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Which Reality Show Stars Are Getting Fired?

Brian Moylan · 08/24/11 10:14AM

These women are getting kicked off of their respective shows. This actress wants to raise her baby outside of Hollywood. And this actor might leave his wife for the daughter of his former mistress. At least he'll still have a job.

The D.C. Earthquake Cracked the Washington Monument

Adrian Chen · 08/24/11 09:56AM

Post-earthquake reports that the Washington Monument was tilting like a bridesmaid after four champagne cocktails turned out to be false. However, contrary to the Park Service's initial reassurances, our national phallus didn't escape unharmed: It's cracked.

Rebels Continue Fight as Qaddafi Remains Defiant

Jeff Neumann · 08/24/11 04:42AM

Yesterday, Libyan rebels took control of Muammar Qaddafi's Bab al-Azizya air-conditioned tent compound, and celebrated by wearing his clothes, driving his golf cart, and firing heavy weapons into the air. It was a tactical and symbolic victory, but the six-month-long war is not over. Here's a roundup of some of the latest news out of Libya.

Flesh-Melting Cocaine Also Destroys Your Immune System

Seth Abramovitch · 08/24/11 03:02AM

Hey, remember that report from earlier in the summer about a veterinary de-worming agent called levamisole that South American drug traffickers were using to cut their cocaine with, that had an unfortunate side-effect in humans which caused them to develop "patches of blackened, dying skin on the ears, face, trunk or extremities?" Well, turns out that's a real thing! And not, like, some elaborate government propaganda campaign dreamed up by Nancy Reagan on a set visit to Diff'rent Strokes back in 1983.

Who Wants the Late Night Hosts of CBS Dead?

Seth Abramovitch · 08/24/11 01:41AM

Not 24 hours after David Letterman delivered a jittery Top 10 devoted to jihadist death threats did Craig Ferguson, host of the lead-out show he produces, The Late Late Show, receive a "threatening" letter containing white powder. Two staffers at CBS Television City who came into contact with the substance were held in isolation, but were released after a hazardous materials team screened it and found it to be benign. Both the FBI and LAPD are currently investigating the letter, saying only that it originated in Europe.

Satellite Photos Offer Evidence of Freshly Dug Mass Graves in Sudan

Seth Abramovitch · 08/24/11 12:37AM

As many as eight mass graves have been dug since June in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, according to Satellite Sentinel Project, a group funded by George Clooney that monitors the region using satellite imagery. Two sites have been dug this week alone, based on their analysis of the pictures, which also contain evidence of body bags and bulldozers used to dispose of corpses.

Is Groupon Getting Desperate?

Ryan Tate · 08/23/11 09:46PM

Groupon recently disclosed it owes more to merchants than it has in the bank; the online discounter stays afloat only by selling new Groupons. So the Groupon's recent sales dive is particularly unwelcome.

'Sex-Crazed Loser' Crashes Into Adult Store, Steals $800 Vagina

Lauri Apple · 08/23/11 09:28PM

Felonious, hypersexual people just can't stop crashing into the AdultMart of Brownhelm Township, Ohio to steal sex toys! In the latest incident involving theft at the popular sex-stablishment, a man stole a semi and crashed it into the place, making off with a $800 "life-like masturbator complete with female genitalia with legs and buttocks."

Californians Are Being Insufferable About This Earthquake

Adrian Chen · 08/23/11 06:27PM

Just hours after a 5.9 magnitude quake hit Washington D.C., San Francisco weather traffic guy Sal Castaneda tweeted, "Hey east coasters: welcome to our world and what we live with everyday in California. Stay Safe." Hey, Californians: Shut up and let us wallow in our abject terror.

Ross the Intern Makes It Big

Richard Lawson · 08/23/11 05:32PM

Jay Leno's old prop has found his way to his very own starring role. Also today: Jeremy Piven writes the jokes himself, get ready to glimpse some Hunger Games, and Katie Couric has decided.

Insane Internet People Get Their Own Newspaper

Ryan Tate · 08/23/11 04:53PM

What do Reddit trolls read when they wake up in the morning, before they start "work?" How do 4channers prepare their souls to die on /b/? How do super obsessive microbloggers read about Tumblr, to elevate themselves above hipsters who merely read Tumblr? Six hundred thousand dollars says the answer to those question is "The Daily Dot," the official newspaper for crazy internet people.

Was Today's Earthquake Another Boobquake?

Maureen O'Connor · 08/23/11 04:43PM

Remember when an Iranian cleric said earthquakes were God's punishment for scantily-clad women, and then a bunch of scantily-clad women organized a naked protest to disprove the cleric, but then an earthquake actually occurred at the moment they bared their breasts? Well, there is a chance that today's East Coast earthquake was a boobquake, too, because it's National Go Topless Day, and there are all kinds of naked boobs in Central Park right now.

A Collection of Bad Political Twitter Jokes from the DC Earthquake

Jim Newell · 08/23/11 02:42PM

Holy potatoes that was some kinda Washington Earthquake of 2011 that we just had! Everyone has fallen into the Potomac River. But not before everyone got to make a bad joke on Twitter relating to current national politics! Because it's in DC, know? You can tell it's a "bad" political earthquake joke if it's a political earthquake joke in general. Here's a poorly culled selection.