosts to the WWE. More »
04:00 PM
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By Whitney Jefferson
#vigilantes Click here to read Brooklyn's Vespa Vigilantes Are Cutest Crime-Fighting Duo in America

Brooklyn's Vespa Vigilantes Are Cutest Crime-Fighting Duo in America

Bumrushed by a thief on the street, an innocent female shrieked: Her cellphone had been stolen! Just then, a Vespa scooted onto the scene. Chromed wheels shining like justice, its passengers chased down the bandit and retrieved the maiden's phone. More »
03:46 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#infographic Click here to read The Kids Are Texting a Frightening Amount

The Kids Are Texting a Frightening Amount

It goes without saying that texting is startlingly popular—but what does popular even mean? Mashable has an infographic illustrating who's texting the most (hint: teen girls), where, and how far we've come since the advent of the SMS. [Mashable] [Gizmodo]
03:40 PM
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By Sam Biddle
#famewhores

Introducing Snooki's Newest Boyfriend, The Wannabe Actor

Click here to read Introducing Snooki's Newest Boyfriend, The Wannabe Actor
Jersey Shore guidette Snooki supposedly broke up with her last boyfriend because he was using her for fame. Her newest beau may be doing the same thing. Let's take a look at his online acting profile, shall we? More »
03:38 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#yelehaiti Click here to read Report: Wyclef Bought Lion-Festooned Carnival Float With Charity Money

Report: Wyclef Bought Lion-Festooned Carnival Float With Charity Money

Wyclef's campaign for the presidency of Haiti has brought predictable scrutiny on his time at the head of Yele Haiti—the badly mismanaged charity whose problems have been cataloged here before. But there's more—he rented a lion! For charity? More »
03:35 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#careermoves Click here to read Paris Hilton Hotels to Literalize Joke About Staying at the 'Paris Hilton'?

Paris Hilton Hotels to Literalize Joke About Staying at the 'Paris Hilton'?

Paris Hilton's "next project" will be joining the family business as a hotelier. "I've pretty much done all you can do," she explains. She'll be a natural with hotels because she has been "growing up in it my whole life."
03:16 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#thefuture

Wired Says 'The Web is Dead' — On Its Increasingly Profitable Website

Chris Anderson will generate plenty of chatter with his "The Web is Dead" Wired cover, foretold here previously. Fair enough; that's what a smart magazine editor does. But all the more reason to note the rich ironies in his eulogy. More »
03:03 PM
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By Ryan Tate
#rebuttals Click here to read The Real Mama Grizzlies' Anti-Sarah Palin Video

The Real Mama Grizzlies' Anti-Sarah Palin Video

Sarah Palin is a self-proclaimed "Mama Grizzly" (background here) who wants to "protect [her] cubs" from EVIL things like liberals and the lamestream media. Problem is: Palin presumed all Mama Grizzlies agreed with her on the issues. Well, they don't. [Gawker.TV]
03:00 PM
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By Matt Cherette
#slanguage Click here to read <em>New York Times</em> Probably Still Says 'Hepcats'

New York Times Probably Still Says 'Hepcats'

LOL, oldie newspaper The New York Times is finally like "Derrr, we said 'hipster' 250 times last year, is that too much? Should we change?" Yea too bad we already solved that problem like one million years ago, LOL. [Pic]
02:51 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#jerkoff Click here to read Watch A Guy Tastefully Masturbate On <i>Big Brother</i> Live Feed

Watch A Guy Tastefully Masturbate On Big Brother Live Feed

Last night in the Big Brother house, a male house guest, Lane, very stoically rubbed one out in the shower. We caught the entire 90-second spectacular on the live feeds. Enjoy! [Jezebel]
02:47 PM
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By Tracie Egan Morrissey
#revenge Click here to read Justin Bieber's Twitter Victim Demands Apology

Justin Bieber's Twitter Victim Demands Apology

Kevin Kristopik—the 15-year-old whose phone number Justin Bieber tweeted to his 4.5 million followers as punishment for Kristopik hacking his friend's Twitter account—has taken to Inside Edition to demand an apology from the teen heartthrob. More »
02:15 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#goodpurchases Click here to read Now J.D. Salinger's Toilet Can Be Yours

Now J.D. Salinger's Toilet Can Be Yours

Hey phonies! Want a piece of literary history? Well here you go. A toilet from J.D. Salinger's home, that the reclusive author probably pooped in!, is being auctioned off on eBay for $1M. Next up, one hopes: Sylvia Plath's bidet.
02:15 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#war

Former UN ambassador and current bloodthirsty lunatic John Bolton urges Israel to bomb Iran now.

02:11 PM
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#mediacrack Click here to read Birthday Cock at Fox News

Birthday Cock at Fox News

In your cocky Tuesday media column: those Red Eye boys are just as penis-obsessed as ever, News Corp gives a million bucks to Republicans, Nielsen's big IPO, and a reporter fired for wearing a nice hat. More »
02:02 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#recaps

Real Housewives of New Jersey: The Eruptions

Click here to read <em>Real Housewives of New Jersey</em>: The Eruptions
Last night was part two of our Housewives journey to the old country. No, not the Old Country Buffet. To Italy — Italia, as foreigners call it — where we met the Jewdice family and learned lessons about travel budgeting. More »
01:58 PM
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By Richard Lawson
#opencaption

Award-Winning Actors Are Kim Kardashian's Bellhops

[Adrian Grenier assists Kim Kardashian during a shopping trip for her reality show. Okay, "award-winning" is a bit of a stretch (IMDb says he won two!) but I'm sure she'd make Tom Hanks hold the door, too. Image via WENN.]
01:39 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#tv Click here to read What Happens When a Comedy Gets Too Wacky?

