Eloise illustrator Hilary Knight is having an estate sale. Though Eloise is eternally a precocious six-year-old living atop the Plaza Hotel, she has superb taste, naturally. She is cultured and well-traveled. She has been to Paris and Moscow and the Bawth. She has an uncanny skill of naming pets. She loves dressing up. Oooh how Eloise would have loved this collection.

Two petrol thieves remain at large in Australia after a gas station CCTV camera caught them fleeing the scene of a severely botched fuel heist.

After a press conference this morning, assembled to address the crisis in Syria, the status of the federal budget cuts and the continuing Boston bomber investigation, President Obama returned to the podium to answer an encore question about Jason Collins coming out. A fan of both basketball and the gays, the president responded:

Just under the wire for April, but a bit too late to make this month's news blooper reel, KHOU 11 Chief Meteorologist David Paul recently faced one of the worst case scenarios for any on-air news person outside of uttering the words "fucking shit" during the first two seconds of your very first newscast.

Here is a screen capture of a real help wanted ad for an administrative assistant posted on New York City Craigslist by Sotheby's. The ad has been fixed now, presumably not by its original poster (click on the magnifying glass at the bottom to enlarge)

Amanda Knox, the American student convicted of murdering her roommate while studying in Italy, is back on television. Amanda Knox, who was exonerated of the charges, has an anticipated tell-all memoir coming out. Amanda Knox, tabloid obsession, is being tried again for murder in Italy. Amanda Knox has a lot of nick-names:

The Netherlands' beloved Queen Beatrix officially abdicated her throne on Tuesday, making her son Willem-Alexander the nation's first king since 1890.

George Zimmerman, charged with the murder of unarmed 17-year-old Travon Martin, has waived his right to a pre-trial "Stand Your Ground" hearing—but may still use the Florida law to argue for immunity during his trial.

A humble pedestrian was strolling down Burgundy St. in New Orleans last Saturday around 5 AM, when he was suddenly approached by a shotgun-wielding robber who demanded he hand over his money.

American women are "opting for surgery to get Michelle Obama's arms," the Los Angeles Times tells us. (Though, obviously, not literally; there are not thousands of women seeking surgery to obtain the First Lady's arms, of which there are after all only two.) The number of women seeking cosmetic "upper arm-lift" procedures has increased by 4,378 percent since 2000, due—many speculate—to Ms. Obama's bodacious arms:

A 30-year-old father from New Hampshire is playing the blame game after he spent his entire life savings on a single carnival game and walked away with nothing.

Last night, Yahoo rushed to post news of "The Office" star John Krasinski's addition to the "Arrested Development" cast for its upcoming Netflix run. Instead, Yahoo ended up laying bare its prejudices against Johns the world over.

Virgin Galactic, the space-tourism business launched by ruddy cartoon businessman Richard Branson, pulled off its first successful rocket-powered flight yesterday, bringing the world one step closer to a future in which rich people can go to space, for a little while.

Tuesday is Willie Nelson's 80^th birthday. To celebrate, he did what any legendary country musician would do: he recorded a fake Gandalf audition reel for The Hobbit 2 on Conan.

ESPN issued a statement addressing Chris Broussard's “in open rebellion to God” comment about gay NBA player Jason Collins: “We regret that a respectful discussion of personal viewpoints became a distraction from today’s news. ESPN is fully committed to diversity and welcomes Jason Collins’ announcement.”

On Monday, federal authorities took a DNA sample from Katherine Russell, the wife of dead Boston bombing suspect Tameralan Tsarnaev. According to the New York Times, the FBI is attempting to determine whether it matches the female DNA found on one of the bombs detonated during the Boston Marathon.

The woman accused of cutting off her husband's penis and throwing it into the garbage disposal was found guilty of torture and aggravated mayhem on Monday. She'll be sentenced June 28.

The partially decomposed bodies of two North Korean sailors were found in the waters off Japan this weekend. Both sailors had been crew members on a North Korean cargo ship that went missing in late December.

Last month, Gloria Chubb prepared one of her standard dinners: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, and green beans from the can. When she set the food down to the table, her son scooped some of each dish onto his plate before stopping as he served himself from the bowl of green beans.

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has revealed in an interview that she maybe, possibly regrets the court taking on Bush v. Gore, the case that ultimately put George W. Bush into the Oval Office: "Maybe the court should have said, 'We’re not going to take it, goodbye.'"