James Franco: The Cynical Wizard of Oz

Rich Juzwiak · 03/08/13 05:28PM

Sam Raimi's greatest contribution to the land of Oz is the very modern act of tribute through mockery. Though his prequel Oz the Great and Powerful takes place about 20 years before 1939's The Wizard of Oz, James Franco's Oscar Diggs floats in a hot air balloon from Kansas (of course) and regards the foreign soil of Oz with the amused irony of someone beamed in from 2013. He has a shit-eating grin and quip for virtually all that he encounters: a winged monkey in a bellhop uniform, a porcelain doll that can talk, hot babes, good witches, bad witches, the idiotic tinkers and munchkins of Oz.

It's Fridayyy: Ditch Your Necktie and Get a Beer for Free From Magical Recycling Bin in London

Maggie Lange · 03/08/13 04:30PM

In order to promote themselves and the free spirit lifestyle, the beer brand Sol ran a marketing campaign that offered commuters an opportunity to win a free beer in exchange for their work tie. After the amused working man drops in his cravat, he will receive a coupon that can be exchanged for a free bottle of beer. But, hey Sol! What about the ladies? Do we chuck in a high heel? Let us know, thank you.

Fat Dancing Speedo Man Is the Hero We Both Need and Deserve

Neetzan Zimmerman · 03/08/13 03:45PM

With a running time of nearly five minutes, this video is a bit on the long side for a viral, but stick with it, if only to watch as a middle-aged, beer-bellied, speedo-sporting Russian dance-floor maniac schools an entire pool-side step class on the fine art of living life without a single fuck in sight.

Gas Masks, Angel Wings and Fainting Spells: The Week We Lost Justin Bieber

Caity Weaver · 03/08/13 03:32PM

The baddest kid you ever babysat, Justin Bieber, has had a really weird week. It kicked off last Friday with the 19th birthday he had been hyping on Twitter for days—a birthday he would later describe in a (now deleted) tweet as the "worst birthday ever." Since then, a friend on another continent has crashed his $100,000 custom car. He's been hospitalized, for either shortness of breath or drastically low levels of public sympathy. Today, he lunged at a paparazzi like a baby flying squirrel and threatened to "fucking beat the fuck out of" him. Earlier in the week, he had a kebab at 6 a.m.

Hamilton Nolan · 03/08/13 02:43PM

New Mexico wants to ban people convicted of DUI from buying any alcohol, anywhere. Fine. As long as they don't ban guns.

Faux Fur Pas: Saks, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale's, and Century 21 Found Guilty of Mislabeling Real Fur Coats as Faux

Maggie Lange · 03/08/13 01:40PM

A five-month undercover investigation conducted by the Humane Society found that major Manhattan department stores were guilty of failing to label fur on their coats. This is in violation of New York state law that went into a effect a year ago, that requires all real fur to be labeled clearly so consumers understand what they are purchasing. If an item of clothing contains any real fur, the label must clearly detail the kind of fur and the country of origin.