Hazel Cills · 01/18/14 04:15PM

Film critic David Edelstein wonders on the Vulture blog why "Oscar bait" movies can't be nominated for Razzies, which are awarded to the worst performances and films in Hollywood. Calling for nominations for performances such as Meryl Streep's in August: Osage County and the presidents of Lee Daniels' The Butler, Edelstein says, "I know such nominations would royally piss some people off, but what's the point of the Razzies if not to give offense?"

Justin Bieber's New Favorite Drug Is Sizzurp

Hazel Cills · 01/18/14 12:30PM

Sources close to Justin Bieber are insisting that he doesn't do cocaine and never has "in his life," but tell TMZ the 19-year-old pop star is still hooked on a drug of an entirely different nature: Life. No, kidding: He's apparently addicted to sizzurp.

Anthony Is Dead

Nathan Deuel · 01/18/14 12:27PM

It was one of the first warm evenings of spring when my new neighbor Steve—leaning over his balcony and through the bougainvillea—suggested we should take the kids to Faraya, a ski town a few hours from what was starting to look like a war in Syria.

North Carolina Judge Strikes Down Invasive Abortion Law

Jordan Sargent · 01/18/14 11:48AM

Late on Friday, a federal judge ruled that a North Carolina law requiring women to have an ultrasound and have the image described to them by a doctor before undergoing an abortion is unconstitutional.

Hazel Cills · 01/18/14 09:35AM

Eighteen people were killed and 46 were injured in a stampede Saturday in Mumbai, India. The crowd was attending a viewing for the body of the recently deceased Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin, the spiritual leader of the Dawoodi Bohra community. What caused the stampede is unclear.

Are There Still Undiscovered Sea Monsters?

Hamilton Nolan · 01/17/14 05:14PM

It is time once again for "Hey, Science," our world-renowned feature in which we enlist real live scientific experts to answer humanity's most provocative/ dumb scientific questions. Today: Do unknown sea monsters still lurk in the deep?

Rich Juzwiak · 01/17/14 04:41PM

The View's Sherri Shepherd, who once said she "didn't know" if the Earth is flat, has this to say about gays: "I might not agree with your lifestyle, but I love you. You may not agree with my lifestyle, but you love me." Actually, Sherri, I don't.