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Black Eyed Peas Apparently Have Standards

Richard Lawson · 04/22/11 04:30PM

William (put the periods in yourself if you want) of stink-pop band the Black Eyed Peas says the group doesn't perform their hit "My Humps" in concert anymore because they think it's silly. "It wasn't lyrical miracles," William said. Luckily "Don't Phunk With My Heart" remains in rotation. [NYM, photo via Getty]

How the CIA Secretly Fights Global Warming

Adrian Chen · 04/22/11 04:07PM

Happy Earth Day, everyone! The CIA wants you all to know that it is at the forefront of conservation by… shredding and burning documents. They sent out this official Earth Day press release highlighting its "sustainability and conservation initiatives":

Dilbert Creator Defends Gwyneth Paltrow From Privileged Black Woman

Adrian Chen · 04/22/11 11:22AM

The ridicule heaped on Scott Adams after being caught using a pseudonym to defend himself on message boards has left an indelible impact on the Dilbert cartoonist. He is now a defender of all famous people from the internet's smears. Let him explain why a black woman blogger has no right to criticize Gwyneth Paltrow's privilege, because she's a black woman.

The Best Quotes From Mel Gibson's First Post-Tapes Interview

Seth Abramovitch · 04/21/11 10:37PM

With a new, allegedly-not-terrible movie called The Beaver opening in limited release on May 6, Mel Gibson has finally faced the music and broken the silence that's followed the release of those incendiary tapes back in the summer of 2010.

The Today Show Has Been No. 1 for 800 Freaking Weeks in a Row

Hamilton Nolan · 04/21/11 02:00PM

In your breezy Thursday media column: the Today Show wins television forever, the NYT hopes its paywall rises higher than its ad revenue falls, Vivian Schiller warns NPR, Time puts random media people on a list, and Mediaite rules.

Donald Trump Was Never Really Interested in Birtherism Anyway

Jim Newell · 04/21/11 11:26AM

What were we all thinking these past few completely hilarious weeks as we watched NBC television character Donald Trump become America's most prominent and vigorous birther? It seemed like he was driving the issue with maximum enthusiasm, as though it was the only issue that mattered to him and should matter to anyone, and that he wouldn't rest until the mystery of Obama's birth was settled. Yet it turns out that he never really wanted to talk about this stuff — it was the idiots in the media who kept asking him about it. He wants to talk about China!

Lady Gaga Regrets 'Retarded' Remark

Maureen O'Connor · 04/21/11 10:45AM

Lady Gaga's "retarded" gaffe was "furiously unintentional." Jerry Seinfeld gets in a pissing match with Donald Trump. Lauren Bush wants to take fiance David Lauren's last name. Thursday gossip has regrets.

Gordon Ramsay's NYC Restaurant is Real 'Kitchen Nightmare'

Hamilton Nolan · 04/21/11 08:16AM

"Bloody 'ell!" That ejaculation is likely issuing forth from the lips of celebrity restaurateur Gordon Ramsay—as well as "Come on," and "You donkey!"—as he contemplates the ongoing sexism-related labor dispute that has shut down the fancy NYC restaurant bearing his name since last weekend. "Fuck me!" he is also likely saying. "This is a real Kitchen Nightmare!" he is adding, in all likelihood. "What is this, a real life Hell's Kitchen?" he is wondering aloud, we also believe.

BP Goes on a Suing Spree

Jeff Neumann · 04/21/11 05:32AM

BP went after three companies yesterday with lawsuits for "misconduct" (ha!) and for tarnishing its good name over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill last year, most notably Halliburton. Yesterday's filing blasts Halliburton for "improper conduct, errors and omissions, including fraud and concealment," and it is thought the company is seeking some $42 billion in damages. But don't worry, Halliburton is used to this sort of thing. They'll probably be just fine.

Why is Kanye West's Charity Dead?

Seth Abramovitch · 04/21/11 12:14AM

Move over, Madonna: Yet another pop megalomaniac's educational charity has met a premature end, as the Kanye West Foundation is no more. But why that is, and where its millions of dollars in corporate donations have gone, remains a mystery.

How a Majority of Americans Came to Support Same-Sex Marriage

Jim Newell · 04/20/11 01:38PM

A CNN poll yesterday showed that 51% percent of Americans believe same-sex marriage "should be recognized by the law as valid," while 47% percent don't. The New York Times' Nate Silver notes that this is the fourth "credible" poll showing majority support for legalized same-sex marriage in the past eight months. Silver also created this chart (the kissing action to its right is our lil' touch, of course) using a regression to show how quickly America reached this majority-support position. Back in, say, 2000, the median citizen would've thought, "Eh, I don't know about those gays gettin' married... too weird." Nowadays that same citizen is like, "Sure why not." This is a remarkable shift in human psychology.

Lady Gaga Calls Madonna Comparisons 'Retarded'

Seth Abramovitch · 04/20/11 02:43AM

In a profanity-laced interview in the new NME, recently hatched pop icon Lady Gaga had some strong words for anyone who thinks her song "Born This Way" sounds a lot like Madonna's "Express Yourself." The very notion, in fact, is downright "retarded," and any co-writing credit should go to Capital H-I-M.

Daughter of Royal Security Chief to Play Royal Bride for Hallmark Channel

Richard Lawson · 04/19/11 02:55PM

God save the bizarre coincidence (conflict of interest?)! The Daily reports today that Alice St. Clair, who will play Kate Middleton in the Hallmark Channel's William and Kate: A Royal Love Story (not to be confused with William & Kate: Let Love Rule on Lifetime), is the daughter of Peter Loughborough, who happens to be the head of the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Group, a department of Scotland Yard that's responsible for securing, among other things, all the royals during the wedding. Awkward! [Photo of St. Clair via Carly Otness/Billy Farrell Agency; photo of Middleton via Getty Images]