Jon Stewart: The Good, the Bad, and the Crazy at the NRA Convention

Maggie Lange · 05/07/13 09:33AM

On the Daily Show and the Colbert Report last night, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert covered the 142nd NRA convention held in Houston, Texas. Stewart covered the NRA 2013 convention in a riff titled "The Good, the Bad, and the Crazy," while Colbert used the convention to launch into a new series called "Bat Shit Serious."

The Hero Who Rescued Three Kidnapped Women in Cleveland Is Hilarious

Max Read · 05/07/13 08:31AM

Charles Ramsey, who helped rescue three missing Cleveland women from the house where they'd been held captive for a decade, is more than just a good Samaritan and hero: He's also an amazing interview. (And even better on the phone with 911.)

Chris Christie Admits to Weight-Loss Surgery

Max Read · 05/07/13 07:46AM

Fat loudmouth prick Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, is well on his way to becoming plain old loudmouth prick Chris Christie, after getting lap-band surgery to lose weight and dropping 40 pounds in three months.

Yes, That's Right, Punk Is Dead (at the Costume Institute Gala)

Cord Jefferson · 05/06/13 07:25PM

The eyes of the fashion-conscious and celebrity-obsessed turn this evening to the annual Costume Institute Gala at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. To accompany the Institute's latest exhibit, "Punk: From Chaos to Couture," the gala's theme this year was punk rock, because what better way to celebrate the history of punk music than by inviting millionaires to compliment one another at an exclusive party.

Taylor Berman · 05/06/13 06:59PM

The man who injured President Obama during a basketball game nearly 3 years ago finally gave his first interview:“I’ve played basketball a million times in my life and I’ve never elbowed anybody. So the first time I do this, it’s to the President of the United States? What is the probability of that? Nil, right?”

Wall Street Journal Reminds All Its Reporters to Be Sexy

Caity Weaver · 05/06/13 06:01PM

The Wall Street Journal, America’s premier lifestyle magazine for teens who love fashion, beauty, and fun, issued a friendly yet firm memo to staff Monday morning reminding everyone that staying abreast of international business and economic developments is important, but looking good on tape is just as, if not more important.

The Chilling Case of "Fat Longpig," the Cannibal With a Child Dungeon

Max Read · 05/06/13 05:28PM

For several years, someone calling himself "Fat Longpig" haunted a variety of online forums, discussing with anyone who shared it his unique interest in "abducting, raping, murdering, and eating children," trading child pornography, and, in at least one case, attempting to arrange a kidnapping.

Newly Declassified Memo Shows CIA Shaped Zero Dark Thirty's Narrative

Adrian Chen · 05/06/13 05:04PM

Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden revenge-porn flick Zero Dark Thirty was the biggest publicity coup for the CIA this century outside of the actual killing of Osama bin Laden. But the extent to which the CIA shaped the film has remained unclear. Now, a memo obtained by Gawker shows that the CIA actively, and apparently successfully, pressured Mark Boal to remove scenes that made them look bad from the Zero Dark Thirty script.

Cord Jefferson · 05/06/13 04:48PM

Lauryn Hill was sentenced to three months in prison today for failing to pay taxes on about $1 million in income. The IRS: Ready or not, here they come, you can't hide. They're gonna fiiiiiiind you, and send you to jail.

Rich Juzwiak · 05/06/13 04:44PM

Nine Inch Nails put its infamous 1993 faux-snuff film/long-form music video Broken on Vimeo today, and within two hours it was taken down, which is very 1993 of Vimeo.

Roommate Banished from Existence for Using Roommate's Toothbrush

Caity Weaver · 05/06/13 04:32PM

Natasha's roommate, Eric, had finally done it. He had truly crossed a line. He existed now beyond the pale, in a lawless wasteland populated by bandits, brutes, and bad, bad roommates. Natasha sings now, of his treachery, in an email forwarded to Gawker.