What Happens When a Comedy Gets Too Wacky?

In order to seem edgy, nearly every new TV comedy infuses itself with a sense of zaniness. Watching Weeds and The Big C last night, we saw one show do wacky right, and one do it horrendously wrong. More »
01:35 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#wethepeople Click here to read The Foreign Celebrities You Must Know To Be Naturalized

The Foreign Celebrities You Must Know To Be Naturalized

You'd think weapons scientists and surgically altered actresses had nothing in common, right? You'd be wrong about that. But perhaps the only way to discover the connection is, as I did, to become an American citizen. [Jezebel]
01:20 PM
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By Wheelchair Dancer
#videuhoh Click here to read How to Get Rid of Pesky Reporters: With Bug Spray

How to Get Rid of Pesky Reporters: With Bug Spray

Let's say your wife's trying to walk out of the courthouse in peace after her appearance in a high-profile trial, but she can't shake the TV news cameramen. Solution: spray 'em down with "wasp and hornet spray." It really works! More »
01:15 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#lawsuits Click here to read The $3,000 Check That Supposedly Bought Billions in Facebook Equity

The $3,000 Check That Supposedly Bought Billions in Facebook Equity

When we last left the story about the upstate New York man who is claiming he owns 84% of Facebook (Paul Ceglia), we had concluded that the digital "contract" Ceglia had produced was probably a fake. More »
01:01 PM
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By Business Insider
#interviews Click here to read Kristen Schaal Talks Sexy Sex, Harlequin Novels, And Her First Threesome

Kristen Schaal Talks Sexy Sex, Harlequin Novels, And Her First Threesome [NSFW]

Kristen Schaal—who you may remember from her work on "Flight of the Conchords" and "The Daily Show"—isn't just a sexy lady. She's also the author of a very sexy book, The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex. [Fleshbot] [NSFW]
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01:00 PM
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By Lux Alptraum
#marketing Click here to read European Product Placement Requires Ten Disclaimers Per Hour

European Product Placement Requires Ten Disclaimers Per Hour

Here in America, product placement is an unstoppable commercial machine that will only continue to insert brand advertisements into ever more ridiculous niches. In Europe, though, they're awfully conflicted; they'll allow product placement, but only by making it awkward. More »
12:48 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#fakes

Meet the Fake Steven Slater Who Pretends to Be a Hero for Free Beer at Parties

Click here to read Meet the Fake Steven Slater Who Pretends to Be a Hero for Free Beer at Parties
Page Six reports folk hero Steven Slater attended a Playgirl honcho's bacchanalia this weekend. One problem: The guy in their picture isn't Steven Slater, who spent his weekend listening to Barry Manilow in Atlantic City. How to tell them apart. More »
12:40 PM
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By Maureen O'Connor
#men Click here to read The New Generation Is Mostly Uncircumcised

The New Generation Is Mostly Uncircumcised

A new study says that less than one-third of baby boys in US hospitals last year were circumcised—down from 56% in 2006, and about two-thirds in the 80s and 90s. Just letting you know, lest anyone get surprised. [NYT]
12:11 PM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#kidsthesedays Click here to read Test Tube Babies Have Massive Anonymous Daddy Issues

Test Tube Babies Have Massive Anonymous Daddy Issues

Children of anonymous sperm donors are lobbying for legislation to ban men from spilling their seed without giving up their identities, so they'll be easier to track down. Related: potential fathers imagining needy teenagers drives sperm donation to all-time low.
12:09 PM
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By Brian Moylan
#trendwatch Click here to read Report: Kids These Days Don't Know Things

Report: Kids These Days Don't Know Things

Every year, Beloit College publishes a "Mindset List" that reveals just how god damn young College Kids These Days are. They've never worn a wristwatch, or enjoyed an egg cream with their A-1-gal in the old-fashioned style? What the fuck? More »
11:28 AM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#realestate Click here to read Williamsburg's Transformation Into SoHo Nearly Complete

Williamsburg's Transformation Into SoHo Nearly Complete

Here's to Williamsburg: from gritty industrial backwater to artist haven to fauxhemian playground to yuppie Disneyland, in only a few short years. There's no use fighting it any more, rebel kids. The "boutique hotel with rooftop pool" is coming. More »
10:50 AM
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By Hamilton Nolan
#blinditems Click here to read Which Star Has a Secret Second Family?

Which Star Has a Secret Second Family?

He'll have double the tabloid power when the press finds out about his other set of kids. A drunk actress flashed everyone. And an obvious someone got kicked off a reality show. Isn't this supposed to be a guessing game? More »
10:39 AM
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By Brian Moylan
#opencaption

Secretly Embedded Paparazzo Snaps a Picture, Its Subject Still So Tragically Unaware

[Julia Roberts arrives in Tokyo for the first time ever (seriously, in her 20+ years of movie stardom, she's apparently never been to Japan — weird, huh?) to promote "Eat Pray Love". Image: Splash]
10:34 AM
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By Richard Lawson
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