According to reports, Kim Jong Un was "very drunk" when he casually had his uncle's aides executed last month.

[A Scottish reindeer caretaker feeds the herd on a snowy Monday. There are about 130 reindeer currently living in the UK, and their number is kept low by tightly-controlled breeding. Photo by Jeff J Mitchell via Getty.]

Whether you're home alone or miserable elsewhere, this is the time of year when the proper music is crucial to surviving the next several days. How is there not a Morrissey/The Smiths holiday album to get us through these dramatic and romantic times? Here's the next best thing.

Darden Restaurants is reportedly looking to spin off or sell its struggling Red Lobster business as more Americans opt for cheaper and faster dining experiences at places like Chipotle. Here is Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay Biscuit recipe, for posterity.

Shezanne Cassim, an American citizen imprisoned in Dubai since April for making a not-very-funny and not-very-offensive YouTube parody video, was just sentenced to one year in prison — apparently for endangering national security and defaming the UAE's image abroad.

"McResource Line" — McDonald's' employee-only resource and advice site — has been dispensing a hot mess of helpful tips in recent months: From advising workers to get a second job, to suggesting they sell their stuff for quick cash, to reminding them to tip their nannies and pool boys generously this holiday season.

'Twas the weekend before Christmas, and all through the Snarf's Sandwich Shop in Chicago, not a creature was stirring — because management sent out an email on Sunday firing all the employees.

A teenage girl from Colorado Springs was shot and killed by her stepfather early this morning after being mistaken for a home invader.

The bros at "stunt comedy troupe" Children of Poseidon say their latest "prank" is a "foolproof trick" to getting "free" McDonald's food from the drive thru every time.

Sometimes during the course of a year, pop cultural objects end up slipping through Gawker's cracks. Sometimes I see a movie late. Sometimes I don't have a whole review's worth of a response in me. Sometimes I need a minute to digest, and then once that minute passes, it feels like I'm too late. Sometimes it's really fucking hard to write about things you like, especially when they hit you on such a visceral level. "This is great" is not the most compelling argument.

Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, the man who invented the AK-47, died on Monday. He was 94.

A lot has changed in the field of cat science since Paul Klusman and his assistant TJ Wingard released the first Engineer's Guide to Cats all the way back in 2008.

The “Queen of Christmas” (or so this press release tells me) Mariah Carey appeared on last night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live. During the show, host Andy Cohen Glitter bombed her, making her sit through a reel of highlights from her infamous 2001 vanity project flop.

When Rachel Bradshaw-Bean was raped in the band room of her high school three years ago, she reported the incident to school officials hoping for justice. Instead she was kicked out of school.

Welcome to The 12 Days of Thatz Not Okay, a special holiday edition of a regular column in which I school inquiring readers on what is and is not okay. Check back tomorrow for our next seasonal installment. As always, please send your questions (max: 200 words) to caity.weaver@gawker.com with the subject "Thatz Not Okay."

Yes, Megyn Kelly, there is a black Santa Claus — at least at the 34th St. Macy's, there is, but he's hidden away and you have to ask an elf for the "special Santa" in order to gain access to him.

It's a Christmas miracle: Following a far-too-long hiatus, the incredible Steve Kardynal has graced the users of Chatroulette with a surprise performance for the second time in less than a month.

When country music critic Grady Smith sat down to write his list of the top 10 Best Country Albums of 2013 he made a startling revelation: All the chart-topping country songs of 2013 sounded exactly the same.

Al Qaeda can't stop apologizing. Five weeks after an affiliate of the terror group sought forgiveness for cutting off the wrong guy's head, the Yemeni branch of Al Qaeda has apologized for an assault on a Yemeni hospital during a terror attack two weeks ago that left 52 people dead.

Last night, E! ran a two-hour documentary detailing the preparation for Britney Spears' upcoming Las Vegas residency and Britney Jean album. The entirety of I Am Britney Jean ran with its picture slightly elongated, which is weird (Britney's not even going through an overweight period) and at odds with the entire concept of documentary filmmaking. But whatever, I guess. This is E!, a place where the hardest news you're going to get is delivered by Giuliana Rancic. We cannot expect much of anything. See above for a scene in which the stretching is particularly noticeable, and also check out this comparison between stills from the movie that aired and the promo that ran in the days before it: