Why No Orange Pie?

Hamilton Nolan · 11/21/12 10:00AM

Oranges: a popular fruit. Very popular. Go in any place that sells fruit, fruit store, or whatever, and I bet one thing you will see there displayed prominently is—that's right—oranges. The point is that oranges are very popular in America. So then, smartass: why is there no orange pie?

Caity Weaver · 11/21/12 09:47AM

Tufts University voted to rescind the honorary degree they gave Lance Armstrong, one of America's most brilliant minds.

You Didn't Make Barbara Walters' List of Most Fascinating People of 2012

MTanzer · 11/20/12 09:32PM

Unless you're Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, one of the twinks from One Direction, "Fifty Shades of Grey" author E.L. James, Olympian Gabby Douglas, musical idiot Seth MacFarlane, probable Oscar winner Ben Affleck, or perennially angry New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, you did not make Barbara Walters annual list of most fascinating people.

MTanzer · 11/20/12 09:00PM

Hostess and its union have failed to agree during mediation talks. The Twinkie is now actually doomed.

Ke$ha Is America's Greatest Pop Star, Deal With It

MTanzer · 11/20/12 07:34PM

In the pop-diva canon, Ke$ha has traditionally been thought of as Katy Perry's naughty older sister or Christina Aguilera's rappy cousin. But this characterization is wholly unfair to the woman (curvy woman!) who's currently tearing her way through a series of great TV performances of her single, "Die Young," the latest of which was during this morning's The Today Show (embeded above).

Fiona Apple's Dying-Dog Letter Is Very Sad

Camille Dodero · 11/20/12 06:45PM

During the press onslaught surrounding Fiona Apple's recent album, The Idler Wheel. . ., the most important character in the artist's personal sphere was her pit-bull mix, Janet, a 13-year-old stray rescue.

Justin Bieber Continues His Public Temper Tantrum by Holding Up Traffic

Rich Juzwiak · 11/20/12 06:00PM

Justin Bieber is in a cranky mood these days, which means he's either teething or ruing the day that his mother ever pushed him into a life of public scrutiny and emotional dwarfism. On Sunday's American Music Awards, he dedicated one award to his haters and, during his Artist of the Year (ha, Artist of the Year, can you imagine?) acceptance speech, he moaned, "It's hard growing up with everything going on, with everyone watching me